Digital + printable workbook for novelists
The Ultimate Villain Workbook
Create a villain readers love to hate, from first spark to downfall
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 67-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
Create a villain readers love to hate, from first spark to downfall. The Villain Workbook has 8 sections: concept, identity, origin, motive, menace, villain vs hero, arc & ending and more villains.
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.
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Real pages from the Villain Workbook, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
8 sections, 67 pages in the PDF
Concept6 pages
- Villain types & guide
- Villains by genre
- Villain in one line
Identity10 pages
- Villain profile & naming
- Voice, habits & tells
- Interview your villain
Origin5 pages
- Backstory timeline
- The wound
- Crossing the line
Motive5 pages
- Want & need
- Why they're right
- Moral code
Menace7 pages
- The master plan
- Methods & escalation
- Henchmen, allies & lair
Villain vs Hero7 pages
- The mirror
- Who's winning? chart
- Confrontations & face-off
Arc & Ending6 pages
- Villain arc
- The reveal & the downfall
- Redemption?
More Villains8 pages
- Villain 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 Villain Workbook
Know who made them
- Villain types, a two-page types guide and villains by genre
- Profile, naming, voice, habits, tells, traits and secrets
- Two pages of interview questions to answer in their voice
- Backstory timeline, the wound and the line they crossed
Give them a master plan
- Want and need, a moral code, fears and weaknesses
- Why They're Right: their case, in their own words
- The master plan, step by step, and how the threat escalates
- Henchmen, lair, villain scenes and the mistakes they leave
Villain and hero, head to head
- The Mirror: villain and hero side by side
- Where their goals collide, and how the villain sees the hero
- The Villain's Version: the story from their side
- A Who's Winning? chart, confrontations and the face-off
Plan the downfall
- Villain arc, the reveal and its clues, and the downfall
- Redemption?, a villain checklist and sequel hooks
- A roster to track every villain across your books
- Eight quick profiles for secondary villains
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