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THEONE PAGE NOVEL workbook The Lady Writers League THE ONE PAGE NOVEL Course Workbook Written by E.A. Deverell TAB LE O F CO NT EN TS Using this workbook 4 CHARTS 5 Character Relationship Matrix 6 Stage Comparison 7 WORKSHEETS 8 Edits & Backups Worksheet 9 Try/Fail Cycle 10 Add Action 11 Plot Hole Gapping 12 Who Knows What When 13 Scene Writing 14 Synopsis 16 Motivation 19 Choose a Genre 23 Scene Charger 25 Ticking Clock 26 Make Trouble 27 Escaping a Tight Spot 29 Reconnect with Your Story 30 Narrator 32 Love Your Antagonist 34 The End 35 Tarot Worksheet 36 CHEATSHEETS 37 Brainstorming Cheatsheet 38 8 Stage Cheatsheet 39 TEMPLATES 40 Blank Brainstorming Template 41 Blank 8 Stage Template 42 4 USING THIS WORKBOOK This workbook contains all of the worksheets, charts cheatsheets, and templates that complement The One Page Novel Course, available online at THE LADY WRITERS LEAGUE. In addition to the course, here are some articles that can help you plot, write and edit your stories: 1. How to Write a Novella 2. How to Finally Finish Your First Novella or Novel 3. The Story Challenge 4. The One Page Novel Spreadsheet & Scrivener Template 5. Creative Writing Worksheets 6. Creative Writer Worksheets 7. How to Export Your Scrivener Timeline to a Google Calendar 8. Novel in a Month Notebook 9. Genre Mindmaps 10. A Field Guide to Your Imagination 11. More than a Muse: Inspiration Ebook 12. Google Docs Workshop © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK CHARTS NOTES ON THIS SECTION: . Character 3. themselves. Character 3. What Character 3 What Character 3 What Character 3 What Character 3 CHARACTER 3 knows about knows about knows about knows about Character 1. Character 4. © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. What Character 4 What Character 4 What Character 4 What Character 4 CHARACTER 4 knows about knows about knows about knows about Character 1. Character 4. Character 4. themselves. Character 2. Character 3.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . Character 2. themselves. Character 2. What Character 2 What Character 2 What Character 2 What Character 2 CHARACTER 2 knows about knows about knows about knows about Character 1. 6 CHARACTER RELATIONSHIP MATRIX CHARACTER 1 CHARACTER 2 CHARACTER 3 CHARACTER 4 What Character 1 What Character 1 What Character 1 What Character 1 CHARACTER 1 knows about knows about knows about knows about themselves. RETURN The Crossing of the The Sun Return & readjustment to the normal Return Threshold world. freedom from the Return old world view. Atonement with the Temperance Meeting the guide to the underworld. Father finding balance.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . QUEST Crossing of the first Crossing the Threshold Justice Leaving the known world behind. danger of being lost in Rescue from Without underworld or of losing true name. careless & naive. POWER The Ultimate Boon The Tower Violent destruction of the old world view. discovery of true name. Refusal of the Reward The Star Respite. of the Call Meeting with the Mentor The Chariot Journeying to the unknown. Master of two worlds The Resurrection Judgement A final test of the heroʼs worthiness. The Emperor Earthly father. self-reflection. 7 STAGE COMPARISON THE ONE THE HEROʼS THE WRITERʼS THE FOOLʼS THEMES PAGE NOVEL JOURNEY JOURNEY JOURNEY STASIS Call to Adventure Ordinary World The Fool The hero. (Acceptance or) Refusal The Lovers Choice. Apotheosis The Devil Facing the shadow side. SHIFT Meeting with the Approach to the inmost The Hanged Man Turning point. Freedom to live Return with the Elixir The World Sharing hard-won wisdom. © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. seclusion. unjust punished. faith. uncertain direction. (Acceptance or) The Magician Heavenly father. allies and Wheel of Fortune The need to deal with weaknesses enemies that mirror strengths. RESOLUTION The Magic Flight The Road Back The Moon Deceptive new landscape. SEPARATION Supernatural Aid The Empress Earthly mother. threshold to the Special World Belly of the Whale The Hermit Journey inward. Road of Trials Tests. the villainʼs power. TRIGGER Call to Adventure The Hierophant Search for meaning. disseminating new knowledge. abundance. BOLT Strength Taming the “beast within”. DEFEAT Woman as temptress The Ordeal Death Death of the ego. Refusal of the Call The High Priestess Heavenly mother. sacrifice and INITIATION Goddess cave understanding. WORKSHEETS NOTES ON THIS SECTION: . 9 EDITS & BACKUPS SOFTWARE: __________________________________________ PROOF COPIES BACKUPS How will you format/export proof copies for yourself? Primary backup location: ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ Secondary backup location: ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ How will you format/export proof copies for beta ▢ Set reminders for backups or automate them readers? ▢ ______________________________________________________ ▢ Learn how to revert to a backup ▢ ______________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ TRACKING CHANGES How will you track changes to the first rough draft? How will you format/export proof copies for ▢ ______________________________________________________ editors? ▢ ______________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ How will you track changes to the second draft(s)? ▢ ______________________________________________________ NOTES: _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ How will you track changes to the final draft? _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ How will you track beta reader suggestions? _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ How will you track editors’ changes? _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ How will you organise and compare drafts? _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ▢ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . 10 TRY / FAIL WHAT MOTIVATES THE WHAT IS THEIR PLAN TO CHARACTER TO TRY (AGAIN)? ATTAIN THE GOAL? CYCLE > __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES __________________________________ HOW DOES THIS FAILURE __________________________________ IN THEIR WAY? __________________________________ INCREASE THE STAKES? __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ WHAT IS THE CHARACTER'S GOAL? __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com IS THERE A TEMPORARY SUCCESS? HOW DO THEY REACT TO ___________________________________________ THE FAILURE? ___________________________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________ WHAT GOES WRONG? HOW DO THEY LEARN TO WHAT ABOUT THE CHARACTER __________________________________ OVERCOME THIS FLAW? CAUSES THEM TO FAIL? __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK __________________________________ . and any 11 ADD ACTION unresolved problems into a new table. Move any unresolved tasks from the fourth column into the first column.com 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . PROBLEM CHARACTER IS TRYING TO SOLVE: EXTERNAL SOLUTION: WHAT NEED / HOW DOES THE NEED / WHAT NEW NEEDS / BREAK SOLUTION DOWN INTO WHAT IS THE REACTION MOTIVATION IS BEHIND MOTIVATION TURN INTO PROBLEMS DOES THE SMALLER TASKS TO THIS ACTION? THIS TASK? ACTION? REACTION CREATE? 1 2 © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. and begin again. THEN TICK YOUR FAVOURITES: Add a new scene: Add something to a previous scene: ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ Turn the plot hole into a plot twist: Have a character explain away the problem: ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ ▢ _____________________________________________ CHANGES TO CHARACTERS: CHANGES TO THE TIMELINE: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ CHANGES TO SCENES: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .12 PLOT HOLE DESCRIBE THE PLOT HOLE:____________________________ ____________________________________________________________ GAPPING ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ERROR IN… TIMING / CHARACTER CONTINUITY / LOGIC / OTHER: _________________ CHARACTERS WHO ARE AFFECTED: SCENES THAT ARE AFFECTED: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ BRAINSTORM SOME SOLUTIONS. com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .13 WHO KNOWS STORY: ________________________________________ WHAT WHEN CHAPTER: _____________________________________ WHAT HOW THEY TIME CHARACTER THEY LEARN LEARN IT © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 3.14 SCENE WRITING STORY: _____________________________ WHAT NEEDS TO TAKE CHARACTERS' INTERNAL CHARACTERS' INTERNAL PLACE? STATE(S) AT START: STATE(S) AT END: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ CHARACTERS' EXTERNAL CHARACTERS' EXTERNAL ________________________________ STATE(S) AT START: STATE(S) AT END: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ BRAINSTORM 20 WAYS TO TELL THIS SCENE: INTERESTING SETTINGS: 1. __________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________ INTERESTING PEOPLE: 8. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 13. __________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 20. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 12. __________________________________________________ 14. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 11. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 10. __________________________________________________ INTERESTING OBJECTS: 15. __________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________ 16.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 18. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 17. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 19. com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .15 SCENE WRITING STORY: _____________________________ CLUES: DIALOGUE: SUBTEXT: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ CLIMAX: GENRE CONSIDERATIONS: REVELATIONS: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ HOW DOES THIS SCENE LIST A FEW THINGS FROM CAN YOU EXPAND ON BUILD ON THE PREVIOUS PREVIOUS SCENES: THEIR MEANING OR ONE? IMPORTANCE? ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ HOW DOES THIS SCENE LIST A FEW THINGS YOU'LL CAN YOU INTRODUCE ANY SET THE STORY UP FOR NEED IN UPCOMING OF THEM IN THIS SCENE? THE NEXT ONE? SCENES: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .16 WRITING A SYNOPSIS LIST THE MAIN PLOT WHAT ARE THE BIG HOW CAN YOU TEASE OR POINTS: REVELATIONS? MISLEAD READERS ABOUT THESE REVELATIONS? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ DO YOU NEED TO WARN WHAT METHODS DO ______________________________ THE READER ABOUT BOOKS IN YOUR GENRE ______________________________ ANYTHING? EMPLOY IN THEIR ______________________________ SYNOPSES? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ WHAT SORT OF READERS WHAT WORDS / IDEAS / WHAT STYLE OF WRITING DO YOU WANT TO READ THEMES WOULD APPEAL WOULD APPEAL TO YOUR STORY? TO THESE READERS? THESE READERS? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .17 WRITING A SYNOPSIS LIST THE MAIN PLOT WHAT ARE THE BIG HOW CAN YOU TEASE OR POINTS: REVELATIONS? MISLEAD READERS ABOUT THESE REVELATIONS? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ DO YOU NEED TO WARN WHAT METHODS DO ______________________________ THE READER ABOUT BOOKS IN YOUR GENRE ______________________________ ANYTHING? EMPLOY IN THEIR ______________________________ SYNOPSES? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ WHAT SORT OF READERS WHAT WORDS / IDEAS / WHAT STYLE OF WRITING DO YOU WANT TO READ THEMES WOULD APPEAL WOULD APPEAL TO YOUR STORY? TO THESE READERS? THESE READERS? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. SYNOPSIS You may also want to consider formatting. etc.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . where to place paragraph breaks. what to emphasise. using your answers on the previous pages as checklists.18 WRITING A Try writing a few drafts of your synopsis. 19 MOTIVATION: CHARACTER: ______________________________ PERSON STORY: ____________________________________ WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO BE WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS/KNOWLEDGE / MOTIVATED TO DO? SKILLS DOES THIS ACTION REQUIRE? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT VALUES / BELIEFS DOES THIS WHO MIGHT HAVE THESE TRAITS/ ACTION REQUIRE? KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/VALUES/BELIEFS? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHO MIGHT LACK THESE TRAITS/ HOW / WHERE MIGHT THEY HAVE MET? KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/VALUES/BELIEFS? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ HOW DID THIS PERSON INFLUENCE THE WHY DID THIS PERSON INFLUENCE THE CHARACTER? CHARACTER IN THE WAY THEY DID? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .20 MOTIVATION: CHARACTER: ______________________________ EVENT STORY: ____________________________________ WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO BE WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS / MOTIVATED TO DO? KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS DOES THIS ACTION REQUIRE? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT VALUES / BELIEFS DOES THIS WHAT EVENT WOULD BRING OUT THESE ACTION REQUIRE? TRAITS / KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS / VALUES / BELIEFS? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ HOW DID THE CHARACTER COME TO BE WHY WAS THIS EVENT SO IMPORTANT/ INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT? MEMORABLE TO THE CHARACTER? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHY DID THE CHARACTER INTERPRET IS THE CHARACTER CONSCIOUSLY AWARE THIS EVENT THE WAY THEY DID? OF THIS MOTIVATION? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. 