The Ultimate Psychological Thriller Writing Planner

Plan your Psychological Thriller novel from the first idea to publication day. The Psychological Thriller Writing Planner is written for Psychological Thriller writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, secrets, twist, plot, narrator, 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: 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, Secrets, Twist, Plot, Narrator, Cast, World, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

Who can the reader trust?

• The secret at the heart of the story
• Told vs true: what the narrator says against what's true
• A secrets tracker: whose, who knows and when it's revealed
• Doubt and manipulation, plus an antagonist page

A twist nobody sees coming

• The twist, and the misdirection that hides it
• Then and now, to plan how two timelines reveal each other
• A twist clue tracker and the unravelling
• Narrator profile, wound and flaw, and cracks in the surface

Turn up the unease

• Psychological Thriller Structure and three-act structure pages
• Plot map, unease graph, subplots and chapter hooks
• Scene lists and 12 scene cards
• Six cast profiles, a relationship web and setting pages

Write, edit and publish

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

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