AI for authors: edit a scene and track story continuity.
Edit novel pacing, compare a manuscript revision and track character continuity across chapters. Use your passages and voice sample to explore changes while keeping the story decisions yours.
The key is still with Ivo under the chapter 1 instruction, yet Mara uses it at the archive that same evening. Flag the handoff and archive passage together; the author needs to choose how the story resolves the conflict.
Your follow-up
Offer two options as questions, not manuscript changes.
Arya
Should the story establish an earlier return of the key, or should Mara take a different action at the archive? Either choice needs your decision before the passage is revised.
Replace explained worry with a close-third question, remove repeated phrasing and shorten the pause before Mara stays. Preserve the scene facts and the author’s revision boundaries.
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
One decision stays with the author
Chapter 1 leaves the key with Ivo; chapter 2 has Mara use it on the same day. Neither excerpt establishes a return. The proposed edit preserves the conflict for review instead of silently resolving it.
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Switch between an original passage and a proposed pacing edit. The unresolved key contradiction remains explicit.
Read the prompt and inspect the full example
Switch passages and inspect the reasoning while leaving the key contradiction for the author.
At noon on Thursday, Mara left the brass key with Ivo. “Keep it until tomorrow,” she said. Ivo closed his hand around it. She walked toward the harbor without looking back.
Chapter 2 · scene to revise
At dusk that Thursday, Mara unlocked the archive with the brass key. She felt worried because she did not know what Ivo had found. She looked at the door and then she listened. There was no sound. She wanted to leave, but she stayed.
Manuscript scope
These two excerpts are the supplied material. No return of the key is established between them. The archive is at the harbor. Ivo’s discovery, the key’s return and later plot consequences are not supplied.
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Voice sample and boundaries
Original voice sample: The rope tapped the mast. Once, then twice. Mara waited for a third sound that did not come. Use close third person, restrained sensory detail and short sentences where appropriate. Do not imitate a named author.
Permitted revision
Revise only the chapter 2 excerpt for pacing. Preserve Thursday dusk, the archive, Mara’s uncertainty, silence and her decision to stay. Do not add the contents of Ivo’s discovery. Keep the key contradiction flagged; do not invent a return scene or approve a repair.
Author control
Offer original and proposed text side by side or switchable, explain changes and retain the unresolved continuity question. A sample selector does not alter a manuscript or choose the canonical version. The author decides whether and how to repair continuity.
Trace story facts across the supplied chapters
Separate the key conflict, established sequence and missing plot information.
At noon on Thursday, Mara left the brass key with Ivo. “Keep it until tomorrow,” she said. Ivo closed his hand around it. She walked toward the harbor without looking back.
Chapter 2 · scene to revise
At dusk that Thursday, Mara unlocked the archive with the brass key. She felt worried because she did not know what Ivo had found. She looked at the door and then she listened. There was no sound. She wanted to leave, but she stayed.
Manuscript scope
These two excerpts are the supplied material. No return of the key is established between them. The archive is at the harbor. Ivo’s discovery, the key’s return and later plot consequences are not supplied.
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Voice sample and boundaries
Original voice sample: The rope tapped the mast. Once, then twice. Mara waited for a third sound that did not come. Use close third person, restrained sensory detail and short sentences where appropriate. Do not imitate a named author.
Permitted revision
Revise only the chapter 2 excerpt for pacing. Preserve Thursday dusk, the archive, Mara’s uncertainty, silence and her decision to stay. Do not add the contents of Ivo’s discovery. Keep the key contradiction flagged; do not invent a return scene or approve a repair.
Author control
Offer original and proposed text side by side or switchable, explain changes and retain the unresolved continuity question. A sample selector does not alter a manuscript or choose the canonical version. The author decides whether and how to repair continuity.
Give the author a concise revision explanation
Explain the pacing choices and offer continuity questions without approving an invented repair.
Explain the pacing choices and offer continuity questions without approving an invented repair.
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A change note the author can review.
Proposed pacing changes
Remove repeated “she” phrasing and turn explained worry into “What had Ivo found?” Keep the silence, Thursday dusk and decision to stay. The result remains close third person and uses the original supplied voice sample.
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
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Facts and the unresolved key
The key remains with Ivo in chapter 1 but is used by Mara in chapter 2. The provided material establishes no return. The pacing edit does not fix or authorize a continuity change.
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Questions for the author
Would a brief key-return beat fit the intended relationship and later scenes? Or should Mara reach the archive without using the key? Both are editorial possibilities; either needs your decision and a check against the full manuscript.
