Writers can find it challenging to keep track of timelines without losing sight of their ideas. To help lessen the mental load of trying to remember everything, using a Notion template can help.
Lucky you, here are the best Notion templates for writers you can immediately use.
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Free Notion Templates for Writers
1. Shipfarer’s Creative Writing Space
What We Like About It:
- Best template for writers working on novels
- “Quick Access” features quick links for “World Building” (open the toggle first), “Work Schedule,” “Chapters,” and “Concepts/Material” sections
- “Work Schedule” in Gantt chart view for easy tracking of writing tasks and deadlines
- Features databases for “Character,” “Plot,” “Conflict,” “Lore,” “Landscape,” and “Faction” to list ideas and their references
Get the Creative Writing Space template by Shipfarer here
2. Writing Novel Tracker by Annisa Herina
What We Like About It:
- Aesthetic one-page dashboard
- Clock and Pomodoro timer widgets added
- “Quick Access” features links to “New Story,” “New Characters,” “New Plots,” and “New Outline”
- “Ongoing Chapter” and “Ongoing Story” to access writing tasks; status is shown using Notion tags and progress with progress bar
- “Author’s Calendar” that can be switched to a timeline view
- “My Task” and “Dumps Idea” for listing to-dos and story ideas
- “Link References” to embed story references
Get Annisa Herina’s Writing Novel Tracker template here
3. Hank Quense’s Wanna Write A Book?
What We Like About It:
- Best used for authors planning to write a book
- Main access page features quick links to “Mission, Vision and Overview” and the 4 writing phases – “Planning,” “Writing,” “Publishing,” and “Marketing”
- Each page in the template comes with a detailed explanation of what to expect with each writing phase
- “Resources” page for saving of references for the book
- “FAQS” page to answer every writer’s frequently asked questions
Get the Wanna Write a Book template by Hank Quense here
4. Storybook for Notion — Outlining Tool for Writers
What We Like About It:
- Easy-to-use outlining template for writers
- “Tutorial” section explains how best to use the template
- Full-page database that can be switched among five outline views
- Can be switched between “Original” and “Fantasy” themes
- Comes with a writing guide for a 3-act Story Structure and a video explaining how to use the template
Get Writing Quest’s Storybook for Notion template here
Paid Notion Templates for Writers
1. Mel Lee-Smith’s Writing Premium Template Pack
What We Like About It:
- Best for creative writers
- One-page “Writing” dashboard with related databases to see all your writing materials
- “Daily Word Counter” database to track the number of words you have written; the type of writing task shown as Notion tags
- Comes with Julia Cameron’s creativity exercises: “Artist Dates,” “Letter to the Editor,” “Creativity Contract” and “Artist’s Prayer)
Get Mel Lee-Smith’s Notion for Writing Premium Template Pack here
2. Writer’s Toolbox by planoid
What We Like About It:
- Best template for fiction genre writers
- Comprehensive template as it covers all stages of the writing process
- Comes with various prompts to spark creativity
- Worksheets help create your book’s characters
- World-building tools to help create the perfect fictional setting
- Has a “Book Launch” checklist, a a roadmap for self-publication, and marketing plan pages to guide you through the writing process
Get planoid’s Writer’s Toolbox template here
3. W.I.P. – Advanced System for Novel Writers by Notion Things
What We Like About It:
- Minimalist dashboard view template designed for advanced writers
- Made for light mode
- Best for managing multiple writing projects
- Gallery view of “Active” and “Archived” writing projects with progress bars
- Comes with a “Word Count Tracker” database in gallery view to track progress against daily word count goals
- “Databases” section lists the quick links to various databases in the template
- Quickly track revisions with the “Revision Tasks” database
Get the W.I.P. – Advanced System for Novel Writers template here
4. Writer’s Knowledge Organizer by Kevin Barrett
What We Like About It:
- Acts as a second brain template for writers
- Easily organize learnings and notes through tags in the “Knowledge Base” section
- “Areas” database for grouping tags by hobby, skillset, or expertise
- Has a centralized library where you can save clipped videos or articles researched using the Notion Web Clipper tool
- “Needs Read/Watched” database for tracking articles or videos that you still need to watch or read
Get Kevin Barrett’s Writer’s Knowledge Organizer here
5. Novel & Fanfic Writer’s Hub by jotterie
What We Like About It:
- Can be used by both amateur and professional authors
- Has a dedicated space for the book cover
- Comes with a Pomodoro timer and an embedded Spotify playlist for deep work
- “Directory” section to organize writing tasks
- “Character Vault” database in gallery view to access book characters and their details
- “Chapters” toggle features 27 chapters corresponding to the different parts of the book
Get jotterie’s Novel & Fanfic Writer Hub template here
6. Write OS by Burk
What We Like About It:
- User-friendly and functional Notion template for Medium writers
- Content database as a central library for creating, storing, organizing, archiving, and analyzing written stories
- “Tag” database to store all tags used on Medium
- Organize stories in the “List Planner” database
- “Platforms” database organizes platforms used or planning to use
- “Subscriber” database to store details about present and new subscribers
- “Earnings” section to track your monthly and yearly income and expenses