Knowledge and revelations

Who knows what, where knowledge comes from and when discoveries arrive.

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• A character knows something they haven't learned yet

  There is a possible timing contradiction between acquiring information and using it, rather than an unlocated source alone.

• You can't remember how a character learned something

  The source of a knowledge claim is missing from your working record; its timing may still be entirely plausible.

• Different POV characters know different pieces of the story

  Information differs between perspectives, rather than the distribution of viewpoint chapters being the concern.

• Your revelations have ended up in the wrong order

  Dependencies between pieces of information are out of sequence; early versus late dramatic effect is a different judgement.

• There are too many clues and discoveries to keep straight

  The body of evidence and its changing interpretations are hard to manage, rather than one fact's source being the only uncertainty.

• You're not sure whether a reveal comes too early or too late

  The dramatic timing of a supported reveal is uncertain; missing preparation or broken information dependencies need other checks.