Keep your manuscript details organized!

Do you have sticky notes everywhere with details about your characters or plot points?

Do you have computer files, notebooks, loose leaf papers, even napkins with the valuable information you need to keep control of your manuscript?

Have all the Information you need at the tip of your fingers with this wirebound notebook.

From start to published, keep track of the details of every step of your novel with this notebook of outlines. With a combination of detailed outlines, questions and character profiles as well as plenty of blank, lined pages for your notes and thoughts, this notebook makes the perfect companion to finishing your novel.

Downloadable e-Document (M.S. Word file) | $6.95
The e-doc version was tailored for use on your computer with expandable fields
for writing as little or as much as you want. Use this version if
you prefer to write your notes on your computer.

Purchase through e-junkie/paypal.
Once your payment has gone through,
you will receive an email with a link
to download the document.

*The edoc version order is non-refundable, but if you have
problems with the link, I will personally send you the file.

Downloadable PDF for printing | $6.95
The PDF version is used for printing ONLY. Rather than fields that expand in word,
it has lines for handwriting in like you would a traditional notebook. Use this option if you
prefer to write your notes directly into a notebook.

Purchase through e-junkie/paypal.
Once your payment has gone through,
you will receive an email with a link
to download the document.

Other forms : bound notebook and CD not currently available,
but will be again soon, so please check back.

Comments & Reviews

"I have the e-doc version of Jeannie Ruesch's Novel Notebook. I'm not the kind of person who gives good quotes unless I mean them, so this is my honest opinion. I love the Novel Notebook because it's a complete keep-everything-in-one-place solution for your novel in progress, and even your completed and submitted novel." -- Writer Charlotte Dillon {Charlotte's Blog post}

"...This is one amazing tool for any author's work-in-progress.  It takes you from concept to completion to submission and publication.  It's not only a gold mine.  This is the mother lode." ~ Mary Stella, full blog post at Babes in Bookland

"This notebook is really cool! I love anything that helps keep me organized. I really like the layout too." ~ Mention in the CoolStuff4Writers March 08 Newsletter.

"...the Work in Progress Notebook contains pages for every kind of information you’d need to record about your novel as you write it, from initial thoughts on character and plot to submission and publication. ... it’s clear that this is the product of a working writer’s experience—and not how a programmer or publisher might imagine a writer would work."
~ Writerstechnology.com

Sample Pages

This notebook was born of one writer's ever-growing pile of papers, notebooks, notes, sticky notes and random napkins I could find to write down the details of my manuscripts. I created this to keep me organized, on track and to remember those pesky details that always come back to haunt me.

Then someone suggested others might find it useful. So here it is, neatly packaged and spiral bound just for you! Use it however you choose. Rip out pages that don't apply. Scribble all over them. Doodle in the corners (like I do). But whether you are a writer who plots ahead or writes by the seat of your pants, this notebook can help keep you organized, as well as track the process of your story and all the elements. It is broken down into the various sections of writing a novel, from conceptualization to character creation to a final editing and polishing checklist and a submission tracker.

I hope you find it helpful in charting the course of your book. The cover is designed with a blank space for your WIP title. Grab your permanent market and get started!

I've also made some of the pages available for individual free download below.

Here is the table of contents from the book:

Profiles & Pages

Here are some of the pages you'll find inside.

	Find these pages available on this website: Submission Guidelines Polishing & Editing Checklist