Novel Manuscript Template for Google Docs and Word, Book Writing Template, KDP 6x9 Book Interior, Query Letter, Synopsis, Author Kit

Novel Manuscript & Book Template Kit is an editable kit for novelists, from draft to agents or KDP. Word, Google Docs, Excel, Google Sheets and fillable PDF, on computer or phone. Instant download.

The draft is done. Now what shape does it go out in? An agent expects standard manuscript format, KDP expects a print interior with the right gutter, and you still do not know how many pages the paperback runs or what each copy earns. This kit picks up where the Novel Planner leaves off: bring its word count to the Book Calculator, or the count from your word processor if you planned some other way. In the invented sample novel, 80,000 words set at 6 x 9 on cream paper come to 292 pages, a $4.50 print cost and $5.69 royalty per copy at a $16.99 list price, so a $2,800 launch budget is earned back at 493 paperbacks. Change the word count to 95,000 and it reads 336 pages, $5.03, $5.16 and 543 copies.

Paste your chapters into the manuscript, revise with the checklist and your beta readers, then query agents with the submission pages or set the paperback in a KDP interior. The print interiors are for Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer (free); Google Docs cannot do mirrored margins, so the Google Docs copies are for the manuscript, the ebook, the submission pages and the checklists. No Canva needed.

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📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED (26 FILES)
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01. Standard manuscript format (2 Word files)
Novel-Manuscript-Standard-Format.docx: Times New Roman 12, double spaced, 1 in margins and 0.5 in first-line indents, a title page with your contact block and word count, the Surname / TITLE / page running header from page 2, chapters on real Heading 1 so Word's Navigation pane and the Google Docs outline list them, centered # scene breaks and THE END. Two sample chapters, 7 pages. A one-page how-to sits beside it, never inside it.

02. KDP print interiors (7 files)
Paperback interiors at 6 x 9, 5.5 x 8.5 and 5 x 8 for Microsoft Word, the same three for LibreOffice Writer at the exact trim size, and a two-page how-to. Mirrored margins, your name on left-hand pages and the title on right-hand pages, every chapter opening on a right-hand page with no running head, and page 1 on Chapter One. Front matter with a half title, title page, copyright page template, dedication, a real table of contents and an epigraph; back matter with acknowledgments, about the author and also by. Georgia 11 pt.

03. Ebook manuscript (2 Word files)
The reflowable file for a KDP ebook upload, Kindle Create or an EPUB conversion: Heading 1 chapters with a page break before each, a linked table of contents, and no headers, footers or page numbers. Plus its one-page how-to.

04. Query letter, synopsis and author bios (3 Word files)
The query letter template with a worked sample letter, the synopsis pattern with a one-page and a two-page sample, and short, medium and long author bios in the third person. Bracketed guidance to type over.

05. Revision Checklist and Beta Reader Questionnaire (6 files)
Both as fillable PDFs on US Letter and on A4, plus Word. The Revision Checklist runs six passes (big picture, scene, line, continuity, proofread and format) with 60 checkboxes, a scenes-to-fix grid, a continuity log and a draft log: 5 pages, 181 fields. The Beta Reader Questionnaire asks 20 questions in 9 sections, with a pace grid and eight 1 to 5 ratings: 5 pages, 62 fields.

06. Book Publishing Calculator workbook (3 files)
Six tabs for Excel or Google Sheets: Start Here, Book Calculator, Launch Budget, Launch Timeline, Trim and Margin Guide and Help, with 197 formulas. The Colorful edition, the Editorial edition, and a 3color zip holding Colorful, Light and Dark.

07. Quick-Start guide, START-HERE and ACCESS-YOUR-TEMPLATE (3 files)
The two-page QUICK-START PDF with the first four steps and what every file is for, a plain-text START-HERE that names every file, and ACCESS-YOUR-TEMPLATE.pdf with the Google Sheets copy of the calculator and the Google Docs copies: open it and click Make a copy.

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👤 WHO THIS IS FOR
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A novelist with a finished or nearly finished draft who wants it in the format agents ask for, with the query letter, synopsis and bio written from a worked example instead of a blank page.

A writer publishing a paperback on KDP who wants an interior that already mirrors its margins, alternates its running heads and opens chapters on the right, and wants the page count, print cost and royalty before choosing a trim size and a price.

A Novel Planner user whose outline is now a draft, who wants the same sample novel carried through revision, submission and launch.

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🚫 WHO THIS IS NOT FOR
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Anyone who wants a book edited or formatted for them, a cover designed, or a Canva planner. These are editable templates and a calculator, with an invented sample to type over.

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✅ KEY BENEFITS
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Three KDP paperback interiors checked page by page in a rendered PDF: the page is set to the trim size, the margins mirror, the author and title heads alternate, chapter openers carry no head, and Chapter One prints page 1.
A standard-format manuscript with real Heading 1 chapters, so Word's Navigation pane and the Google Docs outline list every chapter, and every Word file reads back in the order it was written.
A Book Calculator that turns a word count into pages, KDP's gutter, spine width, cover size, print cost, royalty per copy and break-even copies, with words per page measured on this kit's own interiors (340 at 6 x 9).
19 KDP rates as editable amber cells, each labeled with its KDP Help page and the date it was checked, never hidden inside a formula.
Two fillable forms with 243 fields between them, the same fields on US Letter and A4, and Word editions of both. The calculator runs in Excel 2016 or later and Google Sheets, in four color editions, with no macros.

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🔧 HOW IT WORKS
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1. Paste your chapters into the standard-format manuscript as unformatted text and put each chapter line on Heading 1. Work through the Revision Checklist, then send the Beta Reader Questionnaire out with the draft.

2. Run the numbers. The invented sample is Juniper Hale's The Orchard at Marrow's End, the Novel Planner's own sample novel, now a finished draft of 80,000 words in 28 chapters. On Book Calculator it sets at 6 x 9 on cream paper to 292 pages, with a 0.500 in gutter and a 0.730 in spine. The print cost is $4.50; at a $16.99 list price the royalty is $5.69 a copy, and a $2,800 launch budget takes 493 paperbacks to earn back. Change the word count to 95,000: PAGES reads 336, the gutter 0.625 in, PRINT COST $5.03, ROYALTY PER COPY $5.16 and BREAK-EVEN COPIES 543.

3. Query agents with the letter, synopsis and bio, or type the calculator's gutter into a KDP interior, paste the book in, update the contents and export the PDF. Launch Timeline counts twelve tasks back from your launch date, each with a due date.

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❓ QUESTIONS BUYERS ASK
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What format is this? Thirteen Word (.docx) files, three LibreOffice Writer (.odt) print interiors, the two forms as fillable PDFs on US Letter and A4, and one workbook (.xlsx) in four color editions, with a quick-start PDF, a START-HERE file and the Google copies PDF. 26 files in one zip, ready to download the moment payment clears.

What do I need to open it? Do I need Canva? No Canva. The manuscript, ebook, submission and checklist files open in Word 2016 or later, Google Docs or Pages. The print interiors need Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer, which is free: Google Docs cannot do mirrored margins or different odd and even headers. The calculator opens in Excel 2016 or later or Google Sheets, and the forms in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free), Preview or most browsers. For the Google versions, open ACCESS-YOUR-TEMPLATE.pdf and click Make a copy; on a phone or tablet, use the Google Docs and Google Sheets apps with your copies.

What does the calculator work out? Interior pages (rounded up to an even number, never under KDP's 24), the gutter from KDP's table, spine width for white or cream paper, the full cover size with bleed, print cost, royalty per copy on Amazon and through Expanded Distribution, the lowest list price KDP takes, the ebook royalty per sale after the delivery cost, break-even copies for the paperback and the ebook against your launch budget, break-even at six list prices, and a launch timeline with due dates and days left.

Are the KDP figures current, and is the copyright page legal advice? The print cost, royalty rates, gutter table, spine rates and ebook band are KDP's own for Amazon.com, checked at KDP Help on September 26, 2026; verify before you publish. KDP changes them, and every one is an editable amber cell. The copyright page and the query letter are templates with sample wording to adapt to your book, not legal advice. NicheToolkits is not affiliated with Amazon or KDP.

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⚠️ PLEASE READ
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KDP figures cover Amazon.com in US dollars, black ink, regular trim sizes and no bleed. Color, hardcover and other marketplaces are not covered, and KDP's own calculator is the final word. Checked at KDP Help on September 26, 2026; verify before you publish.

Page counts are estimates until your interior exists. Words per page were measured on this kit's interiors with the sample prose; a book heavy with dialog or scene breaks prints fewer words a page, so tune Words per page once your file is set.

The Word interiors ship with a 0.5 in gutter, KDP's minimum for 151 to 300 pages: change it for your page count. LibreOffice rounds a Word file's page size by a fraction of a millimeter, so LibreOffice users get their own .odt interiors at the exact trim, with a 0.875 in inside margin that fits any page count KDP prints. The interiors were checked through LibreOffice; Word may paginate a line differently. After editing, update the table of contents (right-click, Update Field).

The forms' answer boxes wrap as you type in Acrobat Reader and Preview; a browser preview may show a box as one line.

Juniper Hale, The Orchard at Marrow's End, the sample prose, the contact details and the comparable titles in the sample query letter are invented; replace the comparable titles with two recent books in your genre. The four color editions of the calculator are separate files: pick one and stay in it.

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📥 INSTANT DOWNLOAD
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Your files are ready to download the moment your payment clears. Nothing is shipped.

Start with the two-page Quick-Start guide. It has the first four steps, what every file is for, and the honest warnings.

🎬 WATCH THE FULL WALKTHROUGH before you buy, 7 minutes, every file of the real product:
https://youtu.be/dZF7BeVm7Ts

Also in the shop: the Novel Planner Spreadsheet, a writing tracker with word count, chapter outline, beat sheet and query tracker, for writing the draft this kit shapes, and the Book Tracker Spreadsheet, a reading log for the books you read along the way.

Questions? Send a message. I read and answer them myself.