The Ultimate 30-Day Novel Challenge

Write the first draft of your novel in a month, one day at a time. The 30-Day Novel Challenge has 4 sections: prep, 30 days, track and finish.

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

• Goodnotes & PDF: 51-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, 51 pages in the PDF: Prep, 30 Days, Track and Finish.

Get ready to write

• What if?, premise and a one-pager for your story idea
• A quick outline of the big moments you're writing towards
• Snapshots of your main character and antagonist
• My Month: mark your writing days, hard days and days off

A page for every day

• 30 daily pages, from Day 1 to Day 30
• A different tip or nudge on every one
• A nudge to take stock at the end of weeks one, two and three
• Sprints, skipping ahead and what to do when you're behind

Watch the total climb

• Plan of Action: set your target and daily word count
• A daily word count log for days 1 to 30
• Each day's words and the running total side by side
• Colour in a square each time you pass another 1%

Cross the finish line

• A final-day page to round off the month
• I Did It: write down what you're proud of
• What Next?: plan your next steps
• A reminder to let the draft rest before you revise

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