Run: 2026-02-19-01KHTRJ4H9TD0NZ1BK49ZJ3BDN

Run Details

Model:: GPT-4.1 Mini
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 24.6s
Cost:: $0.002851
Provider:: OpenAI

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
100.00%	Adverbs in dialogue tags	(details)
70.41%	AI-ism adverb frequency	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism character names	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism location names	(details)
0.00%	AI-ism word frequency	(details)
100.00%	Cliché density	(details)
100.00%	Emotion telling (show vs. tell)	(details)
100.00%	Filter word density	(details)
100.00%	Gibberish response detection	(details)
100.00%	Markdown formatting overuse	(details)
100.00%	Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)	(details)
82.84%	Name drop frequency	(details)
41.30%	Narrator intent-glossing	(details)
0.60%	"Not X but Y" pattern overuse	(details)
100.00%	Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)	(details)
70.74%	Paragraph length variance	(details)
100.00%	Passive voice overuse	(details)
100.00%	Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse	(details)
0.00%	Em-dash & semicolon overuse	(details)
100.00%	Purple prose (modifier overload)	(details)
100.00%	Repeated phrase echo	(details)
100.00%	Sentence length variance	(details)
56.77%	Sentence opener variety	(details)
62.89%	Adverb-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Pronoun-first sentence starts	(details)
7.17%	Subject-first sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Subordinate conjunction sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Technical jargon density	(details)
0.00%	Useless dialogue additions	(details)
0.00%	Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)	(details)
66.4244%	Overall

Model input

System

You are an expert fiction writer.

Always keep the following rules in mind:
- Write in past tense and use General English spelling, grammar, and colloquialisms/slang.
- Write in active voice
- Always follow the "show, don't tell" principle.
- Avoid adverbs and cliches and overused/commonly used phrases. Aim for fresh and original descriptions.
- Convey events and story through dialogue.
- Mix short, punchy sentences with long, descriptive ones. Drop fill words to add variety.
- Skip "he/she said said" dialogue tags and convey people's actions or face expressions through their speech
- Avoid mushy dialog and descriptions, have dialogue always continue the action, never stall or add unnecessary fluff. Vary the descriptions to not repeat yourself.
- Put dialogue on its own paragraph to separate scene and action.
- Reduce indicators of uncertainty like "trying" or "maybe"

When writing text:
- NEVER conclude the scene on your own, follow the beat instructions very closely.
- NEVER end with foreshadowing.
- NEVER write further than what I prompt you with.
- AVOID imagining possible endings, NEVER deviate from the instructions.
- STOP EARLY if the continuation contains what was required in the instructions. You do not need to fill out the full amount of words possible.

User/Human

Take into account the following glossary of characters/locations/items/lore... when writing your response:
<codex>
<character id="4412" name="Aurora Carter" aliases="Rory, Laila, Aurora, Carter, Malphora" pronouns="she/her" species="Human" storyRole="Protagonist">
  <eyeColor>bright blue</eyeColor>
  <hair>straight shoulder-length black</hair>
  <height>5'6"</height>
  <age>25</age>
  <scar>small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist from a childhood accident</scar>
  <description>Aurora, referred to by her friends as Rory, is cool-headed, intelligent, and known for quick out-of-the-box thinking.</description>
  <backstory>Born in Cardiff to an Irish barrister father (Brendan Carter) and Welsh teacher mother (Jennifer Carter née Ellis), Rory reluctantly pursued Pre-Law at Cardiff University. She fled to London at the behest of her childhood friend Eva after leaving an abusive ex named Evan. By day, Rory works part-time as a delivery person for Yu-Fei Cheung's Golden Empress restaurant. She lives in a flat above Silas' bar.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4418" name="Nyx" aliases="Nyx, the Shadow, Nightwhisper" pronouns="they/them" species="Shade" storyRole="Wild Card">
  <eyeColor>faintly glowing violet</eyeColor>
  <height>approximately 6'2" in solid form</height>
  <age>ageless</age>
  <form>humanoid silhouette of living shadow, can shift between solid and incorporeal</form>
  <voice>sounds like a whisper carried on the wind</voice>
  <description>A being of living shadow, existing between the mortal plane and the spaces between realms.</description>
  <backstory>Nyx was once a human sorcerer named Aldric who became trapped between realms during a failed summoning ritual in 1643. They now exist as a Shade, bound to the mortal plane but able to slip between shadows.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4424" name="Isolde Varga" aliases="Isolde, the Seer" pronouns="she/her" species="Half-Fae" storyRole="Oracle">
  <eyeColor>pale lavender</eyeColor>
  <hair>silver, reaching her waist</hair>
  <height>5'5"</height>
  <age>300 years old</age>
  <appearance>ethereal, ageless</appearance>
  <speech>speaks in riddles</speech>
  <footprints>leaves no footprints when she walks</footprints>
  <compulsion>cannot lie (Fae compulsion) but can mislead</compulsion>
  <description>A Half-Fae seer exiled from the Fae Courts for sharing visions with mortals.</description>
  <backstory>She now lives in a hidden grove in Richmond Park, offering cryptic prophecies to those who seek her out.</backstory>
</character>

