Book / Novel Chapter Planner

Writing a book is a monumental project. Whether it's a complex novel with multiple plotlines or a structured non-fiction book, managing your outline in a single text document is a recipe for chaos. 🤯 You get lost in your own manuscript, plot holes appear, and you can't see the high-level structure.

This Free Book & Novel Chapter Planner is the Notion template designed specifically for authors and writers.

This Notion dashboard is a powerful, relational system to structure your manuscript, plan your story, and organize your plot—all before you write a single word. Stop getting lost in your own ideas and build a solid foundation for your book. This is the ultimate book outline and writing planner tool for any author.

What's Inside This Notion Template:

• 📚 A Chapter Outline Database: A high-level view of your entire book. Track each chapter's title, its current status (from "Outlined" to "Final Draft" ✅), write a quick synopsis of its goal, and assign its position in the story's plot arc.
• 🎬 A Scene & Key Point Tracker: A second database that links inside your chapters. Brainstorm and organize every individual scene (for fiction novelists) or key argument (for non-fiction writers).
• ⚡ A Smart Dashboard: The main page includes a "Main Outline" view to see your chapters in order, a "Scene Manager" to focus on the details, and a "Plot Arc Board" to see your story structure visually.

This Notion template is the essential productivity tool for any serious author. It's a powerful standalone writing template and a perfect free part of the complete Writing Business OS.

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