Lore & LilacRetcon rehearsal
Rehearse a change before you make it
“What if Elias survives the fire?” A rehearsal gathers the passages and story-bible facts that depend on the detail you want to change, each cited, so you can see the size of the job before you commit.
Works without AI A rehearsal works from your story bible, your scan findings and a search of the manuscript. Anything AI-assisted follows the book's permission and shows an estimate first.
What you get
Retcon rehearsal, in detail
- Describe what's true now and what you're considering, in your own words
- A list of passages that depend on it, each quoted with its chapter, scene and the reason it was included
- Mark each passage change or keep as you decide
- Save a rehearsal and come back to it; nothing changes in the book
- Turn the affected passages into tasks on the revision desk
How it works
In practice
Name the change
Write down what's true now — Elias died in the fire — and the alternative you're weighing, plus the names and terms involved.
See the ripple
The rehearsal lists the passages that rely on it, with quotes and the reason each was included, in reading order. Mark each one change or keep.
Decide
Too big for this draft? Close it; nothing was touched. Worth it? Send the list to the revision desk and work through it yourself.
Where we draw the line
What it never does
- Rewrite passages to fit the new version
- Change your story bible until you confirm
- Claim the list is complete — it shows what it can cite, and says so
These follow from our commitments. The studio never writes, suggests or rewrites your prose, anywhere.
Before you start
Questions writers ask
Does it edit my manuscript?
Never. A rehearsal is a read-only report. The changes are yours to make, in your words.
How does it find dependent passages?
From the citations in your story bible, findings from story scans you've run, and a search of the manuscript for the people, places and objects involved. Each result shows why it was included.
Try retcon rehearsal on your own draft
Import your draft from Word, Scrivener, RTF, EPUB or Markdown, or start on a blank page. The 14-day trial needs no card, and your book is exportable from the first word.