Digital + printable workbook for novelists
The Ultimate Hero Workbook
Build a hero readers will follow, from first flaw to finest hour
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 63-page digital planner with clickable tabs, contents and back links
- Two designs: Classic and the colourful Pop design
- Printable US Letter versions of both designs
- Recommended Resources for Authors PDF
A hyperlinked PDF for Goodnotes, Notability, Noteshelf and other PDF note apps on iPad or Android tablets. Tap the tabs and contents to jump between pages.
About this workbook
Build a hero readers will follow, from first flaw to finest hour. The Hero Workbook has 8 sections: concept, identity, inner life, skills & people, the arc, the antagonist, ending and more heroes.
It comes as Goodnotes & PDF, Microsoft Word, Notion template and E-ink edition, or as a printed, spiral-bound planner, so you can plan in the app you already use.
Sample pages
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Real pages from the Hero Workbook, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
8 sections, 63 pages in the PDF
Concept6 pages
- Hero types & guide
- Heroes by genre
- Hero in one line
Identity11 pages
- Hero profile & naming
- Voice, habits & tells
- Interview your hero
Inner Life6 pages
- The wound
- The lie they believe
- Want & need
Skills & People4 pages
- Skills & weaknesses
- Relationship web
- Allies & mentors
The Arc6 pages
- Arc type & arc beats
- The hero's journey
- Before & after
The Antagonist6 pages
- The mirror
- Who's winning? chart
- Confrontations & face-off
Ending4 pages
- The darkest moment
- The climax
- The new normal
More Heroes8 pages
- Hero roster
- Eight quick profiles
- Three notes pages
Section and page counts are for the Goodnotes & PDF edition; the other formats hold the same planning pages, arranged to suit each app.
Highlights
Inside the Hero Workbook
A hero readers care about
- Hero types, a two-page types guide and heroes by genre
- Hero in One Line and Why Readers Care
- Profile, naming, voice, habits, tells, strengths and flaws
- Two pages of interview questions, plus point of view
The wound and the lie
- Backstory timeline and the people who shaped them
- The wound, the lie they believe, and want versus need
- Fears, values and code, plus skills and weaknesses
- Relationship web, allies and mentors, love and loyalty
An arc they have to earn
- Arc type, before and after, and arc beats
- Twelve stages of the hero's journey, key choices and trials
- The Mirror and The Stakes: hero against antagonist
- A Who's Winning? chart, confrontations and the face-off
Lead them to their finest hour
- The darkest moment, the climax and the new normal
- A hero checklist for planning or revision
- A roster to track every hero across your books
- Eight quick profiles for secondary heroes
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