Perfect for you if you:
- struggle with organization
- are overwhelmed or intimidated by the idea of planning a novel
- struggle with discipline & focus
- are tired of juggling multiple apps & endless files and folders on your computer
- have trouble keeping track of all the details & story elements in an efficient way
WHO IT'S FOR
Ideal for pantsers, plotters, and everyone in between. Books HQ is there for you before, during, and after you’ve finished your story.
Use it to plan ahead, or keep track of details you’ve already written. No matter how you craft your stories, you’ll always stay organized, consistent, and plot hole free.
Works great for all authors: whether aspiring, indie, and/or traditionally published.
OVERVIEW
- 10 interconnected main databases
- Task management –overall and book-specific
- Robust Book & Series management
- 3 Hubs (notes, ideas, resources)
TASK TRACKER
- create & to-do lists and organize them based on importance & urgency
- automatically sends book-specific tasks to book dashboards
- daily tasks, weekly and monthly calendar overview
BOOK MANAGEMENT
- Organized by works-in-progress, standalones, series, published, and all books tabs
- Each book template comes with 50 pre-made Chapters that are pre-loaded with 3 scenes each
BOOK TEMPLATES
Each book template comes with its own dashboard that contains
- book details & overview
- book-specific tasks
- quick links for notes, ideas, and resources for quick navigation & time efficiency
BOOK DETAILS BASED ON A HIERARCHY
📄 CHAPTERS
- Chapter overview & details
- related scenes
- track unresolved Story Questions
- word count tracking (target & actual)
🎬 SCENES
- detailed scene elements (overview, characters, locations, setting details, scene set up, continuity elements)
- track unresolved Story Questions
👩 CHARACTERS
- overview with over 100 character details
- character rating system for: traits, skills, beliefs tracking, and a personality slider
- character moodboard
- scenes they appear in
- locations they appear in
- track relationships across the book
📍 LOCATIONS
- track location details, which scenes & characters appear at the location
- sensory details to help bring your world to life
- location moodboard for inspiration
🔍 RESEARCH DATABASE
- filtered by subject
- can be related to (and appears on) character, location, and scene pages
- attach documents & files for quick reference
- keep track of images & artwork
📑 NON CHAPTER PAGES
- pre story pages (dedication, authors note, prologue)
- post story pages (epilogue, acknowledgment)
❓ STORY QUESTIONS
As you build out your scenes, you can keep track of Story Questions as they arise. That way, you can ensure all open loops care closed and all plot lines are resolved by the time you finish your novel.
Story questions appear on the Book, Chapter, and Scene level so you're always in the know and don't miss a single thread of your story.
💡 IDEAS
Add and keep track of your ideas, whether for your book, marketing, social media, or life in general. You can access your main Ideas page through the main dashboard, HUBS, or book-specific ideas within the book dashboard.
📝 NOTES
As with Ideas, you can take and keep track of Notes (book, writing, or life related) via the main dashboard, through the HUBS, or at the book-level.
HUBS
Hubs are compartments with their own mini dashboard for organization and dedicated workspaces. Those include:
- NOTES
-note taking, tracking, and a notes archive - IDEAS
-categorized by books & story elements - RESOURCES
-an information hub dedicated to resources and explainers used within the template such as the Story Structures, character types, Archetypes, and more
