Asset Events
Asset events show where important story objects change state, location or custody so continuity remains visible.
Tags: timeline, assets, custody, continuity, evidence
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Asset events show where important story objects change state, location or custody so continuity remains visible.
Tags: timeline, assets, custody, continuity, evidence
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 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 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 help you track unanswered questions, clues and story threads across chapters and books.
Tags: plot, threads, continuity, mysteries, payoffs
Plot thread lanes show where story questions begin, develop, twist, branch, merge, resolve or are intentionally abandoned.
Tags: timeline, plot threads, events, reveals, continuity
Give saved views practical names based on the revision question they answer.
Tags: timeline, fields, 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 show the scenes in reading order and surface the planning details that matter most at timeline level.
Tags: timeline, scenes, cards, continuity
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
The Timeline shows how books, chapters and scenes connect to plot threads, characters, assets, metrics and continuity checks.
Tags: timeline, scenes, continuity, planning, pacing
Asset dependency fields describe how one asset's state affects another object's availability or meaning.
Tags: timeline, fields, assets, dependencies, drag drop
Asset drop fields turn a quick Timeline action into continuity evidence for object state, location and custody.
Tags: timeline, fields, assets, drag drop
Use the book filter to focus timeline review on one volume without removing project-wide planning data.
Tags: timeline, fields, filters, books
Chapter range filters show only the selected structural span while keeping matching context inside that range.
Tags: timeline, fields, filters, chapters
Role and presence decide whether a character is a POV, main participant, background presence or mentioned figure.
Tags: timeline, fields, characters, drag drop
Density changes how much space each scene card and lane uses without changing story data.
Tags: timeline, fields, density, view
Focus ID is the specific character, asset, plot line, plot thread, location or scene identifier used by focus mode.
Tags: timeline, fields, focus
Focus type tells the Timeline whether you want to highlight a character, asset, plot line, plot thread, location or scene.
Tags: timeline, fields, focus
Jump controls are navigation shortcuts for large timelines; they do not change filters or story data.
Tags: timeline, fields, jump, navigation
Location filters help you follow where scenes happen and where continuity may depend on place.
Tags: timeline, fields, filters, locations
Location relationship fields help continuity understand hearing, visibility and travel between places.
Tags: timeline, fields, locations, drag drop
Show a single metric line when you want to adjust its scene values directly from the Timeline.
Tags: timeline, fields, metrics, pacing
POV filters help you review viewpoint balance, character access to information and reader experience.
Tags: timeline, fields, pov, characters
Revision status filters help you review scenes that are planned, drafted, revised or ready.
Tags: timeline, fields, revision, filters
Purpose filters help you find reveals, payoffs, transitions, action beats or relationship scenes.
Tags: timeline, fields, scene purpose, filters
Scene range filters help you inspect a tight run of scenes without changing the story order.
Tags: timeline, fields, filters, scenes
Warning options let you include only active warnings or also review dismissed and intentional warnings.
Tags: timeline, fields, warnings, filters
Severity filters help you review critical continuity issues before lower-risk reminders.
Tags: timeline, fields, warnings, filters
Warning type filters help you review one class of continuity issue at a time.
Tags: timeline, fields, warnings, filters
Zoom changes whether the Timeline feels like a book overview, chapter review or scene-level inspection.
Tags: timeline, fields, zoom, view