Friday, April 23, 2010

7 Writer's Tools: Worksheets & More

I just finished doing the complications worksheet for my new WIP the other day, and Marissa and I went over it looking for holes before I went back to work on the actual writing. But then it occurred to me that I have seen lots of different worksheets recently, and I thought it might be helpful to link them all in one place. We all work differently, and different stories need different types and levels of planning.

If you aren't completely satisfied with your story planning process, check out some of the tools below.

Synopsis
http://www.lew-port.com/107220411101324183/lib/107220411101324183/_Files/synopsis_wksht.pdf
http://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/graphic-organizers/story-elements/story-elements-graphic-organizer.pdf
http://www.writingfix.com/PDFs/Writing_Tools/Same_Theme_Worksheet.pdf

Plot
http://www.writersdigest.com/upload/images/BIAM_Worksheets.pdf
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/8835958/5-Elements-of-the-Plot-Worksheet/
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson374/plot-tree.pdf

Character Development
http://www.pameladowd.com/Adobe/CharacterDevelopmentChart.PDF
http://anneolwin.com/images/design/free%20stuff/Character%20Development%20Worksheet.pdf
http://www.jennymeyerhoff.com/CharacterWorksheet.pdf
http://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/graphic-organizers/story-elements/major-minor-characters-graphic-organizer.pdf

Setting
http://www.the-writers-craft.com/support-files/setting.pdf

Scene
http://www.the-writers-craft.com/support-files/scene.pdf

Happy planning,

Martina

7 comments:

  1. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.
    It's very useful.

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  2. This is great! Thanks for taking the time to compile this!

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  3. Goodness! Thank you very much!

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  4. Great list. Perhaps you'd like to add this to it: A free list of 44 traditional children's book publishers currently accepting submissions. No vanity/self-publishing companies: http://myperfectpitch.com/childrens-book-publishers-usa/

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