<location id="853" name="Dymas (Gluttony)" aliases="Dymas, gluttony, Dymasian" realm="Hel" sin="Gluttony">
  <ruler>Prince Belphegor</ruler>
  <skyColor>warm amber</skyColor>
  <description>A place of excess and indulgence. Sprawling vineyards, orchards, and gardens provide exotic ingredients for master chefs — often helbound souls contracted from Earth. Grand feasts and culinary competitions are common.</description>
</location>

<location id="861" name="The Fae Grove" aliases="Isolde's grove, Richmond grove, the Grove" realm="Earth (Fae-touched)">
  <parkLocation>Richmond Park</parkLocation>
  <standingStones>ancient oak standing stones mark the boundary</standingStones>
  <timeBehavior>time moves differently — an hour inside can be minutes or days outside</timeBehavior>
  <flora>wildflowers bloom year-round</flora>
  <description>A hidden clearing that exists in a pocket between Earth and the Fae realm.</description>
</location>

<item id="2001" name="Heartstone Pendant" aliases="the pendant, Heartstone" type="Artifact" origin="Dymas">
  <gemstoneColor>deep crimson</gemstoneColor>
  <chainMaterial>silver chain</chainMaterial>
  <size>roughly the size of a thumbnail</size>
  <behavior>pulses faintly with warmth when near a Hel portal</behavior>
  <glow>faint inner glow</glow>
  <description>Given to Aurora by an unknown benefactor.</description>
</item>

<item id="2006" name="Fae-Forged Blade" aliases="the Fae blade, Isolde's gift" type="Weapon" origin="The Fae Courts">
  <material>moonsilver</material>
  <shape>slender, leaf-shaped dagger</shape>
  <temperature>always cold to the touch</temperature>
  <glow>faintly luminescent in moonlight</glow>
  <power>can cut through magical wards; particularly effective against demons</power>
  <givenTo>given to Aurora by Isolde as a gift</givenTo>
  <description>A weapon of the Fae Courts, rare and highly coveted.</description>
</item>

<lore id="7001" name="The Veil" aliases="the Veil, the Barrier, the Boundary" category="Cosmology">
  <solsticeEffect>weakens during the winter solstice, strengthens during the summer solstice</solsticeEffect>
  <appearance>faint shimmering distortion visible only to those with supernatural sight</appearance>
  <monitoring>rift points (tears in the Veil) are monitored by the Wardens</monitoring>
  <description>The Veil is the metaphysical barrier separating Earth from Hel and the Fae Realms.</description>
</lore>
</codex>

Continue the story using the following instructions:
<instructions>
Write a fully fleshed out scene of at least 1000 words in the fantasy genre.

A small group enters an ancient, otherworldly place for the first time. The environment is alien and wondrous. Describe their exploration — what they see, hear, and feel as they move deeper. Include moments of discovery, unease, and wonder. Let the world-building emerge through the characters' experience rather than exposition.

