The Ultimate Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian Writing Planner

Plan your Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian novel from the first idea to publication day. The Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian Writing Planner is written for Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, collapse, new order, 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: 89-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, 89 pages in the PDF: Idea, Collapse, New Order, Plot, Characters, Cast, Places, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

Decide how the world ended

• The collapse: what happened, how fast and how long ago
• A before and after page to show what has been lost
• A timeline of the fall and where your characters were
• Survival resources, threats and a map of the world now

Build the regime they resist

• Who is in charge, how they took power and how they keep it
• A power structure: who rules, who enforces, who obeys
• Rules, punishments and the one your hero breaks
• Surveillance, propaganda, factions and the resistance

Survivors under pressure

• Survival structure beats, a plot map and a stakes graph
• Survivor profile with voice, history, wound and flaw
• Antagonist profile, plan and behind-the-scenes timeline
• The group: who leads, and who will break first

Write, edit and publish

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

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