A paper-first reading field guide
Map Where a Scene Happens Before Why It Matters
Use three linked fields: fixed location, movement, and choice effect. Keep each field brief and attach the page or chapter landmark that supports it.
Stabilize the physical layout of a scene before interpreting a character's choices inside it. A compact three-anchor trail keeps the note useful when you return later or discuss it with someone using another edition.
Step 1
Anchor the location
Record the page or chapter before interpreting the moment. Add the current reading boundary when later knowledge could change the note.
Step 2
Fixed location
List the few locations the text makes explicit.
Step 3
Movement
Anchor the movement that changes who can see or reach whom.
Step 4
Choice effect
Record how that position affects the next choice.