A fiction review sheet you can reuse
Seka original review worksheet
Companion guide: https://seka.one/novel-translation

Source title / edition: ____________________
Source language: __________ Target language: __________
Review date: __________

CHECKLIST
[ ] I listed names, aliases, titles, and invented terms.
[ ] I chose a dialogue scene with a clear relationship.
[ ] I chose a narrative passage with a distinctive voice.
[ ] I compared recurring names in distant chapters.
[ ] I reviewed meaning and tone against the surrounding source text.

REVIEW NOTES
Chapter / page / opening words | Source detail | Target wording | Finding / follow-up
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TERMINOLOGY
Source term | Chosen wording | Context / aliases | Places checked
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GUIDE EXAMPLE — editorial illustration, not a measured Seka output
A title can be right while the voice feels wrong

Source dialogue · Spanish
«Capitana, ¿de verdad vamos a volver?», preguntó Leo.
Mira guardó silencio. «Al amanecer».

Rendering A · formal
“Captain, are we truly going to return?” Leo asked.
Mira remained silent. “At dawn.”

Rendering B · conversational
“Captain, are we really going back?” Leo asked.
Mira said nothing. “At dawn.”

Both keep Leo, Mira, and the title Captain stable. That alone does not settle the voice.
“Truly … return” sounds more formal than “really … going back.” Choose according to the surrounding scene.
The short “At dawn” keeps the reply terse in both versions. Check whether later dialogue preserves that characterization.

Use a glossary for stable names and terms. Use passage review to judge voice, because a consistent label cannot decide a character’s tone.