Templates for Scrivener

Don’t let the term “template” intimidate you. A template is nothing more than a pattern for processes that enhance consistency. Writing a full-length novel uses many processes, and templates for Scrivener can help.

All software programs have learning curves, and some are steeper than others. But studying a complex application can steal your precious time from writing.

Take heart! There are templates that can flatten your learning curve. Downloading and using a formatted template guides and simplifies the process, shortening your study time.

Types of Templates for Scrivener

Scrivener templates come in two varieties, and both can help your writing:

  • Template Sheets are useful for creating character profiles, story settings, and much more. A template sheet serves many purposes. Like a form, you can reuse template sheets to enhance the consistency of your writing.
  • Use a Project Template whenever you start a new writing “project.” You open a project template based on your preferences. For example, Scrivener comes with several project templates, such as Blank, Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Downloadable Templates

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  • Project Templates:
    • 5-Step Storytelling: This Project Template replaces Scrivener’s Fiction template, and includes an ebook course on how to personalize Scrivener, turning the software’s digital three-ring binder into powerful tool to house writing, notes, and research.
    • Thriller Genre: This project template replaces Scrivener’s Fiction template and includes Custom Metadata for tracking the thriller genre conventions and crucial scenes.
    • Mystery Genre: This project template replaces Scrivener’s Fiction template and includes Custom Metadata for tracking the mystery genre conventions and crucial scenes.
  • Template Sheets:
    • Logline
    • Premise
    • Scene
    • Setting
    • World Building