The Ultimate Military Thriller Writing Planner

Plan your Military Thriller novel from the first idea to publication day. The Military Thriller Writing Planner is written for Military Thriller writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, mission, war, plot, soldier, 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: 94-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, 94 pages in the PDF: Idea, Mission, War, Plot, Soldier, Cast, World, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

Brief the mission

• Build the unit your story follows
• An operation order for the mission ahead
• Weapons, kit, vehicles and the area of operations
• Rules and orders, casualties and consequences

Know your enemy

• The threat, and an enemy commander with a plan
• A timeline of the enemy commander's moves
• Cat and mouse, eight set pieces and the final battle
• Stakes, a ticking clock, twists, secrets and lies

A soldier worth following

• Military Thriller Structure, plot map and tension graph
• Scene lists, scene cards and chapter hooks
• Soldier profile: voice, history, wound and flaw
• Getting It Right, skills and resources, and a series arc

Write, edit and publish

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

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