Shop for Novel Planners
Welcome to the How to Write a Novel store. Here you’ll find a range of planners and journals designed to help you organise your ideas, plan your story, and stay on track from the first spark of inspiration to the final draft.
The Definitive Novel Planner - First-Time Novelists Edition
Whether you have been dreaming for years or just had a sudden spark, this planner will guide you from first idea to first draft. It is designed for new writers, with clear notes and simple tasks that keep you moving. The process is broken into small, achievable steps so you always know what to do next.
Inside, a clean, structured flow gives you space to brainstorm, outline your plot, build character profiles, and shape a believable world. Open it anywhere and make steady progress.
What’s inside
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The basics and setting the tone
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Understanding your audience
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Story details and planning
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Plotting with subplots and side timelines
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Act 1, Act 2, Act 3
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Character and villain profiles
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Worldbuilding pages
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Chapter outlines
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First-draft prep and word tracking
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Space for sketches, notes, prompts, and examples
The Definitive Novel Planner - Standard Edition Workbook
This edition is specifically designed for novelists who don't need help with the basics of storytelling, instead require prompts to help them follow the process, from idea to first draft. The planner takes the guesswork out of writing by breaking the entire process up into achievable steps.​
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Setting the tone
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Understanding your audience
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Story details
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Planning and Plotting
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Subplots and Side-Timelines
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Outlining Acts 1,2 and 3
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Character profiles
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Villain profiles
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World building
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Chapter Outlines
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Spaces for notes, sketches and more
The Definitive Novel Planner - Sci-Fi Edition Workbook
It would be easy to think that Sci-Fi is all about rockets, robots and ray guns when actually, it’s more like a playground with no limits. It’s all about imagining the impossible and then making it feel real. Writing science fiction can be thoroughly rewarding, but the planning process can be complex, with many details to work out and remember. That’s where the Definitive Novel Planner Sci-Fi Edition has you covered. This edition is specifically designed for novelists who write Sci-Fi, with prompts to help them follow the process, from idea to first draft.
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Setting the tone
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Audience profile
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Story details
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Planning and Plotting
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Subplots and Side-Timelines
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Time travel outlines
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Outlining Acts 1,2, and 3
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Character profiles
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Villain profiles
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Worldbuilding
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Technology building profiles
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Species profiles
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Human variant profiles
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Ship profiles
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Planetary Profiles
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Chapter Outlines
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Word diary
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Spaces for notes, sketches and more
The Definitive Novel Planner Romance Edition: Created for writers of love stories
The Definitive Novel Planner: Romance Edition is the all-in-one guide to help you plan, plot, and bring your love story to life. Whether you’re drafting your first romance or your fifth, this planner gives you the structure and space to capture ideas, build characters, and shape a story that readers will fall in love with.
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Brainstorming titles, covers, hooks, and story details
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Exploring influences, setting the tone, and understanding your audience
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Crafting love stories with depth, including tropes, subplots, and relationship arcs
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Building characters and worlds with profiles, traits, and worldbuilding tools
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Outlining acts, chapters (over 30), timelines, and callbacks for a seamless plot
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Space for sketching, journaling, note-taking, and tracking your word count
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Tips for tackling your first draft and polishing during edits
The Definitive Novel Planner | A Complete Workbook for Novelists | Compact Edition
Take your novel planning on the go with this smaller, compact version of the Definitive Novel Planner.
Start your novel with a planner that keeps things simple. This compact edition is easy to carry, yet fully featured, with plenty of space for planning, plotting, sketching, writing, and journaling. Open it anywhere and make steady progress.
Clear prompts and tasks guide you from that first idea to your first draft. The layout is clean and practical, so you can focus on the story, not the process.
Inside you will find: A structured flow with space for you to add detail, brainstorm, develop the plot, build character profiles, create an immersive world and outline each chapter.