There's a lot of resources out there on the internet. Some might good and some might be bad. Especially when it comes to something personal like writing your own story. So, these are the resources that I use to create my own and hopefully help you to.
https://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-outline-a-book/ - This article thoroughly describes how to outline your story considering the plot, characters, and scenes. More specifically, in 3 steps with the 1st being setting the stage, the 2nd being organizing the scenes, and the 3rd being troubleshooting your story line. They also link to other articles for a more in-depth understanding if your still confused and tools to help you outline your own story. One thing I thought was describing what type of writer you might be and which tool that could benefit you the most. For example, from the article I would be a Designer and the tool that would help me the most to outline my story would be Scrivener, yWriter, Plottr.
https://blog.reedsy.com/character-profile/ - This article explains how to build your character or character template. They break this down into 3 parts which describes it like an apple. There's an outer layer, the flesh, and the core. These three parts include things that you should think about as you’re making your character.
https://www.notebook.ai – I don’t use this often due to my preferences, but I think it could be helpful. This is a tool to help with world building and writing. Its kind of like a dashboard for story planning.
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Product: Notebook
Feature: 100 pages, green and white, Striped, spiral
Benefit: Write stories, draw characters and maps (anything to do with stories), jote down chapter thoughts, physical backup.
Product: 5 x 7 flat cards
Feature: Small, carriable, and green.
Benefit: Could be used to seem more professional (used like business cards).Product: Notes cards (set of 20)
Feature: Small, carriable, white, striped, and look like mini pieces of notebook paper (easy to write on).
Benefit: Can be carried anywhere while take up less space then a notebook but still allows you to write down bursts of inspiration from walking or doing something when away form a notebook or computer.
