Research Notebook Templates

Build your creative library before you need it.

These seven notebook templates help you collect raw materials in NotebookLM—the passion research that fuels your fiction. Each notebook captures a different type of creative ingredient.

The Seven Notebooks

The Arena

Competition, sports, and high-stakes conflict. Distilled drama from winners, losers, and pressure.

The Speculation

Forecasts, emerging trends, and plausible futures. The "what if" questions for speculative fiction.

Beliefs & Worldviews

Philosophy, religion, and value clashes. Raw materials for theme and ideological conflict.

Literary Roots

Authors who feel like home. The craft and feel of your literary ancestors.

The Voice

Speaking styles and prose rhythms. Vocabulary, cadence, and narrative stance.

Visual Language

Film and television aesthetics. Pacing, atmosphere, and visual motifs.

The Rabbit Hole

Deep expertise in obscure subjects. Authentic texture that can't be faked.

How to Use These Templates

  1. Pick 2-4 notebooks that match your interests (you don’t need all seven)
  2. Collect sources following each template’s checklist
  3. After Story Development, upload your Story Skeleton to each notebook
  4. Run Deepening Prompts to extract story-aware ingredients
  5. Import the enriched files into Writers Factory

NotebookLM Deepening

The complete import workflow

Deepening Prompts

Copy-paste prompts for extraction

Getting Started

Choose your entry path