21 MOTIVATION: CHARACTER: __________________________ ENVIRONMENT STORY: _________________________________ WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO BE WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS / MOTIVATED TO DO? KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS DOES THIS ACTION REQUIRE? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT VALUES / BELIEFS DOES THIS WHAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT MIGHT ACTION REQUIRE? CREATE THESE TRAITS / KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS / VALUES /BELIEFS? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT MIGHT WHY WAS THE CHARACTER IN THIS SUPPRESS THESE TRAITS / KNOWLEDGE/ ENVIRONMENT? SKILLS / VALUES /BELIEFS? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHY DID THIS ENVIRONMENT HAVE AN IS THE CHARACTER CONSCIOUSLY IMPACT ON THE CHARACTER? AWARE OF THIS MOTIVATION? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . _________________________________ Security Depression 4. _________________________________ Power Humiliation Passion Guilt (Value lists excepted from Awaken the Comfort Giant Within by Anthony Robbins) Health © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. _________________________________ Adventure Failure 5. _________________________________ Intimacy Loneliness 3.22 MOTIVATION: CHARACTER: _____________________________ BELIEFS STORY: _____________________________________ WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO BE WHAT BELIEFS DOES THIS ACTION MOTIVATED TO DO? REQUIRE? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT EMPOWERING BELIEFS DOES THIS HOW DOES THE CHARACTER JUSTIFY ACTION REQUIRE? THESE BELIEFS TO THEMSELVES & TO OTHERS? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT DISEMPOWERING BELIEFS DOES HOW DOES THE CHARACTER JUSTIFY THIS ACTION REQUIRE? THESE BELIEFS TO THEMSELVES & TO OTHERS? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ VALUES MOVING-TOWARD VALUES MOVING-AWAY-FROM VALUES RANK THE CHARACTER'S VALUES: Love Rejection Success Anger 1. _________________________________ Freedom Frustration 2.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .23 CHOOSE A GENRE STORY: _________________________ WHICH GENRES DO YOU WHICH GENRES DO YOU CHOOSE YOUR TOP 2: READ MOST & WHY? FIND EASY TO WRITE & WHY? 1. _______________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 2. _______________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ARE THERE ANY SUBGENRES ___________________________________ ___________________________________ THAT MIGHT HELP YOU ___________________________________ ___________________________________ COMBINE THEM? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ THEMES ASSOCIATED THEMES ASSOCIATED PLOT CONVENTIONS PLOT CONVENTIONS WITH GENRE #1: WITH GENRE #2: ASSOCIATED WITH ASSOCIATED WITH GENRE #1: GENRE #2: ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ 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: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. 24 CHOOSE A GENRE STORY: _________________________ WHY ARE YOU WRITING THIS HOW CAN GENRE #1 HELP TO HOW CAN GENRE #2 HELP TO STORY? TELL YOUR STORY? TELL YOUR STORY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ HOW CAN SUBVERTING HOW CAN SUBVERTING ___________________________________ GENRE #1’S CONVENTIONS GENRE #2’S CONVENTIONS ___________________________________ HELP TO TELL YOUR STORY? HELP TO TELL YOUR STORY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ LIMITATIONS OF GENRE #1: LIMITATIONS OF GENRE #2: HOW MIGHT THE ENDING CHANGE DEPENDING ON ___________________________________ ___________________________________ THE GENRE? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ THINGS YOU LOVE ABOUT THINGS YOU LOVE ABOUT HOW WILL READER GENRE #1: GENRE #2: EXPECTATIONS CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE GENRE? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . ▢ Story development ▢ Interest ‣ Using a different colour for each criteria will help you get an overview of which aspects of your novel ▢ World development ▢ Other: ____________________ are generally scoring low. 25 SCENE CHARGER WORKSHEET SCENE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 INSTRUCTIONS CRITERIA ‣ Each criteria is scored out of 5. ▢ Suspense/tension ▢ Idea/theme development ‣ Score each scene out of five for the 8 criteria (the 8th is for you to define yourself.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . PASS SCORE: _____ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. ‣ You can use the first box for numbering or for putting a checkmark next to scenes that make the cut. and fill in the corresponding number of boxes next to each scene. ‣ Mark your pass score by drawing a line or filling in the number in the top row. It could simply be ▢ Character development ▢ Emotional intensity how much you like the scene). for a possible maximum of 40. ‣ Add up the total score. 