Novel outline template
Plan the story promise, ending, major turns, character change, subplots, chapter groups, and next drafting decision.
Open novel templateFree StoryMynd worksheets
Make the story decisions. Keep the result.
Practical browser tools for planning a whole novel, tracing a character arc, or testing one scene. Nothing is submitted or saved, and every result can be copied, downloaded, printed, or saved as PDF.
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Start at the levelyour story needs
Use the whole-book worksheet when the route is unclear, the character worksheet when inner change is disconnected from the plot, or the scene worksheet when the next dramatic unit is still vague.
Character arc template
Trace a character’s limiting belief, protective strategy, escalating pressure, costly choices, and observable change.
Open character templateScene outline template
Define one scene by viewpoint, immediate goal, pressure, choice, turn, ending change, and forward question.
Open scene templateWhen the outline grows
Move the cards into StoryMynd.
Arrange the route visually and keep rewrite decisions connected to the scenes they affect.