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▶Novel Writing System
Plan and write the book with one kit, then format it, send it out and publish it with the other.
How many words a day will finish the draft, and what happens to the book once it is done?
- The Novel Planner: a 13 tab workbook for Excel and Google Sheets that turns your target word count and deadline into the words a day you need, a projected finish at your real pace, and ahead or behind
- A Writing Log with 300 rows: the date, minutes, words and chapter for each session, with the running total and where you should be
- Chapters and Scenes that total themselves from the log, a Beat Sheet that places each beat by word count and names its chapter, and Characters, World and Settings and a Revision Tracker
- An Agents and Queries tab: wishlist match, sent dates, days waiting and your pitch
- The Manuscript Kit: a standard format manuscript for agents, Times New Roman 12, double spaced, with a running header and a title page
- KDP print interiors in 6 x 9, 5.5 x 8.5 and 5 x 8 with mirrored margins and alternating heads, for Word and LibreOffice, plus a reflowable ebook file
- Query letter, synopsis and author bio templates, each with a worked sample, and a Revision Checklist and Beta Reader Questionnaire as fillable PDFs and in Word
- A Book Publishing Calculator: type the word count and read the pages, print cost, royalty and break-even copies
Overview
Plan and write the book with one kit, then format it, send it out and publish it with the other.
How many words a day will finish the draft, and what happens to the book once it is done?
Most writers keep the plan in one place and the manuscript in another, and the math in their head. This bundle puts both halves in one download. The Novel Planner turns a target and a deadline into a daily number: in the sample, 90,000 words due November 30 with 23,395 written means 775 words a day, 1,355 behind the line, finishing December 8 at the current pace. When the draft is done, the Manuscript Kit gives it the shape it goes out in, and its calculator turns a word count into a page count: 80,000 words is 292 pages at 6 x 9, and 95,000 is 336.
What's Included
One ZIP, two kits, 32 files:
- 1-Novel-Author-Planner: the workbook in the Colorful and Editorial palettes, a zip with the Colorful, Light and Dark editions, a two page Quick-Start PDF and a START-HERE file
- 2-Novel-Manuscript-Book-Template-Kit: the manuscript, submission, ebook and print interior files in Word and LibreOffice formats, the fillable Revision Checklist and Beta Reader Questionnaire on US Letter and A4, the Book Publishing Calculator in four color editions, a PDF with the Google Docs and Sheets copy links, and its own Quick-Start PDF and START-HERE file
- Both kits open on the same invented sample novel, so nothing opens blank; type over it
- A START-HERE file for the bundle that says which kit to open first and how the two connect
Key Benefits
Why this one
Type the target, the start date and the deadline once. The Planner divides the words left by the days left and tells you what today needs, then shows the finish date your real pace is heading for.
Chapters, scenes, beats, characters, the world, revision passes and your agent list sit beside the log, and the chapters total themselves from it, so the outline and the word count never drift apart.
When the draft is done, type the words written into the calculator: pages, gutter, print cost, royalty and break-even follow. The sample goes from 292 pages at 80,000 words to 336 at 95,000.
The KDP interiors come in three trim sizes with mirrored margins, alternating heads and chapters that open on the right, in Word and in LibreOffice, and the ebook file reflows for Kindle and EPUB.
The standard manuscript, query letter, synopsis and bios are set up the way agents expect, each with a worked sample, and the Agents and Queries tab tracks who has it and for how long.
Who It's For
Built for
- A writer starting a novel with a deadline, who wants to know every day whether the pace will make it
- A November novel writer who wants 50,000 words split into a daily target and tracked
- An author with a finished draft who wants it in standard manuscript format and ready to query
- A self-publisher who wants KDP print interiors, an ebook file and the page count and royalty math in one place
How It Works
Up and running in minutes
Open the Novel Planner's Setup tab and type the target word count, the start date, the deadline and how many days a week you write.
One row per session in the Writing Log. The Dashboard shows the words a day you need, your projected finish and whether you are ahead or behind.
Paste your chapters into the standard manuscript or a KDP interior, and use the revision checklist and the beta reader form before you send it out.
Type your word count into the Book Publishing Calculator for pages, print cost and royalty, or send the query, synopsis and bio from the templates.
Why It's Different
Not another template
Most novel planners stop at the outline, and most manuscript templates start at an empty page. This bundle covers both halves of the book with the same invented sample novel running through every file, so you can see the whole path before you type a word. The Planner does the pace math most planners leave to you, and the Manuscript Kit carries print interiors with mirrored margins in three KDP trim sizes, which Google Docs cannot do, plus a calculator that turns your real word count into pages, print cost and royalty.
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 Novel Planner kit and the Manuscript Kit, each in its own folder with a Quick-Start PDF and a START-HERE file, plus a START-HERE file for the bundle. Start with the Planner and its free video walkthrough. Nothing ships and nothing installs.
One ZIP, instant download. The workbooks open in Excel 2016 or later or in Google Sheets. The manuscript, submission and ebook files open in Word, Google Docs or Pages, and the print interiors in Word or LibreOffice Writer. The fillable forms open in Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview on a Mac, or most browsers. No macros, no account and nothing to install.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is in the bundle?
Two complete kits in one ZIP: the Novel Planner (a 13 tab workbook) and the Novel Manuscript and Book Template Kit (26 files), each with its own Quick-Start PDF, plus a START-HERE file for the bundle.
Do I need Microsoft Word?
Not for the manuscript, submission or ebook files, which open in Google Docs and Pages too. The print interiors need Word or the free LibreOffice Writer, because Google Docs cannot mirror margins.
Does the Planner read my manuscript?
No. You type the day's word count from your word processor at the end of each session. That is the whole habit.
Will it work for a November novel?
Yes. Type 50,000 words with November 1 and November 30 on Setup and the Dashboard says 1,667 words a day.
Are the KDP figures current?
They are KDP's own for Amazon.com, read at KDP Help in September 2026, and every one is an editable cell. KDP changes them, so check KDP Help before you set a price.
Is the sample book real?
No. The author and the novel in every file are invented. Type over them.
The sample author and novel are invented. The KDP figures in the calculator are KDP's own for Amazon.com, read at KDP Help in September 2026; KDP changes them, so check before you set a price. Page counts are estimates until your interior file exists. The query letter and copyright page are fill-in templates with sample wording; nothing here is legal, tax or publishing advice. The color editions of each workbook are separate files. Digital product; because the files are delivered instantly, all sales are final.