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Editorial reasoning tied to original passages, with two optional continuity questions kept unapproved.
At noon on Thursday, Mara left the brass key with Ivo. “Keep it until tomorrow,” she said. Ivo closed his hand around it. She walked toward the harbor without looking back.
Chapter 2 · scene to revise
At dusk that Thursday, Mara unlocked the archive with the brass key. She felt worried because she did not know what Ivo had found. She looked at the door and then she listened. There was no sound. She wanted to leave, but she stayed.
Manuscript scope
These two excerpts are the supplied material. No return of the key is established between them. The archive is at the harbor. Ivo’s discovery, the key’s return and later plot consequences are not supplied.
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Voice sample and boundaries
Original voice sample: The rope tapped the mast. Once, then twice. Mara waited for a third sound that did not come. Use close third person, restrained sensory detail and short sentences where appropriate. Do not imitate a named author.
Permitted revision
Revise only the chapter 2 excerpt for pacing. Preserve Thursday dusk, the archive, Mara’s uncertainty, silence and her decision to stay. Do not add the contents of Ivo’s discovery. Keep the key contradiction flagged; do not invent a return scene or approve a repair.
Author control
Offer original and proposed text side by side or switchable, explain changes and retain the unresolved continuity question. A sample selector does not alter a manuscript or choose the canonical version. The author decides whether and how to repair continuity.
About these examples
Edit manuscripts and track story continuity
Open an example to inspect the prompt, sample inputs and completed result.
A useful result, with the details behind it
Compare a scene with a proposed pacing edit
Switch passages and inspect the reasoning while leaving the key contradiction for the author.
Add the manuscript passages, voice sample and revision boundaries before sending.
Read all source material
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Chapter 1 · key handoff
At noon on Thursday, Mara left the brass key with Ivo. “Keep it until tomorrow,” she said. Ivo closed his hand around it. She walked toward the harbor without looking back.
Chapter 2 · scene to revise
At dusk that Thursday, Mara unlocked the archive with the brass key. She felt worried because she did not know what Ivo had found. She looked at the door and then she listened. There was no sound. She wanted to leave, but she stayed.
Manuscript scope
These two excerpts are the supplied material. No return of the key is established between them. The archive is at the harbor. Ivo’s discovery, the key’s return and later plot consequences are not supplied.
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Voice sample and boundaries
Original voice sample: The rope tapped the mast. Once, then twice. Mara waited for a third sound that did not come. Use close third person, restrained sensory detail and short sentences where appropriate. Do not imitate a named author.
Permitted revision
Revise only the chapter 2 excerpt for pacing. Preserve Thursday dusk, the archive, Mara’s uncertainty, silence and her decision to stay. Do not add the contents of Ivo’s discovery. Keep the key contradiction flagged; do not invent a return scene or approve a repair.
Author control
Offer original and proposed text side by side or switchable, explain changes and retain the unresolved continuity question. A sample selector does not alter a manuscript or choose the canonical version. The author decides whether and how to repair continuity.
Prepare a manuscript edit
Switch passages and inspect the reasoning while leaving the key contradiction for the author.
Refine the edit without changing the story
Compare the draft with a focused revision, keeping the source facts in view.
Try one focused revision
Suggested follow-up using the same source facts.
Focused follow-up
What change should I ask for?
Write a short editorial note about the pacing revision. Preserve close-third voice, Mara’s decision to stay and the author’s boundaries; add no plot event.
Original excerpt
What does the existing example say?
Replace explained worry with a close-third question, remove repeated phrasing and shorten the pause before Mara stays. Preserve the scene facts and the author’s revision boundaries.
Suggested revision
What could that revision look like?
The proposed edit uses a close-third question instead of explaining the worry, removes repeated phrasing and shortens the pause before Mara stays. Check that the scene facts and the author’s revision boundaries remain intact.
Use Chat to discuss the request and refine the result with follow-up questions.
Deliverable: Plot critique
What to provide
Your synopsis, character goals and intended turning point
Example prompt
Review this turning point against the supplied character goals and preceding events. Identify unsupported motivations and two possible fixes, explaining how each affects later scenes. Do not invent established story facts outside my outline.
What to check
Read for character and narrative voice
Verify continuity and research
Approve the manuscript changes
Work
Compare a scene with a proposed pacing edit
Switch passages and inspect the reasoning while leaving the key contradiction for the author.
Use Work to create and revise the named file from the supplied sources.
