# | Prologue | Ch1 | Ch2 | Ch3 | Ch... |
Title | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Synopsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
What makes the chapter? | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Purposes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Poignant | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Relevant | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Believable (actions & characters?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pageturner? | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Characters (strong, consistent?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Faults | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Humor | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Setting (Readers feel there?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Clothing (appropriate to character, season?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Environment (smell, color, etc.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Novel-Writing Methodology: Chapter Checklist
Long before I start writing a novel, I create an outline of chapters, with a synopsis of each chapter. That is the first version of this spreadsheet. As I write the novel, I modify the spreadsheet to match the actual novel. Occasionally, I add fields for issues I want to make sure not to forget. Those fields become my checklist for each chapter. So for the second draft of the novel, I read each chapter and compare it to my checklist. Here is a blank version of the checklist.
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