The Ultimate LGBTQ+ Romance Writing Planner

Plan your LGBTQ+ Romance novel from the first idea to publication day. The LGBTQ+ Romance Writing Planner is written for LGBTQ+ Romance writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 12 sections cover idea, identity, love story, tropes, plot, leads, 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: 101-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.
• Microsoft Word: Editable Word document (.docx) with clickable contents; worked examples showing how each page is used; prints on A4 or US Letter.
• 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.
• Scrivener template: Scrivener 3 project template; the planner's pages set up in the binder, beside your manuscript.
• Plottr template: Plottr template (.pltr); How to Use Your Plottr Template guide (PDF).
• E-ink edition: Hyperlinked PDF made for e-ink tablets; larger text and high-contrast pages.

What's inside

12 sections, 101 pages in the PDF: Idea, Identity, Love Story, Tropes, Plot, Leads, Cast, World, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

Write it with authenticity

• Identity and representation for your leads
• Who Knows? Track who is out, and to whom
• Chosen family, community and setting
• An authenticity check to track sensitivity reader feedback

Queer love, told with joy

• The couple, their chemistry and the obstacles
• Relationship milestones and key romantic scenes
• Dual POV tracker, grand gesture and HEA
• Full profiles and before and after arcs for both leads

10 tropes and a beat sheet

• A page for each of 10 tropes, coming out to found family
• The LGBTQ+ Romance Beat Sheet
• Plot map and romantic tension graph
• Scene lists, scene cards and chapter hooks

Write, edit and publish

• Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
• An LGBTQ+ Romance Checklist for your edit
• Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
• Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief

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