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.
Templates for writers
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Script Board
Every scene as a card on an infinite Board. Reorder acts, track set-ups and payoffs, open a card and write the scene. Free script board template
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.
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.
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.
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.
Character board
Want, need, wound, flaw and arc - plus a relationship map you can actually see. Free character profile template on Skrib's infinite Board.
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.
World building
Geography, history, magic, factions, language and religion - one connected Board instead of forty scattered documents. Free world building template.
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.
play script
Cast list, acts, scenes, stage directions and cues in correct stage play format. Block the play on a Board, write it beside. Free play script template.
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.
Comic Strip
Lay out panels, write dialogue and plan every strip in one place. Skrib’s comic strip template keeps script, layout and character notes together.
Book Writing for Novelists
Plan, draft and keep every version of your book in one studio. Book writing built for long work, not office memos. Free to start, no credit card.
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.
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.
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.
Writing Goal Tracker Template with Checklists | Skrib
Five ready to use checklists for word count goals, first drafts and revision. Tick the boxes on one Board beside your draft. Free in Skrib.
Book series planning
Premise, cast, structure, chapter grid and word counts on one Board - with the manuscript beside it. Free book writing template.
Bullet journal
Index, future log, monthly and daily logs, and collections - the bullet journal method made digital and searchable. Free template in Skrib.
APA Format Paper Template
Title page to references, in APA 7th-edition section order. Outline on the Board, write in the Draft, keep your sources beside you.
Essay outline
Thesis, topic sentences, evidence and counterargument - mapped before you write a paragraph. Free essay outline template with five essay-type variants.
Memorandum
To, From, Date, Subject - then the decision up front. Correct memorandum format with policy and legal variants. Free memo template.
MLA format essay
Heading block, running header, in-text citations and Works Cited in MLA 9 order. Free MLA format essay template - write it in Skrib.
Statement of purpose
Structure your SOP, then tailor a version for every university without losing the original. Free statement of purpose template with word count tracking.
Book report
Summary, characters, setting, theme and your response - in the order a book report is marked. Free book report template for any grade. Print or export.
Project proposal
Problem, objectives, scope, timeline, budget and success measures - structured to get a yes. Free project proposal template with a grant variant.
Business plan
Ten sections from executive summary to financials, laid out as editable cards on one Board. Plan it, write it and export - free in Skrib.
Business proposal
Scope, deliverables, timeline, pricing and terms - structured to be signed. Free business proposal template. Write it in Skrib.
Everything else
Fiction & poetry
Poem
Sonnet, haiku, villanelle, acrostic, ballad and free verse - line counts, syllables and rhyme schemes, ready to write in. Free poem templates in Skrib.
Fiction & poetry
I Am poem
All three stanzas, line by line, with a prompt for every opening. Free I Am poem template with a full example - write it in Skrib, then print or export.
Teaching & course design
Lesson plan
Objectives, hook, practice, assessment and differentiation on one editable Board. Reuse it every term and export - Free in Skrib.
Blogging & newsletters
Press release
Headline, dateline, lede, quote and boilerplate in standard press release format - with a book launch version for authors. Free template.
Video & podcast
Shot list
Build the shot list beside the script it comes from - size, angle, movement and coverage as cards. Free shot list template.
Nonfiction & journalism
Book review
Hook, spoiler-free premise, what worked, what didn't and who should read it. Free book review template for bloggers, reviewers and students.