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Revision guide
Novel continuity checklist
A practical continuity checklist for characters, chronology, setting, objects, knowledge, and plot logic across a full novel manuscript.
6 minute readUpdated October 2, 2026
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Practical notes for keeping a whole novel true.
Use these guides to run a continuity pass, keep a clear record of AI-assisted writing, and build a story bible that supports the manuscript instead of competing with it.
Start with the problem in front of you
Each guide stands on its own and links to the next useful step. No account is required to read or use them.
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Authorship guide
AI writing provenance
Learn what AI writing provenance can record, how to preserve it through revision, and why it is different from AI detection.
5 minute readUpdated October 2, 2026
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Planning guide
Build a useful story bible
Build a practical novel story bible for characters, places, canon, chronology, plot threads, and voice without turning it into a second manuscript.
5 minute readUpdated October 2, 2026
Read the guideUse the manuscript as evidence
Record what the draft establishes before changing a reference note or resolving a possible contradiction.
Keep decisions visible
Separate settled facts, working plans, generated language, and open questions so they cannot silently trade places.
Review the whole-book effect
A local improvement still has to agree with earlier chapters, later consequences, and the voice of the novel around it.
Put the guide beside the manuscript.
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