Let's begin!

• [ ] Start Here
• [ ] Fill out the Book core, rating and blurb in **Book Matter

Characters

• [ ] Review Enneagram Cheat Sheet and MBTI Cheat Sheet

• [ ] Sketch Protagonists and side characters in Characters

  Character Profiles

• [ ] Update 3 ACT + Short Outline bullet points with any new plot points and changes as you sketch your characters

  • [ ] Weed out the plot points that don't correlate to your presently sketched characters

Outlines

• [ ] Outline (Snowflake Method)

  • [ ] Address The Plot Problem

  • [ ] [OPT:] Complete the Series Grid view in using the bulleted beats from your 3 ACT + Short Outline.

    • This method helps with organizing various sub plots, motifs, or symbols
    • More on the Series Grid plotting method

  • [ ] List out Subplots of side characters (for tips check out these videos)

     **^** An alternative to the Series Grid
    

  • [ ] Begin filling in the 3 ACT + Short Outline

    • [ ] Fill out the 3 ACT in detail (expand on bullet points, use info under red subheadings)
    • [ ] delete headers (leave act headers)
    • [ ] add more specific scenes (~3K-5K words)

  • [ ] Long Outline (~15k-20K words)

    • [ ] Copy and paste your Short Outline to your desired writing software (Word, Google docs, Scrivner, Notion etc.)
    • [ ] Add nuanced emotion
    • [ ] Add bits of Dialogue
    • [ ] Don't leave anything out (add specificity)

• [ ] Create for all scenes (or only for the ones you need to get fleshed out)

  • Make sure you check out the All scene cards, story board and series grid views!

Research

• [ ] Begin adding depth to your exposition in Research
  • [ ] Research specific technical details in Character skills
  • [ ] Research physics, societal law and other elements in Word Building
• [ ] Begin making decisions about the World of your novel
• [ ] Create Playlist(s) for writing (scene specific or just act specific)

Sort Novel Integrity

• [ ] Writing Style
• [ ] Points of View
• [ ] Formatting

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