The Ultimate Sci-Fi Writing Planner
Plan your Sci-Fi novel from the first idea to publication day. The Sci-Fi Writing Planner is written for Sci-Fi writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, future, places, plot, characters, cast, locations, 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: 86-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
11 sections, 86 pages in the PDF: Idea, Future, Places, Plot, Characters, Cast, Locations, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.
Start with one big idea
- The big idea: the one change that shapes your world
- Four technology cards: what each does, its limits and cost
- A science check for the real science and where you've bent it
- Societies, factions, aliens, AI and a future history
A future that feels lived in
- Planets, stations and ships, each with its own dangers
- A deck plan or map page for your key ship or station
- Jargon and glossary to keep invented words consistent
- Daily life, two key location pages and research notes
Plot it, then raise the stakes
- Sci-fi structure beats and a three-act breakdown
- Nine-box plot map and a chapter by chapter stakes graph
- Protagonist and antagonist profiles, plus the villain's plan
- Six cast profiles, a relationship web and a series arc
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Sci-Fi Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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