The Ultimate Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling Writing Planner

Plan your Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling novel from the first idea to publication day. The Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling Writing Planner is written for Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, source, world & magic, plot, characters, cast, places, 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: 90-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, 90 pages in the PDF: Idea, Source, World & Magic, Plot, Characters, Cast, Places, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

An old story, retold your way

• The Source: get to know the original in all its versions
• Decide your twist: a new point of view, setting or ending
• Original vs Mine: map each beat as an echo or a break
• Characters and themes, then and now, plus gods and monsters

Myth, magic and monsters

• The world, with a map page to sketch it
• A magic system, with spells and abilities
• Magical objects, creatures and races
• Prophecy and lore: the legend and the truth behind it

Keep the echoes, add surprises

• Retelling Structure: follow your source, mark where you break
• Plot map, stakes graph, scene lists and scene cards
• Protagonist, antagonist and companion profiles
• 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 Retelling Checklist for your edit
• Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
• Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief

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