Creative Writing Worksheets by Eva Deverell

THINGS I SUBJECTS I LOVE: IMAGERY I LOVE:
LOVE IN
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PLOT ELEMENTS I LOVE: SETTINGS I LOVE: NARRATIVE DEVICES I LOVE:
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CHARACTERISTICS I LOVE CHARACTERISTICS I LOVE CHARACTERISTICS I LOVE

IN A HERO: IN A HEROINE: IN AN ANTAGONIST:
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WORDS I LOVE: CONFLICTS I LOVE: RELATIONSHIPS I LOVE:
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CONVERSATION I LOVE: MYSTERIES I LOVE: THINGS I LOVE TO DESCRIBE:
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OBJECTS I LOVE: STYLISTIC ELEMENTS I LOVE: OTHER THINGS I LOVE:
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CHARACTER CHARACTER NAME: _________________________
STORY: ____________________________________
QUIRKS Develop character from a character quirk.
WHY DOES THE HOW DID THE HOW DOES THIS QUIRK
CHARACTER ENGAGE CHARACTER DEVELOP SHAPE THE CHARACTERS
IN THIS QUIRK? THIS QUIRK? DAILY LIFE?
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WHEN & HOW DOES THIS WHAT PROBLEMS DOES IS THE CHARACTER HAPPY
QUIRK MANIFEST? THIS QUIRK CAUSE? WITH THIS QUIRK OR DO
THEY WANT TO CHANGE?
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WHAT CHARACTER WHO IS ATTRACTED TO WHOM DOES THIS QUIRK

TRAITS DOES THIS QUIRK THIS QUIRK? IRRITATE?
IMPLY?
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CHARACTER QUIRKS
IVE ENCOUNTERED:
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CITY STORY: _________________________________________
BUILDING
CITY NAME: _____________________________________
COUNTRY / KINGDOM: ____________________________
WHAT DEFINES THE SETTLEMENT AS A CITY?

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WHO LIVES HERE AND WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?
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WHY DO THEY LIVE HERE?
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WHAT DO THE INHABITANTS DO?
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WHAT ARE THE CITYS RESOURCES?
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WHAT RESOURCES NEED TO BE IMPORTED?
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WHAT IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME?
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WHERE IS THE CITY?
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WHO ARE ITS CLOSEST NEIGHBOURS?
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WHY WAS THE CITY BUILT HERE?
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HOW LARGE IS THE CITY?
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WHAT DO THE DWELLINGS LOOK LIKE?
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WHY DO THEY LOOK THE WAY THEY DO?
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ARE THERE THREATS TO THE CITY?
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IF YES, HOW HAS THE CITY ADAPTED?
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WHAT IS THE PREVALENT ARCHITECTURAL STYLE?
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WHO ARE THE CITY LEADERS?
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WHO ARE THE OUTSIDERS?
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WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
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IS THERE CRIME?
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IF YES, WHAT DO THE CRIMINALS WANT?
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IS THERE A LARGE RICH-POOR GAP?
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HOW ARE THE THOROUGHFARES ARRANGED?
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WHERE DO THE INHABITANTS WORK?
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WHAT ARE THE MODES OF TRAVEL?
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HOW HAS TRANSPORTATION SHAPED THE CITY?
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IS IT EASY TO LEAVE & RE-ENTER THE CITY?
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ARE THERE MANY FOREIGNERS?
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HOW ARE RELIGIONS AND RITES ACCOMMODATED?
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WHAT ARE THE MAIN DISTRICTS?
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WHAT OTHER FACTORS MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THE CITYS DEVELOPMENT?
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WHAT ARE ITS LANDMARKS?
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WHAT IS THE AIR LIKE?
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DOES THE CITY CREATE ITS OWN MICROCLIMATE?
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HOW IS THE CITY REGARDED BY ITS INHABITANTS?
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HOW IS THE CITY REGARDED BY OUTSIDERS?
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HOW OLD IS THE CITY?
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HAVE PARTS BEEN REDEVELOPED?
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HAS THE CITY BEEN PLANNED?
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HOW ARE RESOURCES DISTRIBUTED?
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HOW ARE DWELLINGS LAID OUT?
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WHAT MATERIALS ARE USED IN CONSTRUCTION?
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WHAT FLORA AND FAUNA LIVE IN THE CITY?
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WHAT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CITIZENS?
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HOW DOES THE CITY REFLECT THE TASTES OF ITS INHABITANTS?
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IS THE CITY FAMOUS FOR ANYTHING?
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WHAT IS THE CITYS EMBLEM / MASCOT / COAT OF ARMS?
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WHAT LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN?
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DO THE CITIZENS HAVE A DISTINCT DIALECT / ACCENT?
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KILL YOUR WHY IS THE CHARACTERS DEATH IMPORTANT?
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WHEN DOES IT OCCUR? ______________________________________________________

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WHO IS THERE WITH THE WHAT IS THE WHAT EMOTION IS

CHARACTER? CHARACTERS REACTION EVOKED IN THE READER?
TO IMMINENT DEATH?
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THEMES (ASSOCIATED LOCATIONS (ASSOCIATED OBJECTS (ASSOCIATED

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WAYS TO DIE:
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EFFECTS OF DEATH ON _______________________ EFFECTS OF DEATH ON
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ESCAPING A TIGHT SPOT If youve written your
character into a
corner, this is the
IDEAL OUTCOME: _________________________________________ worksheet for you!
Also works in real

REASON YOURE IN A TIGHT SPOT: __________________________ life situations!
ESCAPE ROUTES: HOW ARE THEY BLOCKED?

Are the escape
routes really
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Can rescue come
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ITEMS YOUR CHARACTER YOUR CHARACTERS

NEEDS TO ESCAPE: TALENTS/POWERS:
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ITEMS AVAILABLE: CONSTITUENTS OF ITEMS:
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ACTIONS YOUR CHARACTER SACRIFICES/COMPROMISES

CAN TAKE: YOUR CHARACTER CAN MAKE:
If your character is
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and vice versa.
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A way of thinking
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A false belief
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It is the framework of
Treat your antagonist as your story that sets the
LOVE YOUR a real person. Their sole antagonist in opposition. Have you imbued your
reason for existing What happens when the antagonist with some of Use a real-life antagonist
should not be to act as a antagonist becomes the your own good & bad for inspiration, and give
ANTAGONIST foil to your protagonist. protagonist? characteristics? them some love too.
MY ANTAGONIST WANTS: WHY HE / SHE WANTS WHAT HE / SHE WILL SACRIFICE THESE
THEY WANT: TO GET WHAT THEY WANT: MY ANTAGONIST IS GOOD AT:
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OTHERS JUDGE HIM / HER BUT HE / SHE ACTS LIKE I CAN SYMPATHISE WITH _________________________
TOO HARSHLY BECAUSE: THIS BECAUSE: MY ANTAGONIST BECAUSE:
MY ANTAGONIST IS BAD AT:
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HE / SHE COULD CHANGE IF: HE / SHE CANT CHANGE WHO ELSE LOVES / LOVED WHY DO / DID THEY LOVE YOUR
BECAUSE: YOUR ANTAGONIST? ANTAGONIST?
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PLOT HOLE DESCRIBE THE PLOT HOLE: ____________________
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GAPPING _____________________________________________
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ERROR IN TIMING / CHARACTER CONTINUITY / LOGIC / OTHER: _________________
CHARACTERS WHO ARE AFFECTED: SCENES THAT ARE AFFECTED:
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BRAINSTORM SOME SOLUTIONS, THEN TICK YOUR FAVOURITES:

Add a new scene: Add something to a previous scene:
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Turn the plot hole into a plot twist: Have a character explain away the problem:
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CHANGES TO CHARACTERS: CHANGES TO THE TIMELINE:
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KEEP
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WRITING!
LICENCE I, _______________________, hereby give myself
permission to produce imperfect writing, and promise not
TO WRITE
to be too harsh on myself for making mistakes.
Signed,
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SOMETHING REALLY AN AWFUL MISUSE OF A PLOT POINT IN A

SILLY THAT HAPPENS IN A LANGUAGE BY A FAMOUS FAMOUS NOVEL THAT
FAMOUS NOVEL: AUTHOR: STRETCHES BELIEF:
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A CHARACTER IN A THINGS FAMOUS AUTHORS HAVE SAID / DONE THAT

FAMOUS NOVEL WHOS YOU FIND SILLY / TASTELESS / MORALLY DUBIOUS:
FLAT & BORING:
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A SPURIOUS PLOT TWIST A FAMOUS NOVEL WITH A FAMOUS NOVEL WITH

IN A FAMOUS NOVEL: AN UNSATISFACTORY AN UNSATISFACTORY
BEGINNING / OPENING: ENDING:
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PLOT
TWIST BRAINSTORM
SOMEONE'S IDENTITY IS MISTAKEN: SOMEONE HAS ANOTHER MOTIVATION:
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AN EVENT IS MISINTERPRETED: INFORMATION IS MISSING:
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HOW DOES THE TWIST SURPRISE THE HOW DOES THE TWIST SURPRISE THE
READER? CHARACTERS?
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HOW DOES IT CHANGE CHARACTERS: HOW DOES IT CHANGE THE STORY:
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PLOT GO THROUGH EACH OF YOUR PLOT POINTS:
TWIST
I assume __________ (who?) does __________ (what?), at
__________ (where?), by __________ (how?), with __________
(whom?), because __________ (why?)
but what if one of those is not what it seems?

it's the opposite?
someone's lying?
some vital information is being withheld?
I ASSUME BUT WHAT IF

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IF ALL ELSE FAILS: ___________________________________
Resurrect a character. ___________________________________
Bring in help from an unexpected source.
Give ulterior motive to a minor character.
MOTIVATION: CHARACTER: ___________________________
PERSON STORY: ________________________________
WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS/

BE MOTIVATED TO DO? KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS DOES THIS
ACTION REQUIRE?
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WHAT VALUES / BELIEFS DOES THIS WHO MIGHT HAVE THESE TRAITS/
ACTION REQUIRE? KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/VALUES/BELIEFS?
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WHO MIGHT LACK THESE TRAITS/ HOW / WHERE MIGHT THEY HAVE MET?
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/VALUES/BELIEFS?
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HOW DID THIS PERSON INFLUENCE THE WHY DID THIS PERSON INFLUENCE THE
CHARACTER? CHARACTER IN THE WAY THEY DID?
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EVENT STORY: ________________________________
WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS /

ACTION REQUIRE?
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WHAT VALUES / BELIEFS DOES THIS WHAT EVENT WOULD BRING OUT THESE
ACTION REQUIRE? TRAITS / KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS /
VALUES / BELIEFS?
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HOW DID THE CHARACTER COME TO BE WHY WAS THIS EVENT SO IMPORTANT/
INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT? MEMORABLE TO THE CHARACTER?
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WHY DID THE CHARACTER INTERPRET IS THE CHARACTER CONSCIOUSLY

THIS EVENT THE WAY THEY DID? AWARE OF THIS MOTIVATION?
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MOTIVATION: CHARACTER: _______________________
ENVIRONMENT STORY: ____________________________
WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS /

ACTION REQUIRE?
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WHAT VALUES / BELIEFS DOES THIS WHAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT MIGHT

ACTION REQUIRE? CREATE THESE TRAITS / KNOWLEDGE/
SKILLS / VALUES /BELIEFS?
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WHAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT MIGHT WHY WAS THE CHARACTER IN THIS

SUPPRESS THESE TRAITS / ENVIRONMENT?
KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS / VALUES /
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WHY DID THIS ENVIRONMENT HAVE AN IS THE CHARACTER CONSCIOUSLY

IMPACT ON THE CHARACTER? AWARE OF THIS MOTIVATION?
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BELIEFS STORY: ________________________________
WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO WHAT BELIEFS DOES THIS ACTION
BE MOTIVATED TO DO? REQUIRE?
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WHAT EMPOWERING BELIEFS DOES HOW DOES THE CHARACTER JUSTIFY

THIS ACTION REQUIRE? THESE BELIEFS TO THEMSELVES & TO
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WHAT DISEMPOWERING BELIEFS DOES HOW DOES THE CHARACTER JUSTIFY

THIS ACTION REQUIRE? THESE BELIEFS TO THEMSELVES & TO
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VALUES
MOVING-TOWARD MOVING-AWAY-FROM RANK THE CHARACTER'S VALUES:
VALUES VALUES
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Love Rejection 2. _________________________________
Success Anger 3. _________________________________
Freedom Frustration 4. _________________________________
Intimacy Loneliness 5. _________________________________
Security Depression
Adventure Failure (Value lists excepted from Awaken the
Power Humiliation Giant Within by Anthony Robbins)
Passion Guilt
Comfort
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TICKING WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO ACHIEVE?
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CLOCK _____________________________________________________
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WHAT IS AN UNREASONABLY SHORT A DEADLINE TO SUIT YOUR TIMEFRAME:

TIMEFRAME IN WHICH TO ACHIEVE IT?
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CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE: PROOF OF SUCCESS:
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WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO HOW DOES FEAR OF THE DEADLINE
DO TO STOP THE CLOCK? AFFECT THE CHARACTER?
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WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES? HOW LONG WILL EACH OBSTACLE TAKE
WHAT GOES WRONG? TO OVERCOME?
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HOW DOES THE SUSPENSE ESCALATE DOES THE DEADLINE TRIGGER

AS THE DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR? ANOTHER TICKING CLOCK?
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MAKE WHAT IS YOUR MAIN PURPOSE IN PUTTING YOUR
CHARACTER IN TROUBLE?
TROUBLE ___________________________________________________
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CHARACTER'S STRENGTHS: CHARACTER'S WEAKNESSES:
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The problem will be caused / compounded by the character's weaknesses but eventually overcome by their strengths.
WHAT SHOULD THE PROBLEMS REVEAL HOW SHOULD OVERCOMING THE

ABOUT THE CHARACTER? PROBLEMS CHANGE THE CHARACTER?
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WHAT CHRONIC PROBLEMS DOES THE HOW CAN THESE EXISTING PROBLEMS
CHARACTER ALREADY FACE? CAUSE / COMPOUND OTHER PROBLEMS?
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WHAT ARE SOME ISSUES THE CHARACTER IS

AVOIDING? HOW MIGHT THESE BECOME UNAVOIDABLE?
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HARROWING EVENTS YOU'VE

EXPERIENCED: DIFFICULTIES YOU'VE OVERCOME:
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MAKE
TROUBLE
BRAINSTORM PROBLEMS THE CHARACTER MIGHT FACE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Health Politics
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Environment Wellbeing
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Technology Resources
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Family Entertainment
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PICK 3-4 PROBLEMS FOR THE CHARACTER TO STRUGGLE WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY:
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SOLVING A
MYSTERY STORY: ____________________________________________
MYSTERY: CHARACTERS INVOLVED IN CHARACTERS INVOLVED IN

CREATING THE MYSTERY: DISCOVERING THE MYSTERY:
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CLUE #1 CLUE #2 CLUE #3
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HOW IS IT DISCOVERED? HOW IS IT DISCOVERED? HOW IS IT DISCOVERED?

ACCIDENTALLY OR ON ACCIDENTALLY OR ON ACCIDENTALLY OR ON
PURPOSE? PURPOSE? PURPOSE?
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BY WHOM? BY WHOM? BY WHOM?
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WHERE? WHERE? WHERE?
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HOW DOES THE FINAL CLUE

HOW DOES THE CLUE HOW DOES THE CLUE LEAD TO THE MYSTERY
INTRODUCE THE MYSTERY? DEEPEN THE MYSTERY? BEING UNCOVERED?
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DISGUISE THE CLUE...
HIDE IT IN UNIMPORTANT HIDE IT IN UNIMPORTANT HIDE IT IN UNIMPORTANT
INFORMATION: INFORMATION: INFORMATION:
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HAVE IT MISINTERPRETED: HAVE IT MISINTERPRETED: HAVE IT MISINTERPRETED:
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LEAVE IT UNDISCOVERED LEAVE IT UNDISCOVERED LEAVE IT UNDISCOVERED

UNTIL: UNTIL: UNTIL:
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HOW IS IT FOUND OUT TO BE A FALSE CLUE?
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MINI WHAT ARE THE
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WHAT ARE SOME OBSTACLES
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FURTHER DISPLAY THE ABILITIES OF A FURTHER CEMENT A RELATIONSHIP?

CHARACTER?
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ALLUDE TO SOMETHING YOU LOVE? REINTRODUCE A MINOR CHARACTER?
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CREATING WHAT EMOTIONS ARE YOU TRYING TO EVOKE
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SIGHTS THAT EVOKE THESE SMELLS THAT EVOKE SOUNDS THAT EVOKE
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CREATE THE MOOD? IN YOUR SETTING: TRANSFORM THESE
OBJECTS?
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NEW TECHNOLOGY? WHY OR WHY NOT?
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DISCOVERY HAS SHAPED TECHNOLOGIES HAVE DEVELOPED IN A WAY THAT
THE WORLD? BECOME OBSOLETE? IS ILLOGICAL OR
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IMPLICATION: PIECE:
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CHOOSE RANDOM ITEMS FROM THE LISTS AND FILL IN THE SENTENCES BELOW
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ONCE YOU'VE FOUND A METAPHOR OR SIMILE THAT WORKS, THINK OF WAYS YOU CAN
MAKE IT MORE SPECIFIC
BRING IN A THIRD CONCEPT QUALIFY THE ORIGINAL IDEA: QUALIFY THE THING BEING
TO ADD MORE MEANING TO COMPARED TO:
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TITLING
IMPORTANT CHARACTERS: IMPORTANT PLACES: IMPORTANT EVENTS:
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TITLING
ALLUSIONS RELATED TO QUOTATIONS RELATED TO OTHER WORDS YOU LIKE:
YOUR PIECE: YOUR PIECE:
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PARTNERS IN LOVE CHARACTER A: ____________________
CHARACTER B: ____________________
STRENGTHS OF A: WEAKNESSES OF B: HOW DO THEY COMPENSATE

FOR EACH OTHER?
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FOR EACH OTHER?
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HOW IS IT EASIER FOR HOW IS IT MORE HOW DO THEY SOLVE

THEM TO WORK DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO PROBLEMS TOGETHER
TOGETHER? WORK TOGETHER? THAT THEY COULDN'T
SOLVE ALONE?
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RECONNECT WITH YOUR STORY
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN WHY? LIST 3 WAYS YOU CAN FEEL
YOU SIT DOWN TO WRITE? BETTER ABOUT WRITING:
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WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU LIST 3 REASONS WHY THE
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WHY ARE YOU FINDING IT WHY DO YOU REALLY WANT LIST 3 SCENES YOU WANT
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RECONNECT WITH YOUR STORY
WHAT FIRST ATTRACTED WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE
YOU TO THIS STORY? CHARACTER? SCENE?
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SENTENCE YOU WROTE? DIALOGUE YOU WROTE? IMAGERY?
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WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO HOW DID YOU CHOOSE HOW DID YOU CHOOSE
RELATE EVENTS IN THIS YOUR CHARACTER NAMES? YOUR TITLE?
ORDER?
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3 WRITING TECHNIQUES 3 DARING NEW IDEAS YOU 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO

