Write feedback that improves your story pages

Start with the page and the problem

A useful revision request identifies a specific moment. Instead of “the book looks wrong,” say “on the page where the fox reaches the stream, the bridge is already visible.” This tells the system which result you are discussing.

Next, explain why it matters to the story. If discovering the bridge is supposed to happen later, showing it now can weaken the sequence even if the individual image looks good.

Describe a result you can check

Follow the observation with a concrete instruction: “Show the fox looking at the stream with no bridge visible. Introduce the bridge on the next page, after the friend arrives.” You can check whether the revised text and illustration follow that sequence.

For text changes, identify the sentence or the speaker. For an image change, identify the character, object, or composition. If the problem appears in both, ask for both to be corrected so the picture and text continue to agree.

Preserve the successful choices

State what should remain unchanged. “Keep the watercolor style, fox design, and morning lighting” gives the revision a clear scope. This is especially helpful when most of the page is already usable.

Do not add unrelated visual references to a small correction. If your book uses a paper-craft style, a request for realistic photography can introduce a new conflict instead of fixing the old one.

Check the plan before regenerating the image

If the wrong action or object appears in the page description, correct that instruction first. Then review the revised description before generating more artwork. Repeating a generation from the same incorrect description may repeat the problem.

Use the image review’s Needs changes option when you want to pause and describe a correction. For a difficult sequence, inspect each result rather than allowing every remaining review to continue automatically.

Reuse this feedback pattern

On [page or moment], I see [specific mismatch]. Change it to [desired result]. Keep [details that already work].

Example: “On the invitation page, Mira’s backpack is blue. Make it green as in her character reference. Keep her yellow raincoat, curly hair, and the existing watercolor medium.”

After a revision, inspect both the requested change and the details you asked to keep. Review the neighboring page too, especially if you changed an object, direction, or story event.

Share a useful lesson

When you submit your own Guide article, show the original problem, the feedback you used, and what changed. You can include images or a short video inside the article. Clear before-and-after explanations help other C2Story creators understand when your method is useful.