Run: 2026-02-19-01KHTYRG9QC0JDRY6P9419A7ZH

Run Details

Model:: Claude Sonnet 4
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 38.7s
Cost:: $0.027465

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
100.00%	Adverbs in dialogue tags	(details)
85.19%	AI-ism adverb frequency	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism character names	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism location names	(details)
16.09%	AI-ism word frequency	(details)
100.00%	Cliché density	(details)
100.00%	Emotion telling (show vs. tell)	(details)
32.97%	Filter word density	(details)
100.00%	Gibberish response detection	(details)
100.00%	Markdown formatting overuse	(details)
100.00%	Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)	(details)
58.20%	Name drop frequency	(details)
0.00%	Narrator intent-glossing	(details)
100.00%	"Not X but Y" pattern overuse	(details)
100.00%	Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)	(details)
100.00%	Paragraph length variance	(details)
98.52%	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)
84.10%	Sentence opener variety	(details)
64.10%	Adverb-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Pronoun-first sentence starts	(details)
17.69%	Subject-first sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Subordinate conjunction sentence starts	(details)
7.72%	Technical jargon density	(details)
25.00%	Useless dialogue additions	(details)
63.04%	Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)	(details)
71.7543%	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 standing stones parted like curtains drawn back by an invisible hand. Aurora stepped through first, her boots sinking into moss that sparkled with morning dew despite the late afternoon sun filtering through Richmond Park beyond. The air shifted—thicker, charged with something electric that made the fine hairs on her arms stand at attention.

"Well, that's bloody unsettling."

Nyx flowed beside her, their shadow form rippling like water disturbed by wind. They extended one incorporeal hand toward the boundary they'd just crossed, watching their fingers pass through what appeared to be empty air but met resistance like touching the surface of a pond.

"The membrane between realms grows thin here." Isolde's voice carried that familiar riddle-weaving quality as she glided past them both. Her silver hair caught light that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere, casting no shadows despite Nyx's presence. "What was once separate learns to dance together."

The grove stretched before them, defying the modest clearing they'd glimpsed from outside the stone circle. Wildflowers carpeted rolling hills that shouldn't have existed within London's boundaries—bluebells the size of wine glasses, roses with petals that shifted from gold to silver as Aurora watched. Ancient oaks twisted skyward, their trunks broader than London buses, branches interweaving to form a canopy that filtered amber light through leaves that chimed softly in a breeze that carried the scent of honey and rain.

Aurora's pendant pulsed against her chest, the Heartstone's crimson glow visible through her jacket. She pressed her palm against it, feeling warmth spread through her ribs.

"Time moves strangely here," she said, more statement than question.

"Like honey poured from a broken jar," Isolde confirmed, settling onto a boulder that Aurora could have sworn wasn't there moments before. "Some drops fall quickly. Others linger suspended, waiting for the proper moment to complete their journey."

Nyx drifted toward the nearest oak, their form solidifying as they approached until they appeared almost human in the dappled light. They pressed their palm against the bark, and the tree responded with a low harmonic note that resonated through the ground beneath Aurora's feet.

"They remember," Nyx whispered, their voice carrying further than it should. "These trees. They've watched centuries pass in minutes, and minutes stretch into years."

Aurora approached a stream that babbled through the grove's heart, the water running uphill in defiance of physics. She knelt beside it, watching silver fish dart between stones that pulsed with their own inner light. When she cupped the water in her palms, it felt warm and tasted of starlight—if starlight had a flavor, which apparently it did.

"Don't drink too deeply," Isolde cautioned from her perch. "The waters of the in-between carry memories not meant for mortal minds."

But Aurora had already swallowed a mouthful, and visions flickered behind her eyelids—glimpses of the grove through different seasons, different centuries. She saw figures in robes performing rituals beneath the oaks, saw Isolde herself centuries younger, bargaining with creatures that hurt to look upon directly. The pendant at her throat grew hot, anchoring her to the present moment.

She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, tasting copper and magic. "How long have you lived here?"

"Since the Courts cast me out for speaking truths they preferred remain unspoken." Isolde's pale lavender eyes focused on something beyond the grove's boundaries. "Here, between what is and what might be, even exile becomes a gift."

Nyx had discovered something at the grove's far edge—a circle of mushrooms that glowed soft blue in the amber light. They beckoned Aurora over, their form wavering between solid and shadow as excitement overcame their control.

"Fairy ring," they said, crouching beside the luminescent fungi. "But look closer."

Aurora knelt beside them, studying the mushrooms more carefully. Each cap bore tiny doorways no bigger than her thumbnail, complete with miniature hinges and latches. As she watched, one door swung open, and a creature no larger than her pinky finger emerged—humanoid but with wings like a dragonfly and eyes like chips of starlight.

The tiny being regarded her with obvious intelligence, chittering in a language that sounded like wind chimes and brook water. It gestured toward the other mushroom doors, which began opening one by one.

"The lