INTERACTIVE STORY PLANNING WORKSHEET
By YourBD
Source: https://yourbd.ai/guides/interactive-story-planning-template/

A writing aid for fictional adult scenes. Copy and edit the notes yourself.
This is not an import file, an account backup or a promise of automatic memory.
Using this text does not call a model, send a message or create an account character.

BLANK WORKSHEET

1. Premise and place:
[One location, one event, and a reason to interact.]

2. Adult cast and my chat role:
[Fictional adult names and ages. Who would I be in the conversation?]

3. Genre and tone:
[Kind of story / feeling of this scene.]

4. Point of view and language:
[I, you, or they / narrator / story language.]

5. Length and focus:
[Short, Medium, Long, or Max / one immediate focus.]

6. Established facts:
[Three details already present in the premise or story.]

7. Unanswered question:
[Something the scene has not explained yet.]

8. Next choice and first line:
[Two possible actions. Choose one and write an answerable opening.]

COMPLETED EXAMPLE: A CONTEMPORARY MYSTERY

1. Premise and place:
A donated map arrives at a city archive just before closing. A fresh transit ticket is tucked inside its old envelope.

2. Adult cast and my chat role:
Leah Chen, 31, is the archivist. Mina Ortiz, 29, delivers the donation. My chat role: the adult courier who brought the envelope.

3. Genre and tone:
Genre: Mystery. Tone: Neutral, with curiosity rather than immediate danger.

4. Point of view and language:
First person, from Mina's perspective. Story language: English.

5. Length and focus:
Short. Stay at the archive desk and examine the ticket before leaving the building.

6. Established facts:
The envelope contains a donated map. The ticket is dated today. Leah has not identified who added it.

7. Unanswered question:
Why did someone put today's ticket inside an envelope kept with an old map?

8. Next choice and first line:
Possible actions: compare the station name with the map, or ask about the donation record. Choose the map first.
Opening: "The ticket is from today. Does this station appear anywhere on the map?"

THREE POINTS OF VIEW — THE SAME VISIBLE ACTIONS

First person:
I place the envelope on the archive desk. Leah turns the ticket toward the light.

Second person:
You place the envelope on the archive desk. Leah turns the ticket toward the light.

Third person:
Mina places the envelope on the archive desk. Leah turns the ticket toward the light.

USING THE PLAN

Use the premise to prepare an idea for your story tool. Choose available genre,
tone, point of view, length and language controls separately. The worksheet has
no automatic import or connection to your YourBD account.

In YourBD, Continue requests another prose passage. Current story continuation
and editing require Premium and are subject to account allowances. Chat with
character is a separate route that asks who you want to be in the conversation.
Adapt the chat role to the product's 160-character role field.

After a passage or reply, update established facts from what actually happened.
Leave unanswered questions unresolved until the story provides an explanation.
Keep essential notes yourself; no template guarantees exact recall or behavior.

For adults 18+. Leah and Mina are original fictional adults written for this
resource, not existing YourBD catalog characters. All examples are prepared
writing ideas, not live product results or recorded AI conversations.

Worksheet by YourBD
https://yourbd.ai/guides/interactive-story-planning-template/