Friday’s Findings: Storyboarding Is for Those Who Think Visually

Storyboarding is a way to outline your novel.

I love this idea! The storyboard concept is borrowed from the animation industry. It’s a way to plan out your novel or short story using panels of illustrations. Here are some tips:

• Use index cards. For each scene, draw a sketch to represent what happens.
• Use Scrivener. This writing software has an index card function.
• Use simple sketches. Don’t get too caught up in drawing that you never get to writing your story.
• Use ai for your drawings. I use Night Cafe. It’s a quick way to produce illustrations for the storyboard.

It doesn’t have to be complicated. You can draw stick figures if it helps. If you’d like more tips on storyboarding your novel, check out these links.

• Storyboard Your Novel And You’ll Have A Roadmap Marylee MacDonald (maryleemacdonaldauthor.com)
• Start-To-Finish Storyboarding | Tutorial | UC Berkeley Advanced Media
• Storyboarding Tutorial (alexandercowan.com)
• Best Storyboarding Software & Story Board Apps of 2023 (studiobinder.com)
• How to Storyboard Your Novel | NY Book Editors
• How to Storyboard a Novel: A Comprehensive Guide for Authors (self-publishingschool.com)
• how to make a storyboard for your novel + my best method & tips! (youtube.com)
• MAKING A STORYBOARD FOR YOUR BOOK 📚📝 – YouTube
• How To Create A STORYBOARD For Your Book | STORYBOARDING YOUR NOVEL TUTORIAL (youtube.com)

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