Story Writing Help - Story Plot Worksheet
Looking for story writing help? This worksheet makes it easy to turn your ideas into story plots. At the bottom
of the page, you’ll find links to more resources, including our character profiling questionnaire and a guide to
creating a novel outline.Story Plot Worksheet
Fill in the blanks to plan your story. You can use the ideas provided here to get you started. To download this worksheet in Word format (zipped file), click here.Who is your main character?
- a professional dog-walker.
- a school teacher with a hidden past.
- the less popular twin.
My character is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Ideas:
What is something your main character wants?
- to move out of his/her parents’ house.
- to date his/her neighbor.
- to sing with a local band.
My character desperately wants _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Ideas:
What does your character have to do to get what he/she wants? What’s a reason why he/she must do this RIGHT NOW?
My main character must _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
He/she has to act right now because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
What are three problems that might get in his or her way? What will he/she do to try to get past each problem? What will happen then?
- My character will try to get past it by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
- Then what will happen is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
- My character will try to get past it by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
- Then what will happen is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
- My character will try to get past it by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
- Then what will happen is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Problem 1: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Problem 3: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
What are two possible endings for your story?
Possible Ending 1 (if my character gets what he or she wants): _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Possible Ending 2 (if my character doesn’t get what he or she wants): _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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Story Writing Help - Next Steps
Our online writing course, Story Structure, will show you how to turn an idea into a powerful story plot.More options:
- Use our character profile questionnaire to develop your characters.
- Use this free worksheet to develop your story plot.
- Learn how to create a novel outline and download free outline templates.
- Browse more fiction writing topics.
- Return from Story Writing Help to the Creative Writing Ideas Blog.
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