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Timeline

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Asset Events

Asset events show where important story objects change state, location or custody so continuity remains visible.

Tags: timeline, assets, custody, continuity, evidence

Character Appearances

Character appearance lanes show where characters appear, what role they play and how focused views can support character arc review.

Tags: timeline, characters, appearances, point of view

Filters and Focus

Filters change which scenes and lanes are emphasised so you can review a book, character, asset, plot thread or warning pattern.

Tags: timeline, filters, focus, characters, assets, threads

Metrics

Metrics are author-defined pacing tools that help you see intensity, tension, emotion, action, mystery and other story qualities across scenes.

Tags: timeline, metrics, pacing, intensity, emotion

Plot Lines

Plot Lines help you track unanswered questions, clues and story threads across chapters and books.

Tags: plot, threads, continuity, mysteries, payoffs

Plot Thread Lanes

Plot thread lanes show where story questions begin, develop, twist, branch, merge, resolve or are intentionally abandoned.

Tags: timeline, plot threads, events, reveals, continuity

Saved View Name

Give saved views practical names based on the revision question they answer.

Tags: timeline, fields, saved views

Saved Views

Saved Views let you return to common revision lenses such as one character, one romance arc, one mystery thread or a warnings-only pass.

Tags: timeline, saved views, revision, workflow

Scene Cards

Scene cards show the scenes in reading order and surface the planning details that matter most at timeline level.

Tags: timeline, scenes, cards, continuity

Thread Health

Thread health helps you spot neglected, dangling, questionably resolved or abandoned plot threads before readers feel the gap.

Tags: timeline, plot threads, story health, warnings

Timeline

The Timeline shows how books, chapters and scenes connect to plot threads, characters, assets, metrics and continuity checks.

Tags: timeline, scenes, continuity, planning, pacing

Timeline Asset Dependency Drop

Asset dependency fields describe how one asset's state affects another object's availability or meaning.

Tags: timeline, fields, assets, dependencies, drag drop

Timeline Asset Drop Event

Asset drop fields turn a quick Timeline action into continuity evidence for object state, location and custody.

Tags: timeline, fields, assets, drag drop

Timeline Book Filter

Use the book filter to focus timeline review on one volume without removing project-wide planning data.

Tags: timeline, fields, filters, books

Timeline Chapter Range

Chapter range filters show only the selected structural span while keeping matching context inside that range.

Tags: timeline, fields, filters, chapters

Timeline Character Drop Role

Role and presence decide whether a character is a POV, main participant, background presence or mentioned figure.

Tags: timeline, fields, characters, drag drop

Timeline Density

Density changes how much space each scene card and lane uses without changing story data.

Tags: timeline, fields, density, view

Timeline Focus ID

Focus ID is the specific character, asset, plot line, plot thread, location or scene identifier used by focus mode.

Tags: timeline, fields, focus

Timeline Focus Type

Focus type tells the Timeline whether you want to highlight a character, asset, plot line, plot thread, location or scene.

Tags: timeline, fields, focus

Timeline Jump Controls

Jump controls are navigation shortcuts for large timelines; they do not change filters or story data.

Tags: timeline, fields, jump, navigation

Timeline Location Filter

Location filters help you follow where scenes happen and where continuity may depend on place.

Tags: timeline, fields, filters, locations

Timeline Location Relationship Drop

Location relationship fields help continuity understand hearing, visibility and travel between places.

Tags: timeline, fields, locations, drag drop

Timeline Metric Editing

Show a single metric line when you want to adjust its scene values directly from the Timeline.

Tags: timeline, fields, metrics, pacing

Timeline POV Character Filter

POV filters help you review viewpoint balance, character access to information and reader experience.

Tags: timeline, fields, pov, characters

Timeline Revision Status Filter

Revision status filters help you review scenes that are planned, drafted, revised or ready.

Tags: timeline, fields, revision, filters

Timeline Scene Purpose Filter

Purpose filters help you find reveals, payoffs, transitions, action beats or relationship scenes.

Tags: timeline, fields, scene purpose, filters

Timeline Scene Range

Scene range filters help you inspect a tight run of scenes without changing the story order.

Tags: timeline, fields, filters, scenes

Timeline Warning Options

Warning options let you include only active warnings or also review dismissed and intentional warnings.

Tags: timeline, fields, warnings, filters

Timeline Warning Severity Filter

Severity filters help you review critical continuity issues before lower-risk reminders.

Tags: timeline, fields, warnings, filters

Timeline Warning Type Filter

Warning type filters help you review one class of continuity issue at a time.

Tags: timeline, fields, warnings, filters

Timeline Zoom

Zoom changes whether the Timeline feels like a book overview, chapter review or scene-level inspection.

Tags: timeline, fields, zoom, view