https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method/

https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/writing-the-perfect-scene/

Steps

  1. Write a one-sentence summary of your novel.
  2. Expand that sentence to a full paragraph describing the story setup, major disasters, and ending of the novel.
  3. Main character overview.
  4. Expand each sentence of your summary paragraph into a full paragraph.
  5. Write up a one-page description of each major character and a half-page description of the other important characters, from their own POVs.
  6. Expand the one-page plot synopsis of the novel to a four-page synopsis.
  7. Expand your character descriptions into full-fledged character charts detailing everything there is to know about each character.
  8. Scene spreadsheet.
  9. Chapter outlines.

Notes

World Building

Plot

Characters

Plot

Summary:

Story setup:

Character choice that drives the inciting incident: