Scriborg, the novel writing template built in Notion.

Scriborg is a novel writing space that helps you organize your imagination, structure your stories, and write fiction.

I designed it in Notion as a macro-template that brings together all your notes, research, and writing so that it’s always at hand.

For whom is it?

I made it for writers and aspiring writers who write fiction. It is optimal for thrillers, biographies, and science-fiction novels but also for historical, romantic, and fantasy ones.

Why did I create this template?

Aren’t you tired of not finishing your novels?

Well, I was, and that is why I created Scriborg. I write novels and I know how demanding it is to finish a book. If you are an aspiring writer, you know how hard it can be to find the time, craft inspiring characters, and create a plot that will capture the reader’s attention.

Since I build digital products for a living, and since I love using Notion for pretty much everything, I decided to design my own writing space after founding myself disappointed with existing writing programs and apps.

For more context, I needed a space to help me organize my thoughts, not lose track of all those burgeoning ideas and work on my storyline in a visual and easy drag-and-drop way to maintain the suspense.
I also needed a space to centralize my research and all characters’ sheets and set myself writing objectives to move forward.

How did I build it?

I interviewed a dozen of writers and surveyed 30 authors to make sure I nailed the problem right and get inspired with best practices. We iterated on a beta version of the template and I am now proud to share it with you.

What's inside the template? You can use this space to...

• Create inspiring characters with template sheets: believable characters are key to a memorable story.
• Brainstorm the storyline using different views: chapters, timeline, acts, and one large overview.
• Filter the outline by scenes or characters to follow subplots and get a different perspective.
• Drag and drop ideas, scenes, and chapters to modify your plot as you want and as you progress in writing your story.
• Centralize all your research and your notes: background material is always at hand.
• Link your work from all the databases (characters, scenes, chapters, and research) to access information rapidly and save time while writing.
• Measure your completion of writing chapters with a progress bar.
• Share your chapters’ versions in one click with your best advisors, and get beta-reader feedback directly in your space. Use comments to collaborate and keep track of suggestions you received, and changes you implemented.
• Manage your project status, deadline, and tasks.
• Brainstorm ideas on the go: write directly in Notion from any device, and capture your thoughts on the idea board. Link them afterward to characters, scenes, or chapters.
• Reflect on your core intention on the objective page.
• List down your inspiration material: books, series, movies, and more.
  
  

What's included:

• Tips and frameworks to craft good characters and work on the storyline.
• Tutorials.
• Automatic save of your work in Notion, no more fear to lose everything.
• Reactivity if assistance is needed, or in case of a problem.
  

How to use the template?

It has been tested and it should be straightforward, especially for long-time Notion users. I added a tutorial for each section to make sure you know how to begin, and in case something remains unclear, you can always write me through the feedback form or directly by email.

If you are completely new to writing stories, I recommend you start with the storyline section to brainstorm the plot and the structure before writing anything. Same with characters, make sure to work on them before jumping into writing.

Enjoy, and write!