How to use character sheets

Character sheets are used to define and track the people in your story. They help you organize details about each character so their behavior, traits, and development remain consistent throughout your book.

To use character sheets, open your book and navigate to the character section. If you are working through the setup checklist, this appears as the Fill Out Your Character Sheets task. If your checklist is complete, you can access character sheets from the book dashboard.

Each character sheet is designed to capture key information such as name, role, personality, background, and other defining traits. You can fill in as much or as little detail as you need. Some writers prefer to fully define characters before writing, while others build them out as the story progresses.

Character sheets can be updated at any time. As your characters evolve, you can revise their details to reflect changes in personality, motivation, or relationships.

In community books and private group books, character sheets act as a shared reference. Contributors rely on them to understand how characters behave and how they should be written. Because of this, changes to established characters should be made carefully, especially after chapters have been written.

In personal books, you have full control over character sheets and can change them freely.

For subscribers, character sheets are part of your book’s AI context memory. Tools like Book Chat and consistency analysis use this information to understand your characters and provide more accurate suggestions, feedback, and checks.

Because character sheets define how characters behave, major changes can create inconsistencies with existing chapters. If you update important character details after writing has begun, review earlier chapters or use consistency tools to ensure everything still aligns.

Character sheets are not required, but they are one of the most effective ways to maintain consistency and avoid contradictions as your story grows.