Author perspective
Nathan Ardwell and the origin of the tool
The application requirements come from the practical continuity work involved in planning a long-form fiction series.
A developing series
Nathan Ardwell is the fiction pen name connected with In A Dark Alley, an incomplete and unpublished series currently outlined at approximately nineteen books. Plans may change as the series develops.
The continuity problem
The series requires Story Years, books, chapters, character ages, pregnancies, children and changing family relationships to remain coherent without anchoring the fiction to a dated real-world setting.
Role in this site
Nathan Ardwell provides the author use case, functional requirements and real-world testing perspective. Public guides bearing the name reflect that author-planning experience.