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The method I'm familiar with is a **writing bible** - a document where you're constantly recording any new information you add to the world; any new detail you want to be committed to throughout the book.

At its simplest, this is literally jotting down any new concrete detail you add. If your write `"Jurgen's eldest brother Bob was the snootiest accountant he'd ever met," then you'll add a few notes to your bible document:

> - Jurgen has more than one brother; the eldest brother is named Bob.
> - Bob is an accountant. He's snooty.

This might seem excessive, but I think you'll find you're only adding in concrete details every now and then - action and interaction between the characters won't need much new detail in your bible.

You can browse through your bible occasionally, to make sure crucial details are fresh in your memory; you can also scan it every now and then to see if you've put in actual inconsistencies.

Here's [an article about making a Writing Bible](https://web.archive.org/web/20120316230127/www.write-thing.com/2010/05/12/making-a-writing-bible-an-essential-tool-for-story-writers); it gives a lot of suggestions on what kind of details can go into it, and also how you can naturally use Word headers to help you organize your bible extremely easily.

Hope this is helpful!

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