Planning Your Story: Main Characters

Character’s Name Age Appearance Jobs, Hobbies, and Relationships to

Interests Other Characters
 Planning Your Story: Setting
WHERE:

Type of Location Description

(Inside/outside? City/Town? Which (What does this place look like? Describe it with as much detail as you
country/planet? Real or fictional?) can!)
WHEN:
Does this story take place in the past, What year(s) does the story take place in? What time of year is it?
present or future?

Planning Your Story: Conflict

What is going to happen in the story How will the characters work together in Circle any of the items below that
that will be a challenge for one or more this story? How might they not work might cause problems for one or
of the characters? together well? more of the characters in your story.

● Animals

● Other people
 ● Computers/robots/ tech

● Ghosts/monsters/aliens

● Other

Planning Your Story: Opening Paragraph

Now that you’ve done some planning and brainstorming, you’re ready to write the first paragraph of
your story! In this first paragraph, make sure you include information about the setting of the story
so the reader will have some idea of where and when it is happening. Also, try to introduce at least
one of your main characters in this first paragraph. Be creative, use your imagination, and have fun!