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Karen S. Wiesner
From First Draft to Finished Novel
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TiTle:
Name:
NickName:
BirTh DaTe/Place:
characTer role:
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From First Draft to Finished Novel
Physical DescriPTioNs:
Age:
race:
eye Color:
hair Color/Style:
Build (height/Weight):
Skin tone:
Style of Dress:
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Characteristics or Mannerisms:
PersoNaliTy TraiTs:
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BackgrouND:
iNTerNal coNflicTs:
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exTerNal coNflicTs:
occuPaTioN/eDucaTioN:
miscellaNeous NoTes:
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general Setting SketChW
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TiTle:
Name of seTTiNg:
characTers liviNg iN This Time PerioD aND regioN:
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year or Time PerioD:
seasoN:
sTaTe:
ciTy or TowN:
miscellaNeous NoTes:
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TiTle:
characTer Name:
geNeral seTTiNgs for This characTer (see worksheeT 2 for DeTails):
characTer’s home:
City or town (See Worksheet 2 for Details):
Neighborhood:
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From First Draft to Finished Novel
Street:
Neighbors:
home (Apartment, house, Mansion, trailer, ranch, etc.):
home Interior:
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characTer’s workPlace:
City or town (See Worksheet 2 for Details):
Business Name:
type of Business:
Neighborhood:
Street:
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Karen S. Wiesner
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Individual Workspace:
Coworkers:
miscellaNeous NoTes:
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TiTle:
sTory goal (ThreaD #1):
romaNce ThreaD (oPTioNal):
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From First Draft to Finished Novel
suBPloT ThreaDs:
Subplot (thread #2):
Subplot (thread #3):
Subplot (thread #4):
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Subplot (thread #5):
Subplot (thread #6):
Subplot (thread #7):
Subplot (thread #8):
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aDDiTioNal:
PloT TeNsioN:
romaNTic/sexual TeNsioN (oPTioNal):
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Karen S. Wiesner
From First Draft to Finished Novel
release:
DowNTime:
Black momeNT:
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resoluTioN:
afTereffecTs of resoluTioN (oPTioNal):
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formatted outline CapSuleW
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forMAtteD outlINe CApSule
TiTle:
Day:
chaPTer aND sceNe #:
Pov characTer:
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formatted outline CapSuleW
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aDDiTioNal characTers:
locaTioN:
aPProximaTe Time:
DrafT of sceNe: