If you like drafting in Notion, you can also draft in this section directly. The Finished Manuscript section is a place for you to back up your drafts, and you can duplicate this section as necessary for each completed version of the draft you make. The Revision Notes section is divided into three sections: chapter-by-chapter for your own revision notes, beta feedback for any notes from your beta readers, and finally editor feedback, for any feedback you get from your editor(s). Story Research is a section of the toolkit meant to house all of your research so you can easily find it when you need it. You can link a playlist, add songs, mood boards, and anything else you want to include that might help motivate you when you’re starting to lose steam. The Story Inspo page is a place for you to collect anything that inspires you to write this story. Any you decide not to use can be moved to the Archive. Next is the Idea Bucket, which is a place for you to store ideas that aren’t “canon”, and it can be themes, character ideas or plot hooks you’re not willing to commit to yet but want to keep hold of. Included in this database are three basic templates: the Setting Template, Faction Template and Object Template. ![]() You can also create connections with other entries in the database, allowing you to “nest” things within each other, like locations. It’s a place for you to store details about any and all worldbuilding elements, and you can divide it by type (included are location, item, group, nature, magic, or event – feel free to add more as necessary) and write a brief description to easily identify when browsing. The one I’ve created includes a place for writing character backstory, skills and flaws, relationships, values and a specific template for creating character arcs, which will be especially useful if you are writing a series where your character will tackle new challenges in each story.Īfter that, we have the Worldbuilding Database, which functions similarly to the one for the characters. Next up is the Character Database, which includes a basic character sheet template that you can use or you can create one to suit your needs. Starting at the top is the Plot Summary, which has been divided into three acts and provides a place for you to write a brief plot summary that you can refer to while outlining, drafting and editing. The top of the template has a few blocks for general story information, but more importantly, it houses the writing toolkit, where the bulk of your notes and ideas will be organized and stored. ![]() There are spaces within the template for you to draft if you want the template to house all of your writing, but you can also draft with your preferred program, and use Notion as a backup tool and a place to organize all your notes and ideas. Feel free to change and add things to it to make it more functional for you. I based the bones of this template off of the one I personally use, but I wanted to avoid making it too prescriptive in terms of process, and instead make it a place to organize the abundance of notes you naturally accrue when drafting a novel. ![]() I’ve tried to keep that in mind as I built this template. The problem with creating a novel-writing template is that writing a novel is a process unique to each individual and genre.
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