The Ultimate 2027 Author Business Planner

Plan, track and grow your author business, month by month in 2027. The 2027 Author Business Planner has 4 sections: year, months, money and review.

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

• Goodnotes & PDF: 45-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.
• E-ink edition: Hyperlinked PDF made for e-ink tablets; larger text and high-contrast pages.

What's inside

4 sections, 45 pages in the PDF: Year, Months, Money and Review.

Your whole year on a page

• Set a few big goals for writing, publishing and money
• Year at a glance: releases, promotions, events, deadlines
• A release schedule with cover, edit and pre-order dates
• Goals and an honest review for each of the four quarters

Twelve months, already dated

• A dated Monday-to-Sunday calendar for each month of 2027
• Set a focus for each month on its calendar page
• Writing days, launches, promotions and newsletter sends
• A goals and review page to follow every month

Know your numbers

• Royalties and income by month and platform
• Two expense trackers for every business cost
• Profit and loss with income, expenses and ad spend
• Numbers that feed straight into your monthly reviews

Finish the year wiser

• Quarterly reviews so you can change course mid-year
• A goals and review page for each month, through to December
• A full-page look back at what you published and earned
• Note what worked and what you'll do differently

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