Nonfiction

This condensed version contains templates from the Seriescraft 101: Fictional Character Creator Workbook and Setting & World-Building Workbooks and is an alternative for writers organizing their novel series in Word or Scrivener.

There are several approaches to creating a series bible. If you have an existing series, rereading your own books and filling in existing information can help with continuity and developing potential sequels.

If you’re starting a series from scratch, you can begin with what you know about your world and use the prompts to flesh out specific details. Don’t feel obligated to fill in every category to start on your actual books. Over time, a dynamic exchange will form between your books and reference material—resulting in an overall richer story.

Like character creation, developing a believable fictional world is a process that becomes more defined with experience. If you’re just starting out, however, planning your foundation will make the overall writing process a lot easier.This workbook contains twenty location templates, ten group templates, a series glossary, a timeline and history index, a section for series rules to maintain continuity, and prompts to help with brainstorming. For visual authors or stories that may require sets, there is space for sketches, maps, and layouts.

This workbook contains templates to help brainstorm and organize up to 35 fictional characters within the same series. It was originally designed as a quick tactile reference for authors to hold information that may not be included in their actual novels. For screenwriters, it can be used to create the character segment of a story bible.