26 TICKING WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO ACHIEVE? ___________________________________________________________________ CLOCK ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT IS AN UNREASONABLY SHORT A DEADLINE TO SUIT YOUR TIMEFRAME: TIMEFRAME IN WHICH TO ACHIEVE IT? __ years __ hours ___________________________________ __ months __ minutes ___________________________________ __ days __ seconds CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE: PROOF OF SUCCESS: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER NEED TO HOW DOES FEAR OF THE DEADLINE DO TO STOP THE CLOCK? AFFECT THE CHARACTER? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES? HOW LONG WILL EACH OBSTACLE TAKE WHAT GOES WRONG? TO OVERCOME? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ HOW DOES THE SUSPENSE ESCALATE AS DOES THE DEADLINE TRIGGER THE DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR? ANOTHER TICKING CLOCK? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . 27 MAKE WHAT IS YOUR MAIN PURPOSE IN PUTTING YOUR CHARACTER IN TROUBLE? TROUBLE _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ CHARACTER'S STRENGTHS: CHARACTER'S WEAKNESSES: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 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? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ WHAT CHRONIC PROBLEMS DOES THE HOW CAN THESE EXISTING PROBLEMS CHARACTER ALREADY FACE? CAUSE / COMPOUND OTHER PROBLEMS? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ WHAT ARE SOME ISSUES THE HOW MIGHT THESE BECOME CHARACTER IS AVOIDING? UNAVOIDABLE? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ HARROWING EVENTS YOU'VE EXPERIENCED: DIFFICULTIES YOU'VE OVERCOME: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .28 MAKE TROUBLE BRAINSTORM PROBLEMS THE CHARACTER MIGHT FACE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: Health Politics ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Environment Wellbeing ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Work Social ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Technology Resources ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Family Entertainment ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ PICK 3-4 PROBLEMS FOR THE CHARACTER TO STRUGGLE WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. have CAN TAKE: YOUR CHARACTER CAN MAKE: them use their body. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Still stuck? Maybe you need to backtrack. this is the IDEAL OUTCOME: _________________________________________ worksheet for you! Also works in real REASON YOU’RE IN A TIGHT SPOT: __________________________ life situations! ESCAPE ROUTES: HOW ARE THEY BLOCKED? Are the escape routes really ______________________________________ ______________________________________ blocked? ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Can rescue come ______________________________________ ______________________________________ from outside? ITEMS YOUR CHARACTER YOUR CHARACTER’S NEEDS TO ESCAPE: TALENTS/POWERS: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Does your character ______________________________________ ______________________________________ have a hidden talent? ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ITEMS AVAILABLE: CONSTITUENTS OF ITEMS: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Breaking something ______________________________________ ______________________________________ apart can help.... © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . ______________________________________ ______________________________________ The sacrifice can be: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ An object ______________________________________ ______________________________________ A way of thinking ______________________________________ ______________________________________ A false belief ______________________________________ ______________________________________ A sense of security.29 ESCAPING A TIGHT SPOT If you’ve written your character into a corner... ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Can any items or item parts ______________________________________ ______________________________________ substitute for what ______________________________________ ______________________________________ your character ______________________________________ ______________________________________ needs? If your character is ACTIONS YOUR CHARACTER SACRIFICES/COMPROMISES stuck mentally. A goal ______________________________________ ______________________________________ A person. and vice versa.. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ WHAT ARE YOU DREADING WHY? LIST 3 WAYS YOU CAN WRITING? OVERCOME YOUR DREAD: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 1. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 2. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU LIST 3 REASONS WHY THE HAVE WITH YOURSELF? HAVE WITH YOUR STORY? PROBLEMS AREN'T VALID: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 1. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 2.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 3. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 3. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 2. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 2. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 3. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 3. ________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ WHY ARE YOU FINDING IT WHY DO YOU REALLY WANT LIST 3 SCENES YOU WANT TO DIFFICULT TO START? TO FINISH THIS STORY? WRITE RIGHT NOW: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 1.30 RECONNECT WITH YOUR STORY HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN WHY? LIST 3 WAYS YOU CAN FEEL YOU SIT DOWN TO WRITE? BETTER ABOUT WRITING: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 1. ________________________________ 1. ________________________________ 2.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ 3.31 RECONNECT WITH YOUR STORY WHAT FIRST ATTRACTED YOU WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE TO THIS STORY? CHARACTER? SCENE? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ WHAT WAS THE LAST WHAT'S THE BEST LINE OF WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE SENTENCE YOU WROTE? DIALOGUE YOU WROTE? IMAGERY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO HOW DID YOU CHOOSE HOW DID YOU CHOOSE RELATE EVENTS IN THIS YOUR CHARACTER NAMES? YOUR TITLE? ORDER? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 3 WRITING TECHNIQUES 3 DARING NEW IDEAS YOU 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO YOU WANT TO TRY: WANT TO INCLUDE: RESEARCH FURTHER: 1. ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________ 1. ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________ 2. com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .32 NARRATOR STORY: _____________________________________________ NARRATOR: _______________________________________ PERSON & TENSE: ________________________________ WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS IS THE NARRATOR A WHAT IS THE NARRATOR’S NARRATOR? CHARACTER IN THE STORY? PURPOSE IN TELLING THE STORY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 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? DON’T? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ WHAT IS THE NARRATOR’S WHO IS THE NARRATOR HOW DOES THE NARRATOR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ADDRESSING? FEEL TOWARDS THE PROTAGONIST? ADDRESSEE? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ HOW DOES THE NARRATOR’S HOW DO THE NARRATOR’S ARE THERE ANY FACTORS CHARACTER EMERGE? OPINIONS AND THAT MAKE THE NARRATOR JUDGEMENTS EMERGE? UNRELIABLE? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK .33 NARRATIVE TIME & VOICE HOW CURRENT IS THE HOW DOES THIS TIMING THROUGH WHAT MEDIUM IS NARRATOR’S STORY? AFFECT THE TELLING OF THE THE STORY TOLD? STORY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ IS THERE A FRAMING IS THE NARRATIVE IS THERE A SENSE THAT THE NARRATIVE? OBJECTIFIED WITHIN THE NARRATIVE OUTLASTS THE STORY? STORY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ IS THE NARRATIVE LINEAR HOW LONG DOES THE DOES THE NARRATION TAKE AND CHRONOLOGICAL? NARRATION TAKE? UP TIME IN THE STORY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ WHAT IS THE NARRATOR’S DOES THE NARRATOR OR WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TONE? HOW DOES IT AFFECT THEIR TONE CHANGE AS THE NARRATOR AFTER THE END THE STORY? STORY PROGRESSES? OF THE STORY? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. 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: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ OTHERS JUDGE HIM / HER BUT HE / SHE ACTS LIKE THIS I CAN SYMPATHISE WITH MY © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague. 34 LOVE YOUR Treat your antagonist as a It is the framework of your story that real person. Have you imbued your reason for existing should antagonist with some of Use a real-life antagonist not be to act as a foil to What happens when the antagonist your own good & bad for inspiration. Their sole sets the antagonist in opposition.com TOO HARSHLY BECAUSE: BECAUSE: ANTAGONIST BECAUSE: MY ANTAGONIST IS BAD AT: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ HE / SHE COULD CHANGE IF: HE / SHE CAN’T CHANGE WHO ELSE LOVES / LOVED YOUR WHY DO / DID THEY LOVE YOUR BECAUSE: ANTAGONIST? ANTAGONIST? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________________ THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________________ . becomes the protagonist? characteristics? them some love too. and give ANTAGONIST your protagonist. 35 THE WHERE DID THE STORY BEGIN? __________________________________________ WHERE SHOULD THE STORY END? __________________________________________ END __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 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? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ WHY DOES THE STORY END WHO IS WITH THE WHAT IS IN THE NOW? CHARACTER & WHY? CHARACTER'S FUTURE? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 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? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ WHAT DID YOU WANT THE WHAT DO YOU NEED TO WHAT IS THE FINAL FEELING STORY TO CONVEY TO THE REMIND THE READER YOU WANT THE READER TO READER? ABOUT? LEAVE WITH? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . 36 TAROT WORKSHEET STORY: ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ CARD: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Interpretation: _________________________________________________________ Does the card suggest any [OCCUPATIONS]? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Does the card suggest any [LOSSES/SACRIFICES]? (Source: _________________________________________) _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION state attributes: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Does the card suggest any [OBSTACLES]? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ STASIS state attributes: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Does the card conjure up any other emotions or associations for you? Does the card suggest any [WANTS/GOALS/ _________________________________________________________ NEEDS]? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Other notes: _________________________________________________________ Does the card suggest any [OBJECTS]? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Does the card suggest any [LOCATIONS]? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ © The Lady Writers League // http://ladywritersleague.com THE ONE PAGE NOVEL TEXTBOOK . CHEATSHEETS NOTES ON THIS SECTION: . ____________________________________ an [OCCUPATION] _________________ help them win? 3. [OCCUPATION] and ___________ an __________________ 2. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ NOTES WHY OBJECTS? WHY OBSTACLES? 1. ____________________________________ © 2015 Eva Deverell // http://ladywritersleague. ____________________________________ 3. A s i f [_____________________________ 3 WANTS/GOALS/NEEDS: 3 THINGS LOST/SACRIFICED: worrying about [WHAT’S ON ________________ 1. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ WHY WANTS/GOALS/NEEDS? WHY THINGS LOST/SACRIFICED? 1. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ WA N T/G OA L / N E E D] . ____________________________________ BRAINSTORMING 3. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 2. How will an _________________ 3 LOCATIONS: 3 THINGS ON YOUR MIND: 1. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ 3. [OBSTACLE]. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 2.com WHY NAMES? WHY OCCUPATIONS? 1. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 3.3 NAMES: 3 OCCUPATIONS: [NAME] [OCCUPATION] at _________ is an __________________ 1. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ [OBJECT]. ____________________________________ must now face/overcome an 3 OBJECTS: 3 OBSTACLES: [OBSTACLE]. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ [OBSTACLE] as well as another ______________ 2. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ risk losing/sacrificing their [LOSS/ _______ S ACRIFICE]. ____________________________________ [LOCATION] _______________ who wants/needs 3. and ______________ an ______________ SYNOPSIS 1. ____________________________________ REASONS & MOTIVATIONS WHY LOCATIONS? WHY THINGS ON YOUR MIND? 1. ____________________________________ YOUR MIND] wasn’t enough they _______________ 2. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ . ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ 2. [RESOLUTION STATE] and sets out ▢ A scene in which a stranger comes STATE] and [STASIS STATE]. step ahead of the villain. QUEST 4. new name. and ▢ A scene in which [NAME] comes convince someone that their [STASIS STATE]. © 2015 Eva Deverell // http://ladywritersleague. [RESOLUTION STATE]. Perhaps they discuss it with an ally. THE ONE PAGE NOVEL ▢ A scene in which a mentor trains consequences. their enemy. score or to help them gain/achieve celebrates victory with [NAME] They’re not entirely convinced but looking for [NAME] to settle an old ▢ A scene in which [NAME] plan. They remember the it’s the best plan they’ve got. looking for [NAME] because of ▢ A scene which gives a clue or poses a world is [RESOLUTION STATE]. that a piece of information. ▢ A scene in which [NAME] tries to [STASIS STATE]. They may have a heart-to. has gained/accomplished [WANT/ ▢ A scene in which [NAME] ▢ A scene in which [NAME] realises ▢ A scene that shows how [NAME] ▢ A scene that shows how [NAME] 5. destroyed. POWER ▢ An attack takes [NAME] and their ▢ A scene which gives [NAME] a ▢ A scene in which [NAME] makes ▢ A scene in which [NAME] realises friends by surprise. epithet or rank. ▢ A scene that shows how [NAME]’s represents the opposite of their and urgent. [RESOLUTION STATE]. problem or adversary is GOAL/NEED] or of their quest. DEFEAT 6. [LOCATION].com [NAME]. successfully passes a threshold that their [WANT/GOAL NEED] is lacks [WANT/GOAL/NEED]. and [NAME]. doomed from the start. with a detour that may or may not ▢ A scene in which [NAME] gets one ▢ [NAME] realises that the quest was ▢ A scene in which [NAME] takes on a be directly related to their Quest. mystery for one of the questions in [RESOLUTION STATE] and to defeat them. followers or friends who are drawn to their power. ▢ A scene in which [NAME] makes a allies they’ve lost. ▢ A scene in which the character upon [OBSTACLE]. [STASIS STATE] and ▢ A scene that shows how [NAME] is guardian to enter new important and urgent. ▢ A scene in which [NAME] ▢ A scene in which a [LOCATION] or ▢ A scene in which [NAME] doubts ▢ A scene in which the failed or undergoes literal or symbolic [OBJECT] representative of the the true worth of their [WANT/ stalled Quest takes on new death. GOAL]. fate. RESOLUTION . ▢ A scene in which [NAME] gains new admirers. 7. BOLT 3. themselves (and have had all along) ▢ A scene in which [NAME] is understands the true nature of the ▢ A scene in which [NAME] and allies allows them to achieve their tempted by someone or something [LOSS/SACRIFICE] or its necessity are faced with the greatest [WANT/GOAL/NEED] or defeat and forgets their [WANT/NEED/ to achieving their [WANT/GOAL/ [OBSTACLE] yet. TRIGGER 2. of their loved ones. direction and potential. head to head with someone who [WANT/GOAL/NEED] is important ▢ A scene that shows how [NAME]’s [RESOLUTION STATE]. ▢ A scene in which [NAME] makes a their [OCCUPATION]. SHIFT 8. heart with an ally or mentor. or has a plan thrust on them. world is [STASIS STATE]. [STASIS [RESOLUTION STATE]. are captured or lost. mistake and faces the representative of the new world. They glimpse of the [RESOLUTION the [LOSS/SACRIFICE]. ▢ A scene that shows how [NAME] is GOAL/NEED]. ▢ A scene in which [OBSTACLE] piles a power they have within abilities. ▢ A scene in which [NAME] discovers ▢ A scene in which [NAME] faces ▢ A scene in which [NAME] fulfills a or just brood on their own. obstacle. [LOCATION] that is ▢ A scene in which [NAME] inhabits mentor for advice. a skill or retaliate to the best of their STATE] and how to achieve it. a way to bring the world to the antagonist and learns that all allies prophecy. STASIS 1. ▢ A scene in which [NAME] asks a their [WANT/GOAL/NEED]. ▢ A scene in which a stranger comes the Third Quadrant. or the expectations ▢ A scene in which [NAME] deals [RESOLUTION STATE]. NEED]. TEMPLATES NOTES ON THIS SECTION: . NAMES: OCCUPATIONS: WANTS/GOALS/NEEDS: THINGS LOST/SACRIFICED: OBJECTS: OBSTACLES: SYNOPSIS BRAINSTORMING LOCATIONS: THINGS ON YOUR MIND: © 2015 Eva Deverell // http://ladywritersleague.com WHY NAMES? WHY OCCUPATIONS? WHY WANTS/GOALS/NEEDS? WHY THINGS LOST/SACRIFICED? WHY OBJECTS? NOTES WHY OBSTACLES? REASONS & MOTIVATIONS WHY LOCATIONS? WHY THINGS ON YOUR MIND? . BOLT . POWER 8. STASIS 4. QUEST 6. TRIGGER 5.1. SHIFT 7. DEFEAT 3. RESOLUTION 2. NEED MORE? If you found this workbook useful and you haven’t yet enrolled in THE ONE PAGE NOVEL. If you’re already enrolled. why not send this PDF to a friend? The Lady Writers League . you can use the code: WORK10 to receive a 10% discount.
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