Use the codex entries above as your world reference for characters, setting, and lore.
Only include the prose of the scene without any markdown or commentary.
</instructions>

Model response

The narrow path unfolded past towering oaks whose trunks twisted impossibly, their bark shimmering faintly with iridescent hues, as if the trees themselves breathed with a pulse not seen by mortal eyes. Aurora’s boots barely disturbed the soft carpet of moss, but the air clung thick, almost liquid, as if the forest held its breath.

Nyx drifted ahead, a shadow that barely touched the ground, edges blurring with tendrils that vanished and reformed with every step. “This place gnaws at the edges of reality,” they breathed, their voice a susurrus curled around the crisp, wild scents.

Aurora swallowed past the tightening in her throat, scanning the clearing bathed in a twilight glow that didn’t match the London sunset she’d left behind hours ago. “Are you sure this is the right grove?” she asked, her fingers brushing the small crescent scar on her wrist, seeking grounding.

Isolde’s silver hair caught the pale lavender light — her eyes unblinking, the shade of distant thunderclouds. She stepped lightly across a ring of ancient standing stones, each etched with runes older than any city on Earth. “The air sings,” Isolde whispered, her voice weaving through the silence, “and the stones remember. You’ll find only what you seek.”

The world bent subtly here. Time slipped sideways; a gust of wind brought whispers not carried by any tree or bird. Aurora caught snatches—faint phrases in languages long dead, but legible to the mind, like fragments of a dream half recalled before waking.

Nyx’s form shimmered, the violet of their eyes a deepening core amid shadows. “The Veil is thin here,” they said, voice rasping through the stillness. “We stand where worlds edge together.”

A soft glow pulsed from Aurora’s Heartstone pendant, a deep crimson heartbeat against her chest. She glanced down—the silver chain felt warm, a steady thrum aligning with the faint shimmer ringing the grove. She didn’t mention it, not yet; the pendant’s source was as mysterious as her entrance to this place, but it anchored something untethered inside her.

Isolde moved to the far end of the clearing, bare feet brushing against wildflowers that bloomed in defiance of season. They glistened with dew that vanished when touched—a magic older than memory. “Come,” she called, her voice dipping into a secretive cadence.

Aurora followed, her senses unraveling in tangled threads—the air tasted sweet, faintly metallic. The shadows seemed to lean closer, weaving patterns shifting on the edges of vision. Nyx hovered beside her like a dark sentinel, their outline occasionally fracturing, as if caught in a gust of unseen wind.

At the center of the Grove rose a monolithic tree, far grander than the surrounding oaks, its bark a deep luminous silver that absorbed the low light and radiated a quiet warmth. From its branches hung translucent pods glowing softly, like lanterns caught between dusk and dawn. The air hummed with a subtle vibration, a sound that tickled the ear, neither music nor static, but a pure note held steady.

Isolde’s gaze did not waver. “This is the Heartwood,” she said, voice low as if speaking to an old friend. “Roots that weave beneath our world and the next. Touch it.”

Aurora stepped forward slowly. The grass beneath her feet felt suddenly unreal, softer, like down, yet with an edge of sharpness that set her nerves on alert. Reaching out, she brushed her palm against the silvery bark—the skin prickled as if the tree responded, a pulse matching the beat of her own heart through the pendant.

A flicker of images crashed behind her eyelids—vast vineyards heavy with purple grapes twisting under an amber sky, endless tables groaning under feasts of succulent fruits and spiced meats, laughter too loud, shadows writhing beneath banquets, and a figure watching—a prince crowned in gluttony, his eyes burning bright with hunger unmet. The vision shattered. 

Aurora staggered back, breath catching. 

Nyx’s shadow coiled around her like an anchor. “Dymas,” they murmured, voice strained. “Hel’s feast. A world of excess—but bound in chains more than gold.”

Isolde’s eyes glinted faintly, lips curling. “A glimpse across the Veil through roots twisted with desire and despair. Few mortals feel the pulse so keenly.”

The pendant in Aurora’s palm seared with warmth, the crimson gem flickering with light as if alive. Questions stirred beneath her skin, prodding memory she didn’t yet own.

