The Ultimate Hero 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.

Choose your format below. Each format is an instant download, and every format comes with the Recommended Resources for Authors PDF.

• Goodnotes & PDF: 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.
• Microsoft Word: Editable Word document (.docx) with clickable contents; worked examples showing how each page is used; prints on A4 or US Letter.
• Notion template: Notion template you duplicate into your own workspace; linked dashboard and pages, with built-in databases and tracker tables; works on the free Notion plan, on desktop, tablet and phone.
• E-ink edition: Hyperlinked PDF made for e-ink tablets; larger text and high-contrast pages.

What's inside

8 sections, 63 pages in the PDF: Concept, Identity, Inner Life, Skills & People, The Arc, The Antagonist, Ending and More Heroes.

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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