- Name
- (Protagonist)
- Role
- Protagonist
- Wants
- Get back what was lost
- Weakness or secret
- Tries to do everything alone
- First appears
- Chapter 1
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Story world and chapter progress
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Story world and chapter progress
- Genre
- Not set
- Target length (chars)
- Not set
- Deadline
- Not set
Replace the protagonist row in the characters table with your own character and write what they want in one sentence.
Characters
Write what each character wants and their weakness, and events start to happen on their own.
| Name | RoleLabels | Wants | Weakness or secret | First appears |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Protagonist) | Protagonist | Get back what was lost | Tries to do everything alone | Chapter 1 |
| (Supporting character 1) | Supporting characterAlly | Stay by the protagonist's side | A past they can't talk about | Chapter 1 |
| (Antagonist) | Antagonist | Get the same thing first | A wound like the protagonist's | Chapter 2 |
- Name
- (Supporting character 1)
- Role
- Supporting characterAlly
- Wants
- Stay by the protagonist's side
- Weakness or secret
- A past they can't talk about
- First appears
- Chapter 1
- Name
- (Antagonist)
- Role
- Antagonist
- Wants
- Get the same thing first
- Weakness or secret
- A wound like the protagonist's
- First appears
- Chapter 2
Places and setting
Where the story happens and how its world works.
| Name | TypeLabels | One-line description | AppearsCheckbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Starting place) | Home | Where the protagonist sets out from | Unchecked |
| (Center of the action) | City | Where most of the conflict happens | Unchecked |
| (Final place) | Nature | Where the story ends | Unchecked |
- Name
- (Starting place)
- Type
- Home
- One-line description
- Where the protagonist sets out from
- Appears
- Unchecked
- Name
- (Center of the action)
- Type
- City
- One-line description
- Where most of the conflict happens
- Appears
- Unchecked
- Name
- (Final place)
- Type
- Nature
- One-line description
- Where the story ends
- Appears
- Unchecked
Chapter progress
One line per chapter. In Kanban view, move them through Planning, First draft, Revising and Complete.
Chapter progress
Not set
- Key event
- A supporting character reveals a secret.
- Point-of-view character
- Supporting character
- Key event
- The antagonist makes the first move.
- Point-of-view character
- Antagonist
- Key event
- The protagonist discovers what they've lost.
- Point-of-view character
- Protagonist
Planning
First draft
Revising
Complete
Rules
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When the setting changes, update it here first, then match the text.
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Write each chapter's key event in one sentence.
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Wrote what each character wants and their weakness.
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Wrote each chapter's key event in one sentence.
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Updated the text after changing the setting.