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The Novel Writing Workbook and The Novel Writing Organizer on two tablets
The Novel Writing Workbook digital edition on a tablet
The linked index of The Novel Writing Workbook
The Core Concepts section divider
A case study page from The Novel Writing Workbook
The working vocabulary reference page
The Arc at a glance worksheet
The Novel Writing Organizer Notion template on a laptop
The Novel Writing Organizer home page on a tablet
The Novel Writing Organizer user guide
The Novel Writing Organizer on a laptop resting on an armchair
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The Novel Writing Workbook and Notion Organizer Set

The Novel Writing Workbook and The Novel Writing Organizer, together as one instant download: the book that takes a novel from the first idea to a finished draft, one craft at a time, and the Notion workspace where everything the book asks you to decide can live while you write. The workbook gives each craft the depth a first draft needs, from premise and character to plot, setting, drafting, scenes, prose, and point of view, with a test you can run on your own book and a worksheet that does the job. The organizer keeps the results in one place, built around scenes, so the characters, places, beats, research, Story Bible entries, and revision debt all link to the scenes where they matter.

See the demo: open The Novel Writing Organizer in Notion
A view-only copy of the Notion template in this set, with its sample novel in place.

The two share a working vocabulary, so a worksheet's answer has an obvious home in the organizer: a premise in the Idea Bank, a want and a lie in Characters, a landmark in Beats, a promise in Planted and Paid. Both are built for work that runs in seasons, with no streaks, word counts, or daily targets, and both leave you a way back in after a gap: the workbook's door note and dated sheets, and the organizer's door notes and round handoffs.

Use the workbook on screen in a PDF app, print the worksheets at home, or both, and keep the organizer open beside it.

$39.00
The Novel Writing Workbook (digital + printables)

Digital edition: a 298-page PDF with the full-color cover, a linked index, bookmarks for every section, and fillable worksheets, for GoodNotes, Notability, and other PDF annotation apps.

Printables: the full workbook set up for printing at home, the Worksheets Bundle (all 60 worksheets plus the 11 reference pages), and the twelve Bonus Worksheets, all in US Letter, A4, and A5.

The Novel Writing Organizer (Notion template)

13 linked databases, 8 guide pages, a sample novel, and a 31-page user guide with the link to duplicate the template into your own workspace. Runs on Notion's free plan, with no paid features, automations, or charts; requires a free Notion account.

License

For personal use. Please don't share, resell, or redistribute the files or the template.

The Novel Writing Workbook, 4th edition

The whole novel at working depth: ideas and premise, character, plot and structure, setting, research and outlining, the drafting process, scenes, prose, point of view and tense, the story bible, and finishing the draft. 60 worksheets, 11 reference pages, and twelve case studies of real novelists at work.

The Novel Writing Organizer

A capture inbox; the book (Idea Bank, Characters, Planted and Paid, Places and Rules, Research, Notes, and the Story Bible); the draft (Novel at a Glance, an Outline, Beats, Rounds, and Scenes); the desk (Revision Debt and Door Notes); and resources including When you're stuck, a Scene card, and an End-of-round review.

Each is also sold on its own

The Novel Writing Workbook ($20 as an instant download, or in print with the download included) and The Novel Writing Organizer ($25). If you already own one, buy the other singly.

Want the whole series?

The Novel Writing Toolkit adds The Plot Workbook, The Character Workbook, The World Building Workbook, and The Revision Manual to these two. If you plan to get all five books, buy the Toolkit instead of this set.

Instant download

Right after purchase, you'll get an access PDF on the order confirmation page and in your confirmation email, with the link to the workbook's files and the link to the organizer's user guide, which holds the link that duplicates the template into your Notion workspace.

Instant downloads can't be returned or refunded. If a file won't open or a link stops working, email hello@saintvioletcreative.com and we'll send a working copy.

Saint Violet is an independent creative studio for artists and writers building a more durable creative practice through tools, publications, workshops, and systems for attention, experimentation, and actual follow-through.

The Novel Writing Workbook and Notion Organizer Set

$39.00

The Complete Saint Violet Collection

If you find yourself coming back for more than one or two of these, the whole shop is available as a single instant download, built around the five books that take a novel from first idea to finished manuscript and growing with each new release, so anything made later arrives in the same library at no extra cost.

$250.00, one link to the whole library

Five books for novelists
  • The Novel Writing Workbook
  • The Plot Workbook
  • The Character Workbook
  • The World Building Workbook
  • The Revision Manual
Planners and ebook
  • The Creative Planner
  • Writing Notes
  • The Defiant Creative Process (ebook)
Zines and mini planners

Five zines and five mini planners.

Planner inserts

All 181 planner inserts, plus the 19 collections and folios built from them.

Notion templates

All three Notion templates, including The Idea Archive and The Novel Writing Organizer.

Bonuses

Bonus files, plus each new product as it's released.

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Objects & Apparel13 items
The Novel Writing Toolkit13 items
Gifts36 items
New Arrivals22 items
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Planning103 items
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