Creating a story outline

In part two of our One Year novel series, we tackle the beginning blocks of your story: the premise! Here's how you can construct a strong yet concise premise for your novel using JotterPad.

It is true that many writers won't emphasize on outlining a novel. After all, they write fascinating books without outlines. But, the importance of detailing the outline for your novel is enormous.

If you're a writer, you know that creating well-rounded characters is essential for any successful story. But where do you start? Check out my article on how to create a detailed character outline spreadsheet to learn how. This article is full of tips on how to organize your character details into categories like identifying details, basic personal info, physical traits, personality traits, and even relationships and inventory. Let me know what character details you think I missed!

I made these sheets to help you get to know your character, whether you're writing a book or just creating an OC! You can find pt. 2 on my profile :)

Learn how to create a plot by implying change, finding credible character goals and conflicts, and develop a connected, cohesive story.

Are you a pantser or a plotter when you write your books or stories? Follow this simple Short Story outline to help you plot a short story the easy way.

Creative Writing Worksheet – Scene Writing (PDF) Here is a worksheet I needed to write for myself this week! Often when you create an outline, you know what needs to happen when, but not necessarily how the action should unfold, or in what way you should relate it. This worksheet will help you brainstorm some…

There's a lot of things that you need to consider when writing stories. You can use any of these story outline templates to create a good piece of work.

Download your character profile template now for free!! Writing down details in a character template​ can make all the difference for quality writing.