Deliverable: Tide-ledger-scene-review.html
What to provide
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Example prompt
Create Tide-ledger-scene-review.html from Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt and Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt. Show the original chapter 2 excerpt and a proposed pacing revision using the original supplied voice sample. Preserve Thursday dusk, the archive, Mara’s uncertainty, silence and decision to stay. Do not reveal Ivo’s discovery or invent a key-return scene. Add a visible unresolved-continuity note with chapter references, keyboard-accessible Original/Proposed controls and a change explanation. Do not alter or publish a real manuscript.
What to check
Inspect the supplied sample files
Check the result against your own sources
Review before sharing or acting
Work
Trace story facts across the supplied chapters
Separate the key conflict, established sequence and missing plot information.
Use Work to create and revise the named file from the supplied sources.
Deliverable: Tide-ledger-continuity-review.csv
What to provide
Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt
Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt
Example prompt
Create Tide-ledger-continuity-review.csv from Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt and Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt. Track the brass key, Thursday timeline, Ivo’s unknown discovery and Mara’s decision to stay. Link each row to chapter evidence, flag the key conflict and keep possible repairs separate from manuscript facts. Do not invent missing chapters or resolve the author’s decision.
What to check
Inspect the supplied sample files
Check the result against your own sources
Review before sharing or acting
Chat
Give the author a concise revision explanation
Explain the pacing choices and offer continuity questions without approving an invented repair.
Using Tide-ledger-manuscript-excerpts.txt and Tide-ledger-author-revision-brief.txt, explain a pacing revision of chapter 2 in restrained close third person. Preserve all required scene facts and identify the key contradiction with chapter references. Offer two optional questions for the author about a return beat or an alternative archive action; do not add either to the manuscript or invent later consequences.
What to check
Inspect the supplied sample files
Check the result against your own sources
Review before sharing or acting
More prompts
Chat
Revise a scene in my voice
A scene revision preserving the author's constraints, with editorial changes and continuity questions explained.
Use Chat to discuss the request and refine the result with follow-up questions.
Deliverable: Scene revision
What to provide
Your scene, style sample and boundaries on what may change
Example prompt
Revise this scene using the supplied style sample while preserving the stated plot events and point of view. Explain changes to pacing and dialogue, and flag continuity questions rather than inventing answers.
What to check
Read for character and narrative voice
Verify continuity and research
Approve the manuscript changes
Work
Build a story continuity workbook
A continuity workbook with chapter references, contradictions and proposed changes kept separate.
Use Work to build and revise Story continuity workbook.xlsx from your source material.
Deliverable: Story continuity workbook.xlsx
What to provide
Manuscript excerpts, timeline facts and character notes
Example prompt
Create a workbook tracking characters, locations, dates, established facts and contradictions with chapter references. Keep proposed changes separate from manuscript facts and do not resolve ambiguity without asking me. Deliver "Story continuity workbook.xlsx" as the requested editable artifact. Ask for missing source material rather than inventing facts.
What to check
Read for character and narrative voice
Verify continuity and research
Approve the manuscript changes
Work
Prepare an editable manuscript section
An editable manuscript section with the requested formatting and an accompanying revision summary.
Use Work to build and revise Manuscript section.docx from your source material.
Deliverable: Manuscript section.docx
What to provide
Approved outline, your text, formatting requirements and revision scope
Example prompt
Create an editable manuscript document from my approved section and formatting requirements. Apply only the requested revisions, preserve scene order and supply a short change summary and unresolved questions for my review. Deliver "Manuscript section.docx" as the requested editable artifact. Ask for missing source material rather than inventing facts.
How can authors use Gab AI for manuscript editing?
Supply passages, a voice sample and explicit revision boundaries. Ask for one proposed edit and an explanation, then review both. The sample changes pacing in close-third voice while preserving Mara’s decision to stay and other scene facts; it adds no new plot event.
Can it help check continuity across chapters?
Ask Work to track established details with chapter references and flag contradictions. The example compares two supplied passages and leaves a key-return question unresolved. It does not guarantee continuity across an unseen full book.
Will it decide missing plot details for me?
Use prompts that keep unknowns and proposed repairs separate. Here, Ivo’s discovery is absent and the key conflict needs an author decision. The examples do not invent either answer.
Does the preview edit or publish my manuscript?
No. Original and Proposed switch between local sample passages. Nothing is saved to a real manuscript or published. You choose which suggestions to use.
Can I start in Chat, or do I need Work?
Use Chat for questions and text drafts. Choose Work when you want a project with tools and editable files. Work requires Plus and uses credits; see Pricing for plans and allowances. Opening a draft does not send it or attach the example files.
