The Complete Crime Writer's Workbook

Everything you need to plan the perfect crime - and novel.

The hardest part of planning a masterful crime story is keeping it organized. You have to keep track of every character, clue, red herring, location, and testimony not to mention the plot development, individual scenes, raising stakes, and the believability of your cast and world. It's a lot to juggle all at once without it all getting jumbled in your head.

The Complete Crime Writer's Workbook takes this all into consideration to help you brainstorm, plan, and organize your crime story all in one place.

After a decade of studying crime novels and coaching crime writers in developing their mysteries, I am taking everything I have learned and putting it all into one workbook to guide you through everything you need to know to keep your story consistent and keep your reader on the hook.

There are Nine sections, with introductions, to help you plan all of the essential parts of a crime story like:

  • A clue inventory to see all the evidence in one place

  • ​A Timeline to trace the suspects and the events of the crime​

  • At-a-glance character, location, and clue pages​​

  • Over 20 unique templates to organize and develop your ideas ​​

  • Over 100 prompts to generate insights and ideas for twists and turns​

  • Plus a scene planning template you can use for each chapter of your book.​​


It's a hefty document which is why I have also Include videos for each section to help walk you through how to use it for best effect.

If you are ready flesh out your crime story, and map out the puzzle, you can get the Complete Crime Writer's Workbook below!

Written by

Rachel Arsenault