The Ultimate Private Investigator & Noir Writing Planner

Plan your Private Investigator & Noir novel from the first idea to publication day. The Private Investigator & Noir Writing Planner is written for Private Investigator & Noir writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, case, streets, plot, investigator, 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: 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, Case, Streets, Plot, Investigator, Cast, World, Write, Edit, Pitch & Blurb and Publish.

A case that goes deeper

• A page for the client who walks in with secrets
• The job vs the truth: the case behind the case
• The crime, the victim and the killer
• The killer's timeline, so you know what really happened

Walk the mean streets

• The fatale, informants and contacts
• A page for the voice that carries a noir novel
• Suspect boards, clue tracker, red herrings and the reveal
• Investigator profile, how they work and a series arc

A plot that tightens

• PI Novel Structure and three-act structure pages
• Plot map, tension 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 PI & Noir Checklist for your edit
• Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
• Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief

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