Brainstorming Worksheets
Jill Williamson on March 10, 2010
For you visual learners, here are some worksheets to help you brainstorm your stories. Many of these were included in the back of my Go Teen Writers and Storyworld First books.
GREAT HOMESCHOOL CONVENTION
What Does God’s Word Say About Us? Verses
PowerPoint Slides:
What Lies Do You Believe?
Book recommendation: Enough About Me: Find Lasting Joy in the Age of Self
FORMATTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT
Videos on how to format your manuscript.
STORYWORLD BUILDING
Civilization Worksheet
Creature Worksheet
Magic Worksheet
Solar System Worksheet
Historical Time Periods
Map of Er’Rets
CHARACTERS
Character Worksheet
Jill’s List of Character Archetypes
Character Hobbies and Skills Brainstorming List
Character Traits Brainstorming List
Character Phobias Brainstorming List
COMING UP WITH AN IDEA
Speculative Fiction Subgenres
Story Brainstorming Questions
Novel Brainstorming Chart
Examples of Premise: Combine Two Unrelated Things
Examples of Premise: The “What if?” Question
Examples of Characters (and their motivations)
Examples of Plot
Examples of Theme
BRAINSTORMING PLOT
Story Brainstorming Questions
Scene Plotting Chart: 1 POV
Scene Plotting Chart: 2 POVs
By Darkness Hid Scene Plotting Example
EDITING HELPS
Weasel Words and Phrases to cut
Self-Editing Story Checklist
Self-Editing Dialogue Checklist
SHORT STORIES
Short Story Plotting Chart
ARTICLE-WRITING HELPS
Understanding Writers Guidelines
Non-fiction Article Planning Page
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