A few years ago when I was looking for ways to structure my first novel, I found Better Novel Project and while the site is seemingly abandoned, there is still a wealth of knowledge that I feel people would benefit from, no matter what they’re writing (for fiction, of course).
This had opened my eyes to so many more possibilities and questions I could (and should) be asking as I was writing and planning.
Want to use Better Novel Project in your writing? Check out Wavemaker and choose the Better Novel Project template. (Please be advised v4 is still in beta and doesn’t have templates so continue using v3 for this.)
I also created a workbook you can print or use on the computer or tablet to jot down your ideas. In the future I might do a series on how I used this master outline template to create one of my stories. You can download it below.