The Storyteller's Workbook: An Inspirational, Interactive Guide to the Craft of Novel Writing

Your companion to writing a novel from start to finish, with thoughtful prompts, calendars, and checklists to guide you along the way.

Wherever you are on your journey as a writer, The Storyteller's Workbook is your one-stop shop for planning, writing, and pitching your novel. Find the space and freedom to create authentically with just enough structure and guidance to get you to the finish line. The workbook includes:

calendars to record daily word counts, set and track goals, or keep due dates in sight

progress coloring sheets to track milestones

a fluid and customizable outline

character development and world-building tools

revision and polishing checklists

prompts for creating a title

worksheets for crafting an effective pitch, synopsis, and query to assist in selling your novel

literary agent and query tracker

sticker sheets filled with writerly wit and wisdom

blank pages for brainstorming, sketching, or collecting research

a place to plan and save rewards to keep you motivated

No more keeping track of multiple notebooks and digital files--now all your work is in one place. Stay organized and inspired while you explore the farthest reaches of your imagination. The Storyteller's Workbook is designed to empower you to write the story only you can tell.

We're going on this adventure together. It's time to pick up your pen.

ISBN-13: 9780593539439

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Date: 12-13-2022

Pages: 224

Product Dimensions: 7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Adrienne Young is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Fable duology and the Sky in the Deep duology. She is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, sipping wine over long dinners, or disappearing into her favorite art museums. She lives with her documentary filmmaker husband and their four little wildlings in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Isabel Ibañez is an award-winning designer and the author of Woven in Moonlight, a finalist for the William C. Morris Award and Time’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, Written in Starlight, and Together We Burn. Her designs have been sold in nationwide brands such as Anthropologie, Crate & Barrel, and Paper Source in the form of greeting cards, notepads, and journals.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting the Story Down

Calendar 3

Make a year-long plan with the Bird's-Eye View, then record daily word counts, set goals, or keep due dates in sight with twelve months of customizable, easy-to-fill-in calendars that guide you through planning and finishing your manuscript.

Practice Makes Progress 31

Track your own progress with coloring sheets that come to life as you hit milestones in your drafting or revision process.

Plotters & Pantsers 37

Create a comprehensive outline for your story as detailed or as general as you like, complete with storyboard-style chapter blocks for the note-card lovers out there.

Character Profile Guides 73

Give your characters more than flesh and bone by taking them through a detailed development process that will create multidimensional personalities readers won't forget.

World-Building Guide 105

Dig deep with a guide to world building that will help you create a compelling backdrop for your story with a memorable setting and realistic details.

Mapmaking Guide 117

Build a detailed map for your story to use as a visual reference as you draft.

Sketching Pages 120

Sketch characters, draft maps or blueprints, build visual family trees, or even develop your own detailed checklists in this structure-free space.

Brainstorming Pages 124

Let go of rules and structure in this designated "anything goes" space for freewriting, slices of dialogue, research notes, and whatever else you might need to work out by hand.

Part 2 Getting the Story Out There

Revision Checklist 141

Create a versatile running checklist as you draft, including critique partner and beta reader feedback, to keep your revisions organized.

Polishing Checklist 149

Polish the final draft of your story before you send it to literary agents.

It's All in the Name 152

Play with words, themes, moods, and story elements to develop your project's dream title.

The Pitch 159

Your story in a nutshell. Streamline the most compelling aspects of your book into a quick pitch that can be used to describe it to industry professionals.

The Synopsis 167

Follow an intuitive approach to creating an effective synopsis for your story.

The Query 179

Ready to query? Craft a query letter that will hook literary agents.

Literary Agents 189

Keep a detailed roster of literary agents that you can update and track throughout the querying process.

Farewell 207

Rewards 209

Need a little motivation? Dream up something special-a gift card, a pair of tickets, money for dinner at that fancy place you've been wanting to try-to be enjoyed when you hit your goals.

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