Yet even as wonder coiled inside her, the grove shifted—the soft wildflowers flattening under an unseen force, the standing stones whispering warnings in a language of crackling air. The faint glow weaving the boundaries shimmered unevenly.

Nyx’s form darkened, their whisper sharpening like a knife. “The Veil frays here—and it isn’t just weakness. Something watches. Something hungry.”

Isolde’s gaze darted to the tree’s upper branches, where shadows pooled thick and tangled, deeper than natural night. “There are paths beyond even the Heartwood’s roots. Paths I have not walked.”

Aurora clenched her fists, eyes never leaving the pulsing pendant. “Then we don’t walk alone. Not if the Veil is thin.”

A distant howl, far beyond the layers of the Grove, cracked the silence and the ground echoed with a faint tremor. The wildflowers shivered, petals curling inward, as if retreating from the sound.

Nyx shifted, their shadows wrapping tightly around their tall frame. “A hunger that hunts through realms. Not all that crosses the Veil comes wanting parley.”

Isolde turned slowly, silver hair drifting like smoke. “We stand at a threshold. Many follow, some to seek, others to devour.”

Aurora’s breath hitched. The grove’s light flickered, the shimmer of the Boundary paling then flaring—revealing each tree, stone, and flower to hold a story older than any book or lore. Somewhere beneath that glittering surface, an invitation, or a challenge.

Nyx’s voice, a whisper on the wind, trailed off. “We enter a place where mortals and fae tread fragile footsteps. Where time folds and secrets bloom with deadly beauty.”

Aurora stepped deeper toward the Heartwood, her pulse steadying beneath the flare of the pendant. “Then we find our way through the shadows—no matter what waits beyond.”

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

100.00%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags	7
adverbTagCount	0
adverbTags	(empty)
dialogueSentences	18
tagDensity	0.389
leniency	0.778
rawRatio	0
effectiveRatio	0

70.41%

AI-ism adverb frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)

wordCount

1014

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"lightly"
count	1

adverb	"softly"
count	1

adverb	"slowly"
count	2

adverb	"suddenly"
count	1

adverb	"tightly"
count	1

highlights

0	"lightly"
1	"softly"
2	"slowly"
3	"suddenly"
4	"tightly"

100.00%

AI-ism character names

Target: 0 AI-default names (17 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

100.00%

AI-ism location names

Target: 0 AI-default location names (33 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

0.00%

AI-ism word frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)

wordCount

1014

totalAiIsms

found

word	"pulse"
count	4

word	"scanning"
count	1

word	"etched"
count	1

word	"silence"
count	2

word	"shimmered"
count	2

word	"pulsed"
count	1

word	"unraveling"
count	1

word	"sentinel"
count	1

word	"warmth"
count	2

word	"flicker"
count	1

word	"shattered"
count	1

word	"desire"
count	1

word	"whisper"
count	2

word	"echoed"
count	1

word	"flickered"
count	1

word	"footsteps"
count	1

highlights

0	"pulse"
1	"scanning"
2	"etched"
3	"silence"
4	"shimmered"
5	"pulsed"
6	"unraveling"
7	"sentinel"
8	"warmth"
9	"flicker"
10	"shattered"
11	"desire"
12	"whisper"
13	"echoed"
14	"flickered"
15	"footsteps"

100.00%

Cliché density

Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window

totalCliches

maxInWindow

found

label	"clenched jaw/fists"
count	1

highlights

0	"clenched her fists"

100.00%

Emotion telling (show vs. tell)

Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling

emotionTells

narrationSentences

matches

0	"d with warmth"

100.00%

Filter word density

Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

(empty)

hedgeMatches

0	"seemed to"

100.00%

Gibberish response detection

Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)

analyzedSentences	64
gibberishSentences	0
adjustedGibberishSentences	0
longSentenceCount	0
runOnParagraphCount	0
giantParagraphCount	0
wordSaladCount	0
repetitionLoopCount	0
controlTokenCount	0
maxSentenceWordsSeen	53
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Markdown formatting overuse

Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting

markdownSpans	0
markdownWords	0
totalWords	1003
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)

Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks

totalAttributions	9
unquotedAttributions	0
matches	(empty)

82.84%

Name drop frequency

Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words

totalMentions

wordCount

819

uniqueNames

maxNameDensity

1.34

worstName

"Aurora"

maxWindowNameDensity

worstWindowName

"Aurora"

discoveredNames

Aurora	11
London	1
Isolde	7
Earth	1
Heartstone	1
Grove	2
Boundary	1
Heartwood	1
Nyx	7

persons

0	"Aurora"
1	"Isolde"
2	"Grove"
3	"Boundary"
4	"Nyx"

places

0	"London"
1	"Heartwood"

globalScore

0.828

windowScore

41.30%

Narrator intent-glossing

Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns

analyzedSentences

glossingSentenceCount

matches

0	"as if speaking to an old friend"
1	"as if retreating from the sound"

0.60%

"Not X but Y" pattern overuse

Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words

totalMatches

per1kWords

1.994

wordCount

1003

matches

0	"not yet; the pendant’s source was as mysterious as her entrance to this place, but it anchored something untethered inside her"
1	"neither music nor"

100.00%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount	0
totalSentences	64
matches	(empty)

70.74%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

37.15

std

14.77

0.398

sampleLengths

0	55
1	41
2	49
3	58
4	43
5	31
6	58
7	42
8	48
9	70
10	31
11	56
12	54
13	5
14	25
15	25
16	28
17	36
18	21
19	31
20	21
21	33
22	25
23	21
24	40
25	29
26	27

100.00%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤2% passive sentences

passiveCount	0
totalSentences	53
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount	0
totalVerbs	140
matches	(empty)

0.00%

Em-dash & semicolon overuse

Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons

emDashCount

semicolonCount

flaggedSentences

totalSentences

ratio

0.172

matches

0	"Isolde’s silver hair caught the pale lavender light — her eyes unblinking, the shade of distant thunderclouds."
1	"Time slipped sideways; a gust of wind brought whispers not carried by any tree or bird."
2	"Aurora caught snatches—faint phrases in languages long dead, but legible to the mind, like fragments of a dream half recalled before waking."
3	"She glanced down—the silver chain felt warm, a steady thrum aligning with the faint shimmer ringing the grove."
4	"She didn’t mention it, not yet; the pendant’s source was as mysterious as her entrance to this place, but it anchored something untethered inside her."
5	"They glistened with dew that vanished when touched—a magic older than memory."
6	"Aurora followed, her senses unraveling in tangled threads—the air tasted sweet, faintly metallic."
7	"Reaching out, she brushed her palm against the silvery bark—the skin prickled as if the tree responded, a pulse matching the beat of her own heart through the pendant."
8	"A flicker of images crashed behind her eyelids—vast vineyards heavy with purple grapes twisting under an amber sky, endless tables groaning under feasts of succulent fruits and spiced meats, laughter too loud, shadows writhing beneath banquets, and a figure watching—a prince crowned in gluttony, his eyes burning bright with hunger unmet."
9	"Yet even as wonder coiled inside her, the grove shifted—the soft wildflowers flattening under an unseen force, the standing stones whispering warnings in a language of crackling air."
10	"The grove’s light flickered, the shimmer of the Boundary paling then flaring—revealing each tree, stone, and flower to hold a story older than any book or lore."

100.00%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking

wordCount	827
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	24
adverbRatio	0.02902055622732769
lyAdverbCount	15
lyAdverbRatio	0.018137847642079808

100.00%

Repeated phrase echo

Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)

totalSentences	64
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

100.00%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

15.67

std

8.46

0.54

sampleLengths

0	32
1	23
2	21
3	20
4	27
5	22
6	17
7	20
8	21
9	5
10	16
11	22
12	13
13	12
14	6
15	15
16	18
17	25
18	20
19	12
20	10
21	13
22	14
23	21
24	32
25	15
26	23
27	5
28	15
29	11
30	4
31	23
32	29
33	51
34	3
35	5
36	8
37	5
38	12
39	6
40	19
41	17
42	11
43	28
44	8
45	9
46	12
47	18
48	13
49	10

