Plot development can be a challenge for both aspiring and published novelists who are working on a new book. To build a great story structure that will carry you through to a finished novel, you have to take a closer look at your plot and work out kinks that may come up as you’re writing.

In the free online download, Plot Development: Charts and Tips for Outlining and Plotting a Novel, we offer five resources that will help you with writing plot from the beginning of the novel to the challenging middle, through to a meaningful ending. In addition to plot development charts that help you work through common problems, you’ll find insights and worksheets that help you work with writing subplots and developing side characters.

This selection of resources from our Writer’s Workbook series includes plot development worksheets, methods for story mapping, techniques for working through problems when you’re…