Writing Craft
Character Profile Template
Built around the four things that actually change how a character behaves — want, wound, contradiction and voice — not eye colour. Fill it in fast for your protagonist and antagonist, then start writing.
Free Writing Templates
Every one of these started as a worksheet inside a guide. Here they are as clean, printable PDFs — free, no email required. Download one, print it, and fill it in by hand or on screen.
Writing Craft
Book Outline Template
A map, not a cage: premise, theme, characters, the four turning points, and a chapter grid you duplicate as many times as you need. Outline until you feel excited to write, then stop.
Writing Craft
Story Arc Worksheet
Map one character’s line of change — starting stance, the escalating pressure, the turn, the ending stance. If the only thing that changes is their circumstances, that’s a plot, not an arc.
Forms & Formats
Short Story Submission Tracker
One block per contest entry: fees, word limits, deadlines, rights, and outcome. The writers who place are the ones who keep a system — this is the system.
Writing Craft
Self-Editing Checklist
The pass you make before anyone else reads the draft, in the right order: create distance, then macro, then micro, then tighten. Edit big to small, and never the other direction.
All templates are free to use for your own writing. If one helps, a link back to WordProcess is always appreciated.