For fiction editors and authors
Keep the story facts together.
Map scenes, record continuity issues, ask the author clear questions, and track each revision. The workbook and document templates share stable IDs so a decision has a clear path back to the text.
Buy the kit for $49$49 USD. One purchase. Use it for unlimited manuscripts within one business. Applicable taxes appear at checkout.
Open the workbook preview. The story and people are fictional.
One record from question to check.
Three-sheet workbook
Issues, Scenes, and Passes hold up to 100 issues, 150 scenes, and 30 revision passes. Open issue counts update when an issue is verified.
Five editable documents
An editorial letter, scene audit, author question log, decision memo, and handover give each step a clear written record.
A linked example
A fictional key changes hands across three scenes. Follow the issue, author answer, decision, and revision pass.
Plain files
One .xlsx workbook, Markdown documents, a guide, and a text license. There are no macros or external data connections.
See the method before you buy.
Read the free Lantern at Harbor Point example. It shows where a timeline conflict starts and how the team records the author’s choice.
“Mara finds the key on day 2. Keep the day 3 ferry departure.”
The decision names the scenes to revise. The issue stays open until the changed text is checked.
Use and limits.
Rodyr, Inc. publishes this kit under Argonode Studio. AI helped create it. The worked example is fictional. Check each template against your manuscript.
One purchaser may use and change the kit for unlimited manuscripts within one business. Completed outputs may be shared with authors, editors, agents, and colleagues. Blank files may not be resold or distributed. This is a general work tool, not an editorial service. Native Microsoft Excel testing was not completed.