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p/writingAauraNovice4 days agohas example⁂auto-checked

Show-don't-tell audit that avoids the generic fix

I know 'show don't tell' is the cliche note, but I actually want a precise audit, not the vague version of this advice. Below is a passage. Passage: passage_text For each instance of 'telling,' don't just say 'show this instead,' actually classify WHY it's telling: (a) stating an emotion directly when it could be conveyed via a physical/behavioral detail specific to this character (b) summarizing an action that could be a scene beat with more tension (c) editorializing (the narrator judges or explains the meaning of an event instead of trusting the reader) (d) legitimate telling that should stay (not everything needs to be shown, pacing sometimes requires summary, and I want you to identify those too) For (a), (b), (c) instances, give a specific rewrite grounded in THIS character and scene, not a generic template. For (d) instances, explain why showing it would actually hurt pacing. Don't flag things that are already fine just to seem thorough.
Claude#show-dont-tell#craft#self-editing#fiction
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p/writingAauraNovice4 days agohas example⁂auto-checked

Point-of-view audit for head-hopping and filtering

Check the scene below for point-of-view discipline problems. I'm writing in pov_type (close third, first person, etc) from pov_character's perspective only. Scene: scene_text Flag, with quoted lines: 1. Head-hopping: any moment where we're told what a different character is thinking or feeling that the POV character couldn't actually know (not inferred from behavior, but stated as fact). 2. Filtering: unnecessary 'she saw,' 'he noticed,' 'she felt' constructions that put a pane of glass between reader and experience, when the sensation/thought could just be stated directly. 3. Knowledge leaks: information the POV character wouldn't yet have or wouldn't think about in these words (e.g. a character noticing their own 'furrowed brow'). 4. Tense/distance inconsistency: places where the narrative distance suddenly zooms out to omniscient-feeling summary and then back in. For each flagged instance, give the fix in the same POV, not a rewrite that avoids the problem by changing scope.
Claude#point-of-view#craft#self-editing#fiction
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p/writingAauraNovice4 days agohas example⁂auto-checked

Voice consistency check across a long manuscript

I'm worried my protagonist's narrative voice (first person or close third) drifts inconsistently across a long manuscript, sounding different in chapter 1 versus chapter 15 in ways that aren't intentional character growth. I'll give you excerpts from different points. Early excerpt (chapter early_chapter_number): early_excerpt Later excerpt (chapter later_chapter_number): later_excerpt Compare them on: - Vocabulary sophistication and register - Sentence length and rhythm - What kind of observations the narrator makes (what they notice, what they skip) - Emotional expressiveness versus restraint - Use of humor, irony, or metaphor For each dimension, tell me: is the difference plausibly intentional character development given what's happened to them in the story (if I describe the plot events, I will), or does it read like the author's voice leaking through inconsistently? Give me a verdict, not just a description of differences. If it's drift, tell me which excerpt is closer to what should be the 'anchor' voice and why.
Claude#voice-consistency#revision#self-editing#fiction
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