The Ultimate Romantic Suspense Writing Planner

Plan your Romantic Suspense novel from the first idea to publication day. The Romantic Suspense Writing Planner is written for Romantic Suspense writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 12 sections cover idea, danger, love story, tropes, plot, leads, 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: 102-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

12 sections, 102 pages in the PDF: Idea, Danger, Love Story, Tropes, Plot, Leads, Cast, World, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

Make the danger real

• Define the danger and the villain behind it
• Two Threads: the suspense and the romance side by side
• Track your clues and red herrings
• The protector dynamic, and a page to plan the climax

Love under fire

• The couple, their chemistry and the obstacles between them
• Relationship milestones and key romantic scenes
• Dual POV tracker, grand gesture and HEA
• Full profiles and before and after arcs for both leads

Tropes, twists and tension

• A page for each of 10 tropes, from bodyguard to slow burn
• The Romantic Suspense Beat Sheet
• Plot map and romantic tension graph
• Scene lists, scene cards and chapter hooks

Write, edit and publish

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

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