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Writing Your Novel From Start to Finish by Joseph Bates Downloadable Worksheets

Downloadable worksheets to help you write your novel from start to finish, created by Joesph Bates.

Writers Digest Staff
Published Nov 11, 2015 5:00 AM EST

Thank you for purchasing Writing Your Novel From Start to Finish by Joseph Bates! Please enjoy these downloadable worksheets as you work on your novel.

All worksheets in one PDF

Worksheet 1: Developing Initial Ideas

Worksheet 2: Character Concepting

Worksheet 3: Character and Plot Arcs

Worksheet 4: Supporting Characters

Worksheet 5: The Plot Arc

Worksheet 6: Three Lesser-Used Novel Structures

Worksheet 7: POV and Voice

Worksheet 8: Finding Your Voice

Worksheet 9: Avoiding Cliches

Worksheet 10: Description

Worksheet 11: Crafting a Setting

Worksheet 12: Major and Minor Settings

Worksheet 13: First-Act Markers

Worksheet 14: Setup and Opening Scene Sketch

Worksheet 15: Inciting Incident

Worksheet 16: Act I Bridging Scenes

Worksheet 17: Plot Point 1

Worksheet 18: Crafting Dialogue

Worksheet 19: Act II Bridging Scenes

Worksheet 20: Raising the Stakes

Worksheet 21: Deepening the Protagonist

Worksheet 22: Subplot Tracker

Worksheet 23: First Culmination and Darkest Moment

Worksheet 24: Plot Point 2

Worksheet 25: The Shape of the Third Act

Worksheet 26: Climax

Worksheet 27: Denouement and Closing Scenes

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