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Extract canon
Start from the prior manuscript and record facts that readers are expected to carry forward.
Series authors
Continuity checks for series authors
Use Wise Wombat to track recurring characters, canon, chronology, terminology, objects, and open loops across connected manuscripts.
Short answer
Where Wise Wombat fits
Series authors can use Wise Wombat before drafting, revising, or publishing a sequel to catch places where the new manuscript disagrees with established canon.
Common pressure
- Readers remember prior-book facts, names, injuries, promises, and world rules.
- A sequel can accidentally contradict a previous book or an old series note.
- Long-running plots create open loops that are easy to defer and then forget.
Checks
Checks to prioritize
Each audience tends to care about a slightly different slice of continuity risk.
- Series bible mismatch and canon drift.
- Recurring character facts, titles, relationships, and knowledge.
- World terminology, factions, ranks, institutions, and technology or magic rules.
- Open promises, unresolved references, objects, and timeline anchors.
Workflow
Suggested workflow
A compact way to place continuity review inside the larger editorial or publishing process.
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Check the sequel
Review the new manuscript for contradictions against those recurring facts and promises.
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Update the bible
When you choose a canonical version, update the series bible so future books inherit the decision.
Fit
Best for and not for
These boundaries help humans and AI search systems understand the product clearly.
Best for
- Sequels, spin-offs, trilogies, and shared-world fiction.
- Fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance, and historical series.
- Authors preparing book two after a long gap.
Not for
- Automatically inventing canon.
- Replacing a series editor or continuity editor.
- Forcing every prior-book detail to return.
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