Plot development worksheet

Writing Worksheet – What Next? (PDF) In honour of NaNoWriMo, this month’s worksheets will have one purpose: to increase your word count by hook or by book. A novel, even a short one of 50,000 words, comprises many more happenings than one might expect. If you find yourself at this mid-way point of the month,…

Literary fiction writers tend to avoid plot. We’re trained to be plot snobs, focused only on character development and description and point-of-view amongst other things. But your story can’t be plotless. Plot is tension, plot is drama, plot IS story. So we must learn to fuse plot and character seam

Writing Plot Flowchart

Writing Worksheet – Solving a Mystery (PDF) You can use this worksheet to: Brainstorm solutions to a mystery that your story/character/life has graced you with. Work backwards from clues that interest you to develop a mystery. Draw up an overview of your mystery so that you can be sure that all your clues aren’t discovered…

Need a simple way to visualise your character arc? Print this worksheet + learn about Kurt Vonnegut's hilarious story shapes.

Although Rowling uses the word ‘plot,’ notice her outline isn’t one chaotic column that’s trying to track everything.

Are you writing a novel? Click the link to learn all about picking your novel's plot points, plus you can download a free worksheet!

Opening scenes are often written first and edited so many times, that after a while it’s easy to overlook the fact that they may no longer be the best choice, and that there may be more effective ways to begin your story. How well does your opening scene… Grab the reader’s attention? Introduce the main…

In this Possum Paper Works writing tip, we discuss how to use character questionnaires to develop plot and characteriztions! Includes free template doc, great for NaNoWriMo prep, along with tips on how to create and utilize your own character questionnaire! #PossumPaper #art #writing #write #WritingTips #advice #quote #WritingBlog #inspirational #blog #summary #WritingInspiration #characters #productivity #books #characterization #WritingWorksheet #CharacterDevelopment #free #worksheet…

While I prefer the no-outline approach to writing, I do understand the appeal of having worksheets to help plan things out. Here are some of the ones I’ve found that I could see myself using …