Longform: continuity, post-chapter review, and revision
Longform continuity combines original prose, confirmed facts, summaries, and retrieval. Models can still miss or misinterpret details, so each chapter needs author review.
After a chapter
Check proposed changes to relationships and states, inventory, event timing, foreshadowing, facts, and plot/subplot progress. Confirm only content supported by the prose that should guide future writing.
A character's guess is not necessarily an objective fact; a secret known to the author is not necessarily known to every character.
How the tools fit together
| Tool | What to check |
|---|---|
| Foreshadowing board | Setup, responses, payoff, and chapter links |
| Fact library and knowledge | Evidence, who knows what, abnormal or stale records |
| States and inventory | Continuity of character states, acquisition, and consumption |
| Story timeline | Chronological order of plot events |
| Plots and progress | Whether the chapter advances established storylines |
| Revision and impact checks | Which future plans and records an edit affects |
Revising an early chapter
- Save a version or complete backup.
- Edit the prose and confirm it actually saved.
- Check whether old summaries, facts, or reviews are stale.
- Read the impact list; decide individually how to adjust later plans, foreshadowing, and settings.
- Update affected content before generating the next chapter.
One revision does not automatically rewrite the whole novel. Confirmed history, current candidates, and future plans must be handled separately.
When AI misses an earlier detail
Check whether the detail belongs to this work, is confirmed, precedes this chapter, and still has valid prose/summary evidence. Inspect the current generation's sources; explicitly mention the relevant event in this round's requirements if needed.
Repeated generation may not fix an omission and adds cost. Submit the issue and relevant chapters as feedback.
For checking memory files on disk, see the local memory workspace.