56.77%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	2
diversityRatio	0.359375
totalSentences	64
uniqueOpeners	23

62.89%

Adverb-first sentence starts

Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb

adverbCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Somewhere beneath that glittering surface,"

ratio

0.019

100.00%

Pronoun-first sentence starts

Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun

pronounCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"they breathed, their voice a"
1	"she asked, her fingers brushing"
2	"She stepped lightly across a"
3	"they said, voice rasping through"
4	"She glanced down—the silver chain"
5	"She didn’t mention it, not"
6	"They glistened with dew that"
7	"she called, her voice dipping"
8	"she said, voice low as"
9	"they murmured, voice strained"

ratio

0.189

7.17%

Subject-first sentence starts

Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject

subjectCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"The narrow path unfolded past"
1	"Aurora’s boots barely disturbed the"
2	"Nyx drifted ahead, a shadow"
3	"they breathed, their voice a"
4	"Aurora swallowed past the tightening"
5	"she asked, her fingers brushing"
6	"Isolde’s silver hair caught the"
7	"She stepped lightly across a"
8	"Isolde whispered, her voice weaving"
9	"The world bent subtly here."
10	"Time slipped sideways; a gust"
11	"Aurora caught snatches—faint phrases in"
12	"Nyx’s form shimmered, the violet"
13	"they said, voice rasping through"
14	"A soft glow pulsed from"
15	"She glanced down—the silver chain"
16	"She didn’t mention it, not"
17	"Isolde moved to the far"
18	"They glistened with dew that"
19	"she called, her voice dipping"

ratio

0.906

0.00%

Subordinate conjunction sentence starts

Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction

subConjCount	0
totalSentences	53
matches	(empty)
ratio	0

0.00%

Technical jargon density

Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns

analyzedSentences

technicalSentenceCount

matches

0	"The narrow path unfolded past towering oaks whose trunks twisted impossibly, their bark shimmering faintly with iridescent hues, as if the trees themselves brea…"
1	"Aurora’s boots barely disturbed the soft carpet of moss, but the air clung thick, almost liquid, as if the forest held its breath."
2	"Aurora swallowed past the tightening in her throat, scanning the clearing bathed in a twilight glow that didn’t match the London sunset she’d left behind hours …"
3	"Isolde moved to the far end of the clearing, bare feet brushing against wildflowers that bloomed in defiance of season."
4	"Nyx hovered beside her like a dark sentinel, their outline occasionally fracturing, as if caught in a gust of unseen wind."
5	"At the center of the Grove rose a monolithic tree, far grander than the surrounding oaks, its bark a deep luminous silver that absorbed the low light and radiat…"
6	"The air hummed with a subtle vibration, a sound that tickled the ear, neither music nor static, but a pure note held steady."
7	"The grass beneath her feet felt suddenly unreal, softer, like down, yet with an edge of sharpness that set her nerves on alert."
8	"Reaching out, she brushed her palm against the silvery bark—the skin prickled as if the tree responded, a pulse matching the beat of her own heart through the p…"
9	"A flicker of images crashed behind her eyelids—vast vineyards heavy with purple grapes twisting under an amber sky, endless tables groaning under feasts of succ…"
10	"The pendant in Aurora’s palm seared with warmth, the crimson gem flickering with light as if alive."

0.00%

Useless dialogue additions

Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments

totalTags

uselessAdditionCount

matches

0	"they breathed, their voice a susurrus curled around the crisp, wild scents"
1	"Isolde whispered, her voice weaving through the silence,"
2	"they said, voice rasping through the stillness"
3	"she called, her voice dipping into a secretive cadence"
4	"she said, voice low as if speaking to an old friend"
5	"they murmured, voice strained"

0.00%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"they breathed (breathe)"
1	"Isolde whispered (whisper)"
2	"they murmured (murmur)"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.389

leniency

0.778

rawRatio

0.429

effectiveRatio

0.333

66.4244%