Every template opens with a short intake. Answer it once and every chapter stays clear, concise, and consistent with what you set out to write.
Authority Nonfiction
~40,000 wordsBuild credibility in your field with a clear framework readers can apply.
- › What transformation does the reader get?
- › Who exactly is this for?
- › Why you? Stories, results, credentials.
- › Your core method or steps (rough is fine).
Memoir & Life Story
~55,000 wordsTurn lived experience into a narrative that moves people.
- › Where does your story start and where does it end?
- › What is the story really about underneath the events?
- › List the turning-point moments you must include.
- › How should your voice sound on the page?
Business Playbook
~35,000 wordsA practical, systems-driven book that sells your expertise.
- › What expensive problem does this solve?
- › Describe your system in one paragraph.
- › Case studies, data, or results to weave in.
- › What should the reader do after each chapter?
Fiction Novel
~70,000 wordsPlot, characters, and chapters shaped around a satisfying arc.
- › One-sentence premise.
- › Who is your protagonist and what do they want?
- › What stands in the way? Stakes?
- › Setting, era, and tone.
How-To Guide
~25,000 wordsStep-by-step teaching book that gets readers a result fast.
- › What can the reader do by the last page?
- › Skill level and assumed knowledge.
- › The major steps in order.
- › Common mistakes you'll help them avoid.
Children's Story
~8,000 wordsWarm, rhythmic storytelling built for young readers.
- › Reader age range.
- › Who is the hero and what makes them special?
- › The gentle lesson or feeling to leave behind.
- › Rhyme, repetition, or plain prose?