Identity-to-Essence Worksheet by Autumn MacArthur.Additional Resources Offered by Jami’s Guests: * With the exception of the Save the Cat Beat Sheet, which was developed by Elizabeth Davis, all worksheets referenced above were created by Jami Gold. Jami Gold’s Paired Comparison Analysis Worksheet (decision-making tool that ranks any group of options).Jami Gold’s Business Plan for Writers Worksheet (suggested elements to include in a business plan).Jami Gold’s Beta Reading Worksheet (suggested elements to analyze).Jami Gold’s Story Development & Revision Worksheet (based on John Truby’s teachings)Ĭareer Improvement: Publishing Process Worksheets.Jami Gold’s Essential Elements of a Story Worksheet.Jami Gold’s Elements of a Good Scene Worksheet.Jami Gold’s Elements of a Good Scene Checklist.Story Improvement: Writing Craft Worksheets (Note: These worksheets are available exclusively to attendees of Jami’s Lost Your Pants workshop.) Jami Gold’s Story Planning Tool and Beat Sheet (plot and character arc oriented).Jami Gold’s Romance Scrivener Template for the Romance Beat Sheet.

Jami Gold’s Romance Beat Sheet (romance arc oriented) - Note: Matching workshop available!.

Six Stage Plot Structure Beat Sheet based on Michael Hauge’s teachings (character arc oriented).

Jami Gold’s Basic Scrivener Template for the Basic Beat Sheet.

Jami Gold’s Basic Beat Sheet (plot arc oriented and stripped down to basics) - Note: Matching workshop available!.

Jami Gold’s Master Scrivener Template for the Master Beat Sheet.

Master Beat Sheet, combining Save the Cat and Story Engineering (plot arc oriented).

Story Engineering Beat Sheet based on Larry Brooks’s teachings (plot arc oriented).

Save the Cat Beat Sheet* based on Blake Snyder’s teachings (plot arc oriented).

Sign up for my newsletter to receive my blog posts and hear about all additions I make to this page. Let me know at my Contact page if there are other worksheets you’d like me to create. Based on things I learned from phenomenal teachers like Larry Brooks, Michael Hauge, and Martha Alderson, I developed these worksheets* to help all writers, from plotters to pantsers (those who write by the seat of their pants).

The writing community is fortunate to have many great resources.

Story planner for writers