The Ultimate Crime Writing Planner

Plan your Crime novel from the first idea to publication day. The Crime Writing Planner is written for Crime writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, crime, investigation, plot, detective, cast, world, write, edit, pitch & blurb and publish.

Choose your format below. Each format is an instant download, and every format comes with the Recommended Resources for Authors PDF.

• Goodnotes & PDF: 97-page digital planner with clickable tabs, contents and back links; two designs: Classic and the colourful Pop design; printable US Letter versions of both designs.
• Notion template: Notion template you duplicate into your own workspace; linked dashboard and pages, with built-in databases and tracker tables; works on the free Notion plan, on desktop, tablet and phone.
• E-ink edition: Hyperlinked PDF made for e-ink tablets; larger text and high-contrast pages.

What's inside

11 sections, 97 pages in the PDF: Idea, Crime, Investigation, Plot, Detective, Cast, World, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

Plan the perfect crime

• The crime, the victim and the crime scene
• A two-page killer profile: the basics, motive and mind
• The killer's timeline, so you know what really happened
• Means, motive and opportunity, plus an evidence log

An investigation that holds up

• Suspect boards with room for eight suspects
• Clue trackers, red herrings and interview logs
• Two timelines pages and a page to plan the reveal
• Seven detective pages, from voice and wound to series arc

Structure with rising tension

• Crime Novel Structure and three-act structure pages
• Plot map, tension graph, subplots and chapter hooks
• Scene lists and 12 scene cards
• Six cast profiles, procedure notes and expert contacts

Write, edit and publish

• Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
• A Fair-Play Checklist and Clue Audit for your edit
• Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
• Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief

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