Breaking a story down into broad groupings before or during the writing process is something that Notion can be a great tool for. In this database I include a handful of potential methods to divide a story with scenes, acts, and chapters. As well, character arcs and inner/outer character journeys. Here is how I used a combination of select and multi-select properties to make this process a breeze.
The Two Database Views
1 Gallery view
1 Table view
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Each new entry is considered an “event” in the outline with various options for characterizing the event as described below.
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The ProperTies
You can add to or remove the properties to customize your own story outline database. Personally, I like to begin an outline with only act/scene and in later stages divide the outline into chapters.
The Database Template
Upon clicking a new entry, a template option appears that auto-populates the following h2 headlines:
Cause of event
Outline of event
Parallel subordinate events
Themes
This database is a part of a bigger world-building template I’m in the middle of creating and thought I’d share this database in the meantime.
How to create a one-click checklist using Notion. This includes a free template that can be used for personal or professional tasks. The recurring checklist is designed to simplify the process of adding checklists and completing projects, allowing you to focus on what needs to be done rather than spending time recreating repetitive to-do lists.
For those looking for an easy way to manage their travel information, this Notion template for airline tickets can provide a great solution. This template is designed to help users keep track of airline tickets and associated information. It includes sections for collecting and organizing information like flight number, departure and arrival times, airline, layovers, and more.
This is a weekly spread between Monday and Sunday that will auto-populate from a Notion calendar. All days are spread into two rows of four columns. For those who like the presentation of a non-database weekly spread but also like the convenience of a database manager, this is the best of both worlds, and it takes a few minutes to setup. There is also the option to duplicate the Notion template below the tutorial.
Claim your free copy of 2022-2023 calendar covers for Notion in 6 color way themes. Below is a collection of calendars between September 2022 and December 2023 with weekly pages included too. The template, available to duplicate at the bottom of the article, nests all corresponding weeks with their parent month in the body of every month page.
