Copy any of these into your notes, characters or world pages and fill in the blanks.
Character profile
A full sheet for getting to know your character inside out.
NAME:
Nicknames / titles:
Age:
Gender / pronouns:
Occupation:
APPEARANCE
Height & build:
Hair / eyes:
Distinguishing features:
Style of dress:
PERSONALITY
Three positive traits:
Three flaws:
Fears:
Desires:
Greatest secret:
BACKSTORY
Where they grew up:
Family:
Defining childhood event:
Education / training:
RELATIONSHIPS
Closest ally:
Rival / enemy:
Love interest:
ARC
Where they begin emotionally:
What forces them to change:
Where they end:
VOICE
Speech quirks:
Favourite phrase:
Worldbuilding sheet
Build a world that feels lived in — from politics to weather.
WORLD NAME:
Genre / tone:
GEOGRAPHY
Continents / regions:
Climate & seasons:
Notable landmarks:
PEOPLES & CULTURES
Major groups:
Languages:
Customs & taboos:
Holidays / festivals:
GOVERNMENT
Type of rule:
Current ruler / body:
Laws of note:
ECONOMY
Currency:
Main industries:
Trade routes:
MAGIC / TECHNOLOGY
Source & rules:
Cost / limits:
Who has access:
RELIGION & MYTH
Deities or beliefs:
Founding myth:
Sacred sites:
HISTORY
Founding event:
Major war / upheaval:
Recent events that shape the story:
Chapter outline
Plan a chapter beat by beat before drafting.
CHAPTER #:
POV character:
Setting / time:
Goal of the chapter:
OPENING HOOK:
SCENES
1.
2.
3.
CONFLICT:
TURNING POINT:
ENDING / cliffhanger:
WHAT THE READER LEARNS:
WHAT CHANGES BY THE END:
Three-act plot
A classic structure to map your whole novel.
ACT ONE — SETUP
Hook:
Inciting incident:
First plot point:
ACT TWO — CONFRONTATION
Rising action:
Midpoint twist:
Low point:
ACT THREE — RESOLUTION
Climax:
Falling action:
Resolution / new normal:
Location card
A quick reference for any place in your story.
LOCATION:
Region / world:
Type (city, forest, ship…):
LOOK & FEEL
Sights:
Sounds:
Smells:
Weather:
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE:
HISTORY OF THIS PLACE:
SECRETS HIDDEN HERE:
ROLE IN THE STORY:
Scene snapshot
Capture an idea before it fades.
SCENE:
POV:
Where & when:
WHO IS PRESENT:
WHAT THEY WANT:
WHAT GOES WRONG:
KEY IMAGE:
KEY LINE OF DIALOGUE:
EMOTIONAL BEAT:
