The Story Bible: Your Novel's Secret Weapon for Consistency
· 6 min read
Every TV show you've ever loved had a story bible. Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things — before a single episode was written, someone built a document detailing every character, setting, relationship, and rule of the world. It's how writing rooms with a dozen different writers produce episodes that feel like they came from one voice.
Novelists rarely talk about story bibles, but they should. Especially now, in the age of AI-assisted writing.