Scrivener Templates: The Ultimate Collection for Fiction and Non-Fiction
Don’t we all love Scrivener?
I know, it has a steep learning curve, but if you really put your heart to it, you’ll be ahead of 90% of other authors, since you’ll be a master at using a tool that can really revolutionise your writing.
When I first ‘met’ Scrivener a few years ago, like many, I was immediately intimidated. Too many menus, all those buttons, where do I even write in this thing?
Fortunately, I was smart enough to take a course that taught me all the ins and outs of the software. I by no means consider myself a ninja at it, but at least I can say I know the answers to many questions I find in forums and private FB groups.
One of the many, many cool things about Scrivener is that it works in ‘blocks’. Each chapter is its own ‘block’ you can rearrange wherever you want to, so that by adding ‘block’ after ‘block’, you’ll be eventually able to build final structure of your book. Think of it as the outline of a post:
- Title
- Point 1
- Point 2
- Point 3
- Conclusion
Transfer the typical blog post structure to book-sized proportions, and you’ll easily understand how Scrivener works.
This very structure is responsible for the fact that one can easily create a ‘template’ of blocks that others can import into their Scrivener and customise to their liking. Kinda like a ‘fill-in-the-blanks’ template 🙂
Where do I find Scrivener Templates?
Glad you asked. I’ve personally crawled the whole interwebs to give you a complete, comprehensive and … ultimate collection of Scrivener templates. Fiction and non-fiction, it’s all in here. But pay attention to the red symbols next to each link:
…means that the template is FREE.
…means that you’ll need to pay for the template.
…means that you’ll need to submit your email address in order to download the template
…means that there is no optin required to download the template.
How Do I Upload A Scrivener Template?
The process is extremely simple. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and you’ll be able to upload your template in no time!
1. Download one of the files, then save it somewhere handy.
2. Open Scrivener and click the Options button bottom left:
3. From the dropdown menu, select Import Templates.
4. Choose your saved template and… all done!
Scrivener Templates: Fiction
STORY STRUCTURE TEMPLATE
An all-time favourite. Based on K.M. Weiland’s books on outlining story.
NO-NONSENSE NOVEL TEMPLATE
Created by M.G. Herron, can also be used for short stories.
NANOWRIMO TEMPLATE
Created by Scrivener guru G. Hernandez.
SEVEN-POINT STORY STRUCTURE TEMPLATE
Created by Dan Well
HERO’S JOURNEY TEMPLATE
Created by Mel Corbett and inspired by the famous book by J. Campbell
SNOWFLAKE TEMPLATE
Inspired by the renowned plotting model created by R. Ingermanson
MYSTERY NOVEL TEMPLATE
Created by Mel Corbett and specific for mystery novels.
BEAT SHEET TEMPLATE
Inspired by Larry Brooks and his ‘beats’ story structure.
NOVELLA TEMPLATE
Originally for the ‘one-page’ novel structure, is also perfect for novellas.
30-CHAPTER NOVEL TEMPLATE
Created by Damien Benoit-Ledoux, it breaks up a full novel into 30 chapters.
CHARACTER-FOCUSED TEMPLATE
Fleshes out each character in your story.
STORY STRUCTURE TEMPLATE
Includes various templates: 3 Act, Hero’s Journey, 7 Point, etc.
WORLD-BUILDING TEMPLATE
Also includes a ‘setting’ template. Perfect for fantasy writers.
4-PART NOVEL TEMPLATE
Breaks story into 36 chapters, over 4 general parts.
“ROMANCING THE BEAT” TEMPLATE
Specifically aimed at Romance writers.
Scrivener Templates: Non-Fiction
NON-FICTION TEMPLATE
A generalist template for a non-fiction book
BLOGGING TEMPLATE
Useful for managing a blog’s editorial calendar.
BLOGGING TEMPLATES
Various blogging templates, including ‘Blog Post’, ‘Sales Letter’, etc.
ACADEMIC WRITING TEMPLATES
Includes templates for papers, research projects and case studies.
COMIC BOOK TEMPLATE
Full template for planning a comic book.
PICTURE BOOK TEMPLATE
Perfect for planning a picture book (children’s).
Did you download any of the templates above? Did you find what you were looking for? Let me know in the comments below!
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