Structure & beats
Save The Cat Beat Sheet For Screenplay
Skrib’s Save the Cat beat sheet template turns Blake Snyder’s 15-beat method into a visual canvas for screenplays and novels. Free to start.
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Free plans for the work writers actually do: structure, beats, characters, research. Preview one, then open it in your studio.
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Structure & beats
Story Planning Toolkit For Novelists
Six proven story structures, one visual workspace. Plan your novel or screenplay with Skrib's free story planning toolkit - then draft it in the same place.
Structure & beats
Save The Cat Beat Sheet for Novels
Skrib’s Save the Cat beat sheet template turns Blake Snyder’s 15-beat method into a visual canvas for screenplays and novels. Free to start.
Structure & beats
Eight Sequence Structure For Novels
Break your script into eight mini-movies and beat the second-act sag. Skrib's free eight sequence structure template maps every sequence on one visual board.
Structure & beats
Eight Sequence Structure For Screenplay
Break your script into eight mini-movies and beat the second-act sag. Skrib's free eight sequence structure template maps every sequence on one visual board.
Structure & beats
Freytag's Pyramid For Novels
Map exposition to denouement without wrestling a static diagram. Skrib’s free Freytag’s Pyramid template plots all five acts on one visual board.
Structure & beats
Freytag's Pyramid For Screenplay
Map exposition to denouement without wrestling a static diagram. Skrib’s free Freytag’s Pyramid template plots all five acts on one visual board.
Structure & beats
Hero's Journey Template: All 12 Stages for Novels
Map all 12 stages of the Hero's Journey on a visual canvas, not a static PDF. Free to start - plan your monomyth in Skrib and draft it in the same place.
Structure & beats
Hero's Journey Template: All 12 Stages for Screenplay
Map all 12 stages of the Hero's Journey on a visual canvas, not a static PDF. Free to start - plan your monomyth in Skrib and draft it in the same place.
Structure & beats
Save The Cat Beat Sheet for Novels
Skrib’s Save the Cat beat sheet template turns Blake Snyder’s 15-beat method into a visual canvas for screenplays and novels. Free to start.
Structure & beats
Save The Cat Beat Sheet For Screenplay
Skrib’s Save the Cat beat sheet template turns Blake Snyder’s 15-beat method into a visual canvas for screenplays and novels. Free to start.
Structure & beats
Story Planning Toolkit For Novelists
Six proven story structures, one visual workspace. Plan your novel or screenplay with Skrib's free story planning toolkit - then draft it in the same place.
Structure & beats
Story Planning Toolkit For Screenwriters
Six proven story structures, one visual workspace. Plan your novel or screenplay with Skrib's free story planning toolkit - then draft it in the same place.
Structure & beats
Three-Act Structure Template for Novelists
Set up, confront, resolve. Build your story on the three-act structure with Skrib's free visual template - plan the acts, then draft them in the same studio.
Structure & beats
Three-Act Structure Template for Screenplay
Set up, confront, resolve. Build your story on the three-act structure with Skrib's free visual template - plan the acts, then draft them in the same studio.
Characters & worlds
D&D Character Sheet Template for Players & DMs
Stats are the easy part. Build a character with a real backstory, arc and relationships on a visual board - beside your campaign notes. Free to start.
Screen, stage & comics
Comic Strip Template & Script Planner
Lay out panels, write dialogue and plan every strip in one place. Skrib’s comic strip template keeps script, layout and character notes together.
Screen, stage & comics
Free Storyboard Template for Film & Video
Plan shots, scenes and sequences on an infinite canvas. Skrib’s free storyboard template keeps panels, script and shot notes on one board.
Screen, stage & comics
Screenplay Format Board
Industry-standard screenplay formatting that doesn’t fight you. Break story on the Board, write in the Draft, export to Final Draft or Fountain.
Writing process
Fichtean Curve Template: Plot Rising Crises for Novelists
Start in the middle and never let go. Map your rising crises with Skrib's free Fichtean Curve template - built for thrillers, mysteries, and short fiction.
Writing process
Fichtean Curve Template: Plot Rising Crises For Screenplay
Start in the middle and never let go. Map your rising crises with Skrib's free Fichtean Curve template - built for thrillers, mysteries, and short fiction.
Writing process
Story Outline & Research Template for Writers
Keep your outline, characters, and sources on one page. Skrib's free story outline and research template holds the whole book - and the draft sits beside it.