Chapter N: Chapter title
Chapter draft + outline + revision checklist
How to use: Longform fiction/nonfiction. The author-notes section keeps continuity across a manuscript.
Preview
Chapter N: Chapter title
Book: Title POV / tense: first person past / third limited Target: ~3,000 words Status: Draft 1
Chapter outline
- Opening: where the chapter starts, scene, mood
- Turn: the complication or reveal
- Close: the hook into the next chapter
Draft
Chapter text goes here. Write the scene.
Author notes
- Continuity: detail to keep consistent with chapter N-1
- Foreshadowing planted: what this sets up
- Open threads: what must be resolved later
Revision checklist
- Scene goal is clear
- POV consistent
- Sensory detail in every scene
- Chapter ends on forward momentum
- Cut throat-clearing opening