YOU WANT TO TRY: WANT TO INCLUDE: RESEARCH FURTHER:
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YOUR LIFE THEMES
WHAT WERE SOME WHAT DID YOU LEARN WHAT MISTAKES DO YOU
TURNING POINTS IN YOUR FROM THESE FEEL YOU'VE MADE
LIFE? EXPERIENCES? REPEATEDLY?
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FREQUENTLY CAUGHT BETWEEN? ABOUT?
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YOUR LIFE THEMES
WHAT DO YOU SPEND A WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF
LOT OF TIME THINKING YOUR GREATEST YOUR GREATEST JOY/
ABOUT? SUFFERING? CONSOLATION?
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WHAT IS THEIR "COMMON DENOMINATOR"?
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CREATING SUSPENSE
WHAT IS THE ACTUAL WHAT IS THE WORST WHY IS THE CHARACTER
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AUDIENCE EXPECT THE OUTCOME MORE CONSEQUENCES OF
WORST? UNCERTAIN? FAILURE?
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WHAT INFORMATION IS THE HOW CAN YOU DIVIDE IT UP WHAT NEW CLUES ARE
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MYSTERY?
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HOW CAN YOU INCREASE WHY IS THE READER HOW ELSE CAN YOU
THE HOPE FOR SUCCESS? ROOTING FOR THE (PLEASURABLY) DELAY THE
CHARACTER? READER?
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WHY IS THE GOAL HOW CAN YOU MAKE IT HOW CAN THE SITUATION
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HOW CAN YOU USE SCENE HOW CAN YOU USE HOW CAN YOU USE
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WHAT ARE PEOPLE CALLED IS EVERYONE BORN WITH THROUGH RITUAL OR

WHO PRACTICE IT? IT? TRAINING?
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"NORMAL"? AN EQUAL SHARE OF IT? TO ACQUIRE?
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HOW IS IT SUMMONED? DOES IT REQUIRE ARE THERE LIMITS TO ITS
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IS THERE A LIMITED ARE THERE DANGERS TO DOES IT CHANGE

AMOUNT OF IT IN THE USING IT? ACCORDING TO LOCATION?
WORLD?
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HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN IN WHAT EVENTS LED TO ITS WHAT LORE HAS GROWN
THE WORLD? DISCOVERY? UP AROUND ITS USE?
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SYMBOLS ARE ASSOCIATED ASPECT? BALANCE OF POWER?
WITH IT?
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HOW DOES IT INFLUENCE HOW DOES IT INFLUENCE HOW DOES IT INFLUENCE

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WHAT HOW THEY

TIME CHARACTER
THEY LEARN LEARN IT

POLITICS STORY: _______________________________________________
INVENTING A POLITICAL SYSTEM

The two main sources of conflict in politics:
How do aspects of the story world define the - Gaining power

political system? - Keeping power
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What specifically is the purpose of the political
Who decides who is in power? system?
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INVENTING PARTIES / FACTIONS What are some landmarks in their history?

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What do they want to change?
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WORLD POLITICS
What resources (or lack of) affect the balance What are the main political axes or
of power? allegiances?
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How are resources transferred? Who has How does economy affect politics?
power over these trade routes? ______________________________________
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Where, when, how, and among whom do
Which community is the most powerful? Why? political meetings take place?
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How do they keep in power? How are conflicts resolved?

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Who is interested in usurping their power? How has history shaped the current political
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How can communities become more powerful?
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RITUALS NAME OF RITE / RITUAL: ___________________________________
WHAT TRANSITION DOES THIS RITE OR RITUAL MARK? IS IT DIFFICULT OR PAINFUL?
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WHO UNDERGOES THE IS THE RITE OR RITUAL WHAT IS THE NATURE OF

TRANSFORMATION? MANDATORY? THIS RITE OR RITUAL?
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IS IT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE? IS IT DANGEROUS? IS THERE A PRIZE?
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DOES IT INVOLVE A WHAT HAPPENS IF IT WHAT HAPPENS IF IT FAILS?

SACRIFICE? SUCCEEDS?
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WHO OFFICIATES? WHERE DOES IT TAKE HOW LONG DOES THE IT

PLACE? LAST?
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IS THERE A FORMAL DOES IT CHANGE THE IS IT POSSIBLE TO

CEREMONY? INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS IN DISTINGUISH THOSE WHO
SOCIETY? HAVE PASSED?
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PEOPLE & HISTORY STORY: ____________________
HOW IS HISTORY HOW FAR BACK DO IS ANY HISTORY LOST &

RECORDED? RECORDS DATE? FORGOTTEN?
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HOW BIASED ARE IS HISTORICAL HOW SERIOUSLY DO

DIFFERENT CULTURES' KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE CULTURES TAKE THE
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WHAT ARE SOME POINTS ARE THERE "NATURAL" WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE
OF CONTENTION? HISTORICAL RECORDS? PURPOSE OF RECORDING
OR STUDYING HISTORY?
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GEOGRAPHY STORY: _________________________________
MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL MAJOR CLIMATE / FLORA

FEATURES: EVENTS : ZONES:
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HOW DOES THE WHAT LIES OUTSIDE THE ARE THERE UNEXPLAINED
GEOGRAPHY CHANGE BOUNDARIES OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL
OVER TIME? WORLD? PHENOMENA?
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GEOGRAPHY STORY: _________________________________
HOW DO PEOPLE HOW DO THEIR HOW WELL ARE PEOPLE

INTERACT WITH THE ACTIVITIES ALTER THE ADAPTED TO THE
LANDSCAPE? LANDSCAPE? LANDSCAPE?
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AND RECORD THEIR KNOW THE GEOGRAPHY MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT
WORLD'S GEOGRAPHY? OF THEIR WORLD? THEIR LANDSCAPES?
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DOES THE LANDSCAPE HOW DOES THE ARE THERE

PROVIDE ENOUGH LANDSCAPE CHANGE UNREACHABLE OR
RESOURCES? PEOPLE? UNEXPLORED PLACES?
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SETTLEMENT RESOURCES FEATURES BORDERS
GEOGRAPHICAL HOW WAS IT WHEN WAS IT HOW DO

FEATURE FORMED? FORMED? PEOPLE USE IT?

GEOGRAPHY STORY: _________________________________
DRAW A MAP OF YOUR WORLD OR OF A SETTLEMENT:
DOODLE A LANDSCAPE:

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WHAT NEEDS TO TAKE CHARACTERS' INTERNAL CHARACTERS' INTERNAL

PLACE? STATE(S) AT START: STATE(S) AT END:
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7. ______________________________________________ INTERESTING PEOPLE:
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HOW DOES THIS SCENE LIST A FEW THINGS FROM CAN YOU EXPAND ON
BUILD ON THE PREVIOUS PREVIOUS SCENES: THEIR MEANING OR
ONE? IMPORTANCE?
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HOW DOES THIS SCENE LIST A FEW THINGS CAN YOU INTRODUCE
SET THE STORY UP FOR YOU'LL NEED IN ANY OF THEM IN THIS
THE NEXT ONE? UPCOMING SCENES: SCENE?
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SCENE: _______________________________ POV: ___________________________
CHARACTER: CHARACTER: CHARACTER:

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WHAT DO THEY NEED _____________ _____________ _____________

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WHAT DO THEY NEED _____________ _____________ _____________

TO KEEP SECRET? _____________ _____________ _____________
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HOW DO THEY NEED _____________ _____________ _____________

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ARGUMENTS
TONE
EMOTIONS
BODY LANGUAGE
SPEECH TAGS
NOTES

GOOD DIALOGUE STORY: _________________________
GO THROUGH YOUR DIALOGUE LINE BY LINE AND CHECK THAT
It's always clear who's speaking.

The conversation develops the story.
The conversation develops the characters.
The conversation introduces new information.
The conversation achieves its purpose.
What the character is saying actually makes sense and means something.
The character speaks for a reason.
The reader can understand what the character is trying to communicate.
The characters speak in a way that is appropriate to their role.
The characters use vocabulary appropriate to their role.
The character is using the correct form of address.
You use a variety of speech tags.
The speech tags make sense, and don't sound contrived.
The speech tags aren't repetitious.
The speech tags are appropriate to your chosen point of view.
The speech tags are in the correct tense.
The formatting of direct speech is consistent.
The formatting of indirect speech is consistent.
The formatting of thoughts is consistent.
The characters use (appropriate) body language.
The characters convey subtext through word choice.
The characters convey subtext through pauses, hesitations and interruptions.
The characters convey subtext through rhetoric.
The characters are purposeful in the way they stay on topic, or change the subject.
The characters hint at things left unsaid.
The characters convey the full extent of their emotions.
The characters react to each other's tone and delivery.
The characters always react to what was said before.
The arguments are convincing.
It's clear what each character is arguing.
The outcome of the argument is clear (even if a consensus is deferred).
Both the characters and the reader remain aware of the setting of the conversation.
Both the characters and the reader remain aware of the context of the conversation.
The characters get equal time to speak, unless there is a reason for an imbalance.
It's possible to determine the characters' relations to each other through their speech.
It's clear to the reader if characters misunderstand each other or talk at cross purposes.
The pace of the conversation is appropriate to the scene.
The conversation contains something memorable.

WRITING A STORY: _____________________________________________
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CHARACTER(S): ________________________________
SYNOPSIS LENGTH: __________
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU

THING ABOUT YOUR MAIN THING ABOUT YOUR WORLD? NEED TO PROVIDE?
CHARACTER(S)?
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HOW CAN THE SYNOPSIS WHAT QUESTIONS DOES THE WHAT DOES THE SYNOPSIS
INFORM THE READER SYNOPSIS POSE THE PROMISE THE READER?
BEFORE THEY EVEN BEGIN READER?
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WRITING A
SYNOPSIS
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WHAT SORT OF READERS DO WHAT WORDS / IDEAS / WHAT STYLE OF WRITING

YOU WANT TO READ YOUR THEMES WOULD APPEAL TO WOULD APPEAL TO THESE
STORY? THESE READERS? READERS?
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WRITING A Try writing a few drafts of your synopsis, using your answers on
the previous pages as checklists.
SYNOPSIS You may also want to consider formatting; where to place

paragraph breaks, what to emphasise, etc.

NAMING CHARACTERS
WHAT LANGUAGE DO THE HOW ARE FIRST NAMES HOW ARE SECONDARY
CHARACTERS SPEAK? GIVEN? NAMES GIVEN?
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NAMING CHARACTERS
MEANING OR MEANING OR
FIRST NAMES SURNAMES NICKNAMES
CONNOTATION CONNOTATION

YOUR READERSHIP
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE WHO WOULD MOST WHO WOULD YOU MOST
YOUR STORY TO HELP ITS BENEFIT FROM READING LIKE TO REACH?
READERS? YOUR STORY?
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WHAT ARE THEIR WHAT DO THEY SPEND HOW CAN YOU USE
CULTURAL INFLUENCES? THEIR TIME DOING? THESE IN YOUR STORY, IN
ORDER TO PLEASE YOUR
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NARRATOR STORY: ___________________________________________
NARRATOR: _______________________________________
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WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS IS THE NARRATOR A WHAT IS THE NARRATORS
NARRATOR? CHARACTER IN THE PURPOSE IN TELLING THE
STORY? STORY?
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WHICH CHARACTERS DOES THE NARRATOR HAVE DOES THE NARRATOR

THOUGHTS CAN THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AFFECT OR INTERACT WITH
NARRATOR ACCESS? THAT THE CHARACTERS THE CHARACTERS?
DONT?
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WHAT IS THE NARRATORS WHO IS THE NARRATOR HOW DOES THE NARRATOR
RELATIONSHIP TO THE ADDRESSING? FEEL TOWARDS THE
PROTAGONIST? ADDRESSEE?
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HOW DOES THE HOW DO THE NARRATORS ARE THERE ANY FACTORS
NARRATORS CHARACTER OPINIONS AND THAT MAKE THE NARRATOR
EMERGE? JUDGEMENTS EMERGE? UNRELIABLE?
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NARRATIVE TIME & VOICE
HOW CURRENT IS THE HOW DOES THIS TIMING THROUGH WHAT MEDIUM IS
NARRATORS STORY? AFFECT THE TELLING OF THE STORY TOLD?
THE STORY?
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IS THERE A FRAMING IS THE NARRATIVE IS THERE A SENSE THAT

NARRATIVE? OBJECTIFIED WITHIN THE THE NARRATIVE OUTLASTS
STORY? THE STORY?
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IS THE NARRATIVE LINEAR HOW LONG DOES THE DOES THE NARRATION TAKE
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WHAT IS THE NARRATORS DOES THE NARRATOR OR WHAT HAPPENS TO THE

TONE? HOW DOES IT THEIR TONE CHANGE AS NARRATOR AFTER THE END
AFFECT THE STORY? THE STORY PROGRESSES? OF THE STORY?
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lack of character development
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WORDS / PHRASES THAT I
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inconsistencies in capitalisation
WORDS / PHRASES THAT I
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CHOOSE A GENRE STORY: _________________________
WHICH GENRES DO YOU WHICH GENRES DO YOU CHOOSE YOUR TOP 2:

READ MOST & WHY? FIND EASY TO WRITE &
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THEMES ASSOCIATED THEMES ASSOCIATED PLOT CONVENTIONS PLOT CONVENTIONS

WITH GENRE #1: WITH GENRE #2: ASSOCIATED WITH ASSOCIATED WITH
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CHARACTER CHARACTER WORLD / SETTING WORLD / SETTING

CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH ASSOCIATED WITH ASSOCIATED WITH ASSOCIATED WITH
GENRE #1: GENRE #2: GENRE #1: GENRE #2:
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CHOOSE A GENRE STORY: _________________________
WHY ARE YOU WRITING HOW CAN GENRE #1 HELP HOW CAN GENRE #2 HELP
THIS STORY? TO TELL YOUR STORY? TO TELL YOUR STORY?
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LIMITATIONS OF GENRE #1: LIMITATIONS OF GENRE #2: HOW MIGHT THE ENDING
CHANGE DEPENDING ON
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THINGS YOU LOVE ABOUT THINGS YOU LOVE ABOUT HOW WILL READER
GENRE #1: GENRE #2: EXPECTATIONS CHANGE
DEPENDING ON THE GENRE?
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DECISION Decision-making will become too complicated for you and
your readers to grasp if there are more than 3 characters
MAKING
involved. Even if you have a group of characters debating,
try to have no more than 3 clear factions.
CHARACTERS INVOLVED IN MAKING THE DECISION
CHARACTER 1: _________ CHARACTER 2: _________ CHARACTER 3: _________
SKILLS: SKILLS: SKILLS:
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MOTIVATIONS: MOTIVATIONS: MOTIVATIONS:
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TEMPERAMENT: TEMPERAMENT: TEMPERAMENT:
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JUSTIFICATIONS FOR: JUSTIFICATIONS FOR: JUSTIFICATIONS FOR:
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JUSTIFICATIONS AGAINST: JUSTIFICATIONS AGAINST: JUSTIFICATIONS AGAINST:
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DECISION PICK THE CHOICE THAT CREATES THE MOST CONFLICT, AND
THAT BEST ALLOWS CHARACTERS TO USE THEIR SKILL-SET AND
MAKING
DEMONSTRATE THEIR PERSONALITY.
CHOICE 1: CHOICE 2: CHOICE 3:

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ACTIONS
NECESSARY
SKILLS
NECESSARY
POSITIVE
CONSEQUENCES
NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCES
ASSUMPTIONS

EXPRESSING EMOTIONS
STORY: ____________________________ CHARACTER: ____________________________
HOW EMOTIONAL IS THE CHARACTER?
DOES THE READER HEAR WHAT WORDS DO THEY USE HOW DO THEIR EMOTIONS
THE CHARACTERS TO DESCRIBE THEIR VARY IN INTENSITY AS THE
THOUGHTS? DIRECTLY OR EMOTIONS? STORY PROGRESSES?
INDIRECTLY?
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WHAT IS THEIR PRIMARY HOW DO THEY EXPRESS IT? ARE THEIR EMOTIONS
EMOTION? CHANGEABLE?
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DO THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY ARE THEIR EMOTIONS ARE THEIR EMOTIONS

EXPRESSING THEIR CLEAR OR CONFUSED? SIMPLE OR COMPLICATED/
EMOTIONS? LAYERED?
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IS THERE A CONFLICT HOW ARE EMOTIONS ARE THERE EMOTIONS

BETWEEN THEIR EMOTIONS EXPRESSED IN THEIR THEYRE EXPECTED TO
AND THEIR INTELLECT? FAMILY/SOCIETY? FEEL?
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EXPRESSING EMOTIONS
HOW DO OTHER CAN OTHER CHARACTERS WHAT EMOTIONS ARE THEY
CHARACTERS REACT TO CORRECTLY INTERPRET INCAPABLE OF FEELING?
THEIR EMOTIONS? THEIR EMOTIONS?
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DO THEY TRY TO CONTROL DO THEY TRY TO HIDE DO THEY TRY TO DENY/

THEIR EMOTIONS? THEIR EMOTIONS? SUPPRESS THEIR
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HOW DO THEIR EMOTIONS HOW DO THEIR EMOTIONS HOW DO THEIR EMOTIONS

INFLUENCE THEIR INFLUENCE THEIR INFLUENCE THEIR
ACTIONS? THOUGHTS? RELATIONSHIPS?
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ARE THERE EMOTIONS OF HOW DO THESE MANIFEST? HOW DO THEY BECOME

WHICH THEY ARE AWARE OF THEM?
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CREATE CONFLICT
WHO OR WHAT IS WHY ARE THEY AT ODDS? WHO OR WHAT ELSE IS
OPPOSING YOUR INVOLVED?
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HOW DOES THE HOW DOES THE WHAT GOVERNS THE

CHARACTER REACT CHARACTER REACT CHARACTERS REACTIONS?
INTERNALLY? EXTERNALLY?
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IS THE CHARACTER HOW LONG DOES THE HOW & WHEN SHOULD THE
MOTIVATED TO RESOLVE CONFLICT LAST? CONFLICT BE RESOLVED?
THE CONFLICT?
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HOW DOES THE HOW DO THE OTHER HOW DOES THE STORY
CHARACTER DEVELOP (OPPOSING) CHARACTERS DEVELOP THROUGH THIS
THROUGH THIS CONFLICT? DEVELOP THROUGH THIS CONFLICT?
CONFLICT?
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COMPOUND OR RESOLVE A CONFLICT
WHAT IS THE CONFLICT? ________________________________________________________
DO YOU NEED TO MAKE IT WORSE OR RESOLVE IT? _________________________________
BRAINSTORM SOME WAYS TO COMPOUND OR RESOLVE IT THROUGH
Conversation: Questions:
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Violence: Empathy:
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Threats: Requests:
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Supplication: Persuasion:
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Complaints: Honesty:
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Apologies: Dishonesty:
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Punishment: Incentives:
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COMPOUND OR RESOLVE A CONFLICT
Outside help: Death:
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Advice: Inattention:
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Inaction: Information:
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Orders: Error:
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Haste: Discovery:
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Leadership: Deflection:
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Departure: Other:
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Rank: Other:
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THE WHERE DID THE STORY BEGIN?
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WHERE SHOULD THE STORY END?
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WHAT WAS THE MAIN HOW HAS THE MAIN WHAT HAS BEEN SYMBOLIC
CHARACTER'S STATE AT THE CHARACTER CHANGED? OF THE CHANGE?
BEGINNING OF THE STORY?
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WHY DOES THE STORY END WHO IS WITH THE WHAT IS IN THE
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OPTION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3

WHAT IS THE ENDING THE WHAT IS THE ENDING THE WHAT WOULD BE AN
MAIN CHARACTER WOULD ANTAGONIST WOULD LIKE? UNEXPECTED ENDING?
LIKE?
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WHAT DID YOU WANT THE WHAT DO YOU NEED TO WHAT IS THE FINAL
STORY TO CONVEY TO THE REMIND THE READER FEELING YOU WANT THE
READER? ABOUT? READER TO LEAVE WITH?
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START A FIGHT
WHO GETS INVOLVED IN WHY DO THEY START WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR
THE FIGHT? FIGHTING? WHO STARTS? EACH PARTY?
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WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE DO ALL PARTIES FIGHT WHY COULDNT THE
FIGHT FOR EACH PARTY? FAIR? PROBLEM BE SOLVED
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ARE THERE ANY IS THE FIGHT PRE-PLANNED DOES ANYONE TRY TO

ONLOOKERS OR ARBITERS? OR SPONTANEOUS? FLEE? WHY OR WHY NOT?
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HOW DOES THE FIGHT WHAT DO THEY DO AFTER DOES THE FIGHT END THE
END? IS THERE A CLEAR THE FIGHT? HOW DO THEY CONFLICT BETWEEN THEM?
WINNER? FEEL?
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START A FIGHT: PHYSICAL
DO THEY HAVE WEAPONS? HOW DOES THE METHOD/ IS THE FIGHT PART OF A
CHOICE OF WEAPON RITUAL OR RITE OF
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WHERE DO THEY FIGHT? DOES THE FIGHTING IS ANYONE INJURED OR

GROUND PLAY A ROLE IN KILLED?
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ARE THEY EVENLY ARE THEY EVENLY ARE THEY EVENLY

MATCHED IN SKILL? MATCHED IN STRENGTH & MATCHED IN RESOURCES?
STAMINA?
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DO ANY OTHER FACTORS HOW DOES THE FIGHT PLAY OUT?

COME INTO PLAY?
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A PERFECT VILLAIN
DEFINING GENERAL MOOD / MOTIVATION:
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DO THEY CONSIDER DO THEY FEEL WHO OR WHAT DO THEY

THEMSELVES A VILLAIN? MISTREATED? BLAME?
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WHAT IS THEIR AIM? HOW DO THEY PLAN TO HOW DOES THIS CAUSE
ACHIEVE IT? CONFLICT WITH THE
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WHY DOES THE WHY DO THEY DISLIKE THE WHAT ADVANTAGES DO

PROTAGONIST DISLIKE PROTAGONIST? THEY HAVE?
THEM?
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ARE THEY ISOLATED? DO THEY HAVE HENCHMEN? HOW DO THEY TREAT THEIR
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A PERFECT VILLAIN
WHAT MADE THEM A VILLAIN?
HOW DO THEY TRY TO HOW DO THEY CREATE A WAS IT
UNNERVE OTHERS? CONTRAST WITH THE
PROTAGONIST? AN EVENT?
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MANIPULATE OTHERS? HOW DO THEY CHANGE THE
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OTHERS?
HOW DO THEY CREATE A BELIEF/WORLD VIEW?
DRAMA & SUSPENSE?
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ANTAGONISE OTHERS? DO THEY CHANGE?
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DO THEY PURSUE THEIR DO THEY SUCCEED? _________________________
VICTIMS OR WAIT FOR
THEM? _________________________ SOMETHING ELSE?
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OCCUPATIONS STORY: _______________________________
CHARACTER: __________________________
WHAT WORK DOES THE WHERE DOES THE DO THEY HAVE TO

CHARACTER DO? CHARACTER WORK? DO COMMUTE?
THEY LIKE IT THERE?
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IS THE WORK IS THE WORK FULFILLING IS THE CHARACTER GOOD

BENEFICIAL TO OTHERS? FOR THE CHARACTER? AT WHAT THEY DO?
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WHY DOES THE IS THIS THEIR DREAM HOW LONG HAVE THEY
CHARACTER DO THIS JOB? BEEN DOING THIS WORK?
WORK?
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WHAT HOURS DO THEY DO THEY WORK DO THEY HAVE DAYS OFF?

WORK? OVERTIME?
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THEY? RESOURCES OR TIME? RULES?
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BOSS? DOES THE CHARACTER
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THERE? COLLEAGUES? COLLEAGUES OUTSIDE
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CHARACTER: __________________________
WHAT THOUGHTS DO THEY ARGUE IN THEIR DO THEY QUESTION

OCCUPY THIS OWN HEADS? THEMSELVES?
CHARACTERS MIND?
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HOW DO THEIR HOW DO THEIR HOW DO THEIR

THOUGHTS REVEAL THOUGHTS REVEAL THOUGHTS REVEAL THEIR
THEIR CHARACTER? THEIR WORLDVIEW? TRUE MOTIVES?
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THEIR EMOTIONS? MORE CONFLICT? INTERPRETATIONS OF
EVENTS?
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EASILY INTO THEIR MIND? THEY REPRESS? PHRASES DO THEY USE
OFTEN?
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THOUGHTS STORY: _______________________________
CHARACTER: __________________________
WHAT IS THE DOMINANT HOW IS THE TONE OF HOW IS THEIR THINKING

TONE OF THEIR THEIR THOUGHTS VOICE SIMILAR TO THEIR
THOUGHTS? DISTINCTIVE? SPEAKING VOICE?
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HOW WILL YOU INDICATE HOW WILL YOU INDICATE HOW DO THEY SOLVE
THEIR DIRECT THEIR INDIRECT PROBLEMS IN THEIR HEAD?
THOUGHTS? THINKING?
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SPEND THINKING VS. ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR EXPRESS THEIR
ACTING? ACTIONS? THOUGHTS?
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THOUGHTS LEAD OR THOUGHTS MISLEAD OR THOUGHTS INTEREST THE
INFORM THE READER? MISINFORM THE READER?
READER?
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SET THE SCENE STORY: ____________________________
CHARACTER: _______________________
DOES THE SCENE TAKE IS THE SPACE IT LIGHT IS THE SPACE LARGE OR
PLACE INDOORS OR OUT? OR DARK? SMALL?
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AFFECT THE AFFECT THEIR AFFECT THEIR
CHARACTERS THOUGHTS? INTERACTIONS?
MOVEMENTS?
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HOW ARE THE HOW DO THEY PERCEIVE HOW DOES THE SPACE
CHARACTERS POSITIONED THE SPACE CREATE OR RESOLVE
IN THE SPACE? DIFFERENTLY? CONFLICT?
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WHAT OBJECTS ARE WHAT THEMES ARE WHAT ROLE DOES THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPRESENTED BY THE SPACE PLAY IN THE
SPACE? SPACE? STORY?
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SET THE SCENE STORY: ____________________________
CHARACTER: _______________________
WHAT DO THE WHAT DO THE WHAT DO THE

CHARACTERS HEAR? CHARACTERS SMELL? CHARACTERS TASTE?
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WHAT DO THE WHAT DO THE WHAT DO THE

CHARACTERS TOUCH? CHARACTERS SEE? CHARACTERS FEEL?
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LIST SOME WORDS THAT HOW DO THESE WHAT LIMITATIONS DOES

DESCRIBE THE SPACE INFLUENCE THE SCENE? THE SPACE CAUSE?
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IDEA ENGINE
RANDOM WORDS THINGS I LOVE PROBLEMS RANDOM WORDS COMBINE, SYNTHESISE & DISTILL...
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QUICK CHARACTER CREATOR
PLOT REQUIREMENTS: GENRE REQUIREMENTS: STORY REQUIREMENTS:
LIMITATIONS
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INTERESTING INTERESTING GOALS/ INTERESTING

OCCUPATIONS / ROLES: MOTIVATIONS: BACKSTORIES:
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INTEREST
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WORDS THEY USE TO WORDS THEIR FRIENDS WORDS THEIR

DEFINE THEMSELVES: AND FAMILY USE TO OPPONENTS USE TO
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TYPICAL RESPONSE TO SKILLS THAT HELP THEM FLAWS THAT HINDER

CONFLICT: RESOLVE CONFLICT: THEM RESOLVING
CONFLICT:
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Move any unresolved tasks from the fourth column into the first column, and any unresolved
ADD ACTION problems into a new table, and begin again.
PROBLEM CHARACTER IS
TRYING TO SOLVE:
EXTERNAL SOLUTION:
HOW DOES THE NEED / WHAT NEW NEEDS /

BREAK SOLUTION DOWN INTO WHAT NEED / MOTIVATION WHAT IS THE REACTION
MOTIVATION TURN INTO PROBLEMS DOES THE
SMALLER TASKS IS BEHIND THIS TASK? TO THIS ACTION?
ACTION? REACTION CREATE?
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THINGS I SUBJECTS I LOVE: IMAGERY I LOVE:

PLOT ELEMENTS I LOVE: SETTINGS I LOVE: NARRATIVE DEVICES I LOVE:

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CHARACTERISTICS I LOVE CHARACTERISTICS I LOVE CHARACTERISTICS I LOVE

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WORDS I LOVE: CONFLICTS I LOVE: RELATIONSHIPS I LOVE:

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CONVERSATION I LOVE: MYSTERIES I LOVE: THINGS I LOVE TO DESCRIBE:

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OBJECTS I LOVE: STYLISTIC ELEMENTS I LOVE: OTHER THINGS I LOVE:

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QUIRKS Develop character from a character quirk.

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WHAT CHARACTER WHO IS ATTRACTED TO WHOM DOES THIS QUIRK

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WHAT DEFINES THE SETTLEMENT AS A CITY?

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WHEN DOES IT OCCUR? ______________________________________________________

WHO IS THERE WITH THE WHAT IS THE WHAT EMOTION IS

THEMES (ASSOCIATED LOCATIONS (ASSOCIATED OBJECTS (ASSOCIATED

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Also works in real

ESCAPE ROUTES: HOW ARE THEY BLOCKED?

ITEMS YOUR CHARACTER YOUR CHARACTERS

ITEMS AVAILABLE: CONSTITUENTS OF ITEMS:

ACTIONS YOUR CHARACTER SACRIFICES/COMPROMISES

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ERROR IN TIMING / CHARACTER CONTINUITY / LOGIC / OTHER: _________________

CHARACTERS WHO ARE AFFECTED: SCENES THAT ARE AFFECTED:

BRAINSTORM SOME SOLUTIONS, THEN TICK YOUR FAVOURITES:

CHANGES TO CHARACTERS: CHANGES TO THE TIMELINE:

SOMETHING REALLY AN AWFUL MISUSE OF A PLOT POINT IN A

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A CHARACTER IN A THINGS FAMOUS AUTHORS HAVE SAID / DONE THAT

A SPURIOUS PLOT TWIST A FAMOUS NOVEL WITH A FAMOUS NOVEL WITH

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SOMEONE'S IDENTITY IS MISTAKEN: SOMEONE HAS ANOTHER MOTIVATION:

AN EVENT IS MISINTERPRETED: INFORMATION IS MISSING:

HOW DOES IT CHANGE CHARACTERS: HOW DOES IT CHANGE THE STORY:

but what if one of those is not what it seems?

I ASSUME BUT WHAT IF

I ASSUME BUT WHAT IF

I ASSUME BUT WHAT IF

PERSON STORY: ________________________________

WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS/

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EVENT STORY: ________________________________

WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS /

WHY DID THE CHARACTER INTERPRET IS THE CHARACTER CONSCIOUSLY

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ENVIRONMENT STORY: ____________________________

WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS /

WHAT VALUES / BELIEFS DOES THIS WHAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT MIGHT

WHAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT MIGHT WHY WAS THE CHARACTER IN THIS

WHY DID THIS ENVIRONMENT HAVE AN IS THE CHARACTER CONSCIOUSLY

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BELIEFS STORY: ________________________________

WHAT EMPOWERING BELIEFS DOES HOW DOES THE CHARACTER JUSTIFY

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