Novel Planning
What is a Novel Planning Specialist?
An Novel Planning specialist is a writer with experience laboring through each stage of the writing process—background research, drafting, rewriting, and editing—while creating manuscripts. Typically, these experts have published their books and want to help others succeed. Other Novel Planning specialists understand the process even without having published their novels, although they intend to do so in the future. *
*See the About Atwood LLC page for more details on my writing journey.
Novel Planning Tasks
Although the concept of drafting a manuscript might appear simple from the outset—get an idea, sit down and write, edit the piece, and publish—ensuring the nuances of the story work together, engage the reader, and have enough detail to make the imagination soar is not an easy endeavor.
A Novel Planning specialist helps brainstorm the following elements:
“What If” Scenarios
Antagonists
Character Arc/Reversal Character Arc
Character Questionnaires
Character(S) Backstory
Dialogue
External Conflicts
False Beliefs
Flashbacks/Flashforwards
Foreshadowing
Genres
Inciting Incidents
Internal Conflicts
Lessons Lacking/Lost
Lessons Learned
Mentors
Minor Characters
Novel Premise
Outline
Perspectives
Planning Your Novel
Plot/Subplot Development
Point of No Return
Point of View
Power Players
Protagonist-Antagonist Goals
Protagonist-Antagonist Relationship
Protagonists
Red Herrings
Scene List
Settings
Story Synopsis
Styles
Symbolism
Themes
Timelines
Triggers
Using Storyboards/Whiteboards
Voice
Worldbuilding
How It Works
Plans & Pricing
5-Hour Block
- Part-Time Assistant
- Secure Access to Portal
- 2-Hours of Monthly Rollover
30-Hour Block
- Part-Time Assistant
- Secure Access to Portal
- 5-Hours of Monthly Rollover
10-Hour Block
- Part-Time Assistant
- Secure Access to Portal
- 2-Hours of Monthly Rollover
40-Hour Block
- Full-Time Assistant
- Secure Access to Portal
- 10-Hours of Monthly Rollover
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- 10–480-Hour Blocks
- Full-Time Assistant
- Secure Access to Portal
- Up to 40-Hours of Monthly Rollover
20-Hour Block
- Part-Time Assistant
- Secure Access to Portal
- 5-Hours of Monthly Rollover
50-Hour Block
- Full-Time Assistant
- Secure Access to Portal
- 10-Hours of Monthly Rollover
Each Package Includes
2-Hour Response Time
Availability Between 8-5 PST
Complementary 45-Minute Kickoff Meeting
Confidentiality & Professionalism
Dedicated US-Based Assistant
Transparent Billing
Weekly Detailed Progress Report
Weekly Timesheet Report
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