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▶Novel Manuscript and Book Template Kit
The draft is done. Give it the shape it goes out in, and know the page count, the print cost and the royalty before you choose a price.
The draft is done. Now what shape does it go out in?
- A standard manuscript format template: Times New Roman 12, double spaced, 1 in margins, a title page, the Surname / TITLE / page running header, and real Heading 1 chapters that Word's Navigation pane and the Google Docs outline list
- KDP paperback interiors at 6 x 9, 5.5 x 8.5 and 5 x 8 for Microsoft Word, and the same three for LibreOffice Writer at the exact trim size
- Mirrored margins, the author's name on left-hand pages and the title on right-hand pages, every chapter opening on a right-hand page with no running head, and page 1 on Chapter One
- Front and back matter already laid out: half title, title page, copyright page template, dedication, a real table of contents, epigraph, acknowledgments, about the author and also by
- A reflowable ebook manuscript for a KDP ebook upload, Kindle Create or an EPUB conversion, with no headers, footers or page numbers
- Query letter, one-page and two-page synopsis, and short, medium and long author bio templates, each with a worked sample
- A fillable Revision Checklist (six passes, 181 fields) and Beta Reader Questionnaire (20 questions, eight 1 to 5 ratings, 62 fields) on US Letter and A4, plus Word
- The Book Publishing Calculator: pages, KDP's gutter, spine width, print cost, royalty per copy and break-even copies from your word count, with a launch budget and a launch timeline
Overview
The draft is done. Give it the shape it goes out in, and know the page count, the print cost and the royalty before you choose a price.
The draft is done. Now what shape does it go out in?
An agent expects standard manuscript format, KDP expects a print interior with the right gutter, and you still do not know how many pages the paperback runs or what each copy earns. This kit picks up where the Novel Planner leaves off: bring its word count to the Book Calculator, or the count from your word processor if you planned some other way. In the invented sample novel, 80,000 words set at 6 x 9 on cream paper come to 292 pages, a $4.50 print cost and $5.69 royalty per copy at a $16.99 list price, so a $2,800 launch budget is earned back at 493 paperbacks. Change the word count to 95,000 and it reads 336 pages, $5.03, $5.16 and 543 copies.
What's Included
One ZIP, 26 files:
- The standard-format manuscript with two sample chapters, and its one-page how-to
- Three KDP print interiors in Word (6 x 9, 5.5 x 8.5 and 5 x 8), the same three as LibreOffice Writer files, and a two-page how-to on the gutter, the styles and the PDF export
- The reflowable ebook manuscript and its one-page how-to
- The query letter, synopsis and author bio templates in Word, each with a worked sample
- The Revision Checklist and the Beta Reader Questionnaire as fillable PDFs on US Letter and A4, and in Word
- The Book Publishing Calculator, Colorful edition, with six tabs: Start Here, Book Calculator, Launch Budget, Launch Timeline, Trim and Margin Guide and Help; the same workbook in the Editorial palette, and a zip holding the Colorful, Light and Dark editions
- A PDF with the Google Sheets copy of the calculator and the Google Docs copies, a two page Quick-Start PDF and a START-HERE file that names every file
Key Benefits
Why this one
Times New Roman 12, double spaced, 1 in margins, half-inch indents, a title page with the word count and the running header from page 2. Chapters are real Heading 1, so they start on a new page by themselves and show up in Word's Navigation pane and the Google Docs outline.
Each interior has the trim as its page size, mirrored margins, the author and title heads on alternating pages, chapters that open on a right-hand page with no head, and page 1 on Chapter One. Every page of every interior was checked in a rendered PDF.
Type a word count and the Book Calculator gives the pages, KDP's gutter for that page count, the spine width, the cover size, the print cost, the royalty per copy and the copies it takes to earn back your launch budget, with words per page measured on this kit's own interiors.
Six passes from the big picture to the format check, with a continuity log and a draft log, and a beta reader questionnaire with 20 questions and eight 1 to 5 ratings. Fill them on screen or print them.
Every KDP figure is an editable amber cell labeled with its KDP Help page and the date it was checked, never hidden inside a formula. KDP changes its rates, and the file tells you where to check them.
Who It's For
Built for
- A novelist with a finished or nearly finished draft who wants it in standard manuscript format, with the query letter, synopsis and bio written from a worked example
- A writer publishing a paperback on KDP who wants an interior with mirrored margins and alternating running heads already set up
- A self-publishing author who wants the page count, print cost and royalty per copy before choosing a trim size and a list price
- A Novel Planner user whose outline is now a draft, carrying the same sample novel through revision, submission and launch
How It Works
Up and running in minutes
Paste your chapters into the standard-format manuscript as unformatted text and put each chapter line on Heading 1.
Work through the Revision Checklist's six passes, then send the Beta Reader Questionnaire out with the draft.
Type your word count, chapters, trim size and prices on Book Calculator and read PAGES, PRINT COST, ROYALTY PER COPY and BREAK-EVEN COPIES.
Send the query letter, synopsis and bio to agents, or type the calculator's gutter into a KDP interior, paste the book in and export the PDF.
Why It's Different
Not another template
Most listings in this lane sell one piece: a manuscript template, a KDP interior, or a writing planner. This kit carries a finished draft the rest of the way: the standard-format manuscript for agents, the query pages with worked samples, print interiors in three trim sizes for Word and for LibreOffice, the ebook file, two revision forms, and the publishing math that says how many pages the book runs and what each copy earns. Its sample is the Novel Planner's own invented novel, so a planner user sees the outline they know become a manuscript, a query and a paperback interior.
Delivery & Compatibility
Instant, and it opens in what you already use
As soon as your order is complete you get instant access to download the ZIP: the manuscript, the print interiors for Word and LibreOffice, the ebook file, the submission pages, the two forms on Letter and A4, the Book Publishing Calculator in four color editions, the Google Sheets and Google Docs copy links, a two page Quick-Start PDF and a START-HERE file. Start with the Quick-Start guide and the free video walkthrough. Nothing ships and nothing installs.
One ZIP, instant download. The manuscript, ebook, submission and checklist files open in Word 2016 or later, Google Docs or Pages. The print interiors are for Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer (free); Google Docs cannot do mirrored margins or different odd and even headers. The calculator opens in Excel 2016 or later or Google Sheets through the copy link, and the forms in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free), Preview or most browsers. On a phone or tablet, use the Google Docs and Google Sheets apps with your copies. No Canva, no macros, no account and nothing to install.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What format is this?
Thirteen Word (.docx) files, three LibreOffice Writer (.odt) print interiors, the two forms as fillable PDFs on US Letter and A4, and one workbook (.xlsx) in four color editions, with a quick-start PDF, a START-HERE file and the Google copies PDF. 26 files in one ZIP.
Does it work in Google Docs and Google Sheets?
Yes, for the manuscript, the ebook, the submission pages, the checklists and the calculator: open ACCESS-YOUR-TEMPLATE.pdf and click Make a copy. The print interiors are the exception, below.
Can I format the paperback in Google Docs?
No. Google Docs cannot do mirrored margins or different odd and even headers, so the print interiors are for Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer, which is free. LibreOffice users get their own .odt interiors at the exact trim size.
Is there a Canva version?
No. The templates are Word files that also open in Google Docs and Pages, and the calculator is an Excel workbook that runs in Google Sheets. No Canva account is needed.
What does the calculator work out?
Interior pages (rounded up to an even number, never under KDP's 24), the gutter from KDP's table, spine width for white or cream paper, the full cover size with bleed, print cost, royalty per copy on Amazon and through Expanded Distribution, the lowest list price KDP takes, the ebook royalty per sale, break-even copies against your launch budget, break-even at six list prices, and a launch timeline with due dates.
Are the KDP figures current?
They are KDP's own figures for Amazon.com, checked at KDP Help on September 26, 2026; verify before you publish. KDP changes them, and every one is an editable amber cell labeled with its source.
The KDP figures (print cost, royalty rates, gutter table, spine rates and ebook royalty band) are KDP's own for Amazon.com in US dollars, black ink, regular trim sizes and no bleed, checked at KDP Help on September 26, 2026; verify before you publish, and treat KDP's own calculator as the final word. Page counts are estimates until your interior exists. The copyright page and the query letter are templates with sample wording to adapt to your book, not legal advice, and nothing here is publishing or contract advice. The interiors were checked through LibreOffice, and Word may paginate a line differently. Juniper Hale, The Orchard at Marrow's End, the sample prose and the comparable titles in the sample query letter were invented for the example. NicheToolkits is not affiliated with Amazon or KDP. The four color editions of the calculator are separate files. Digital product; because the files are delivered instantly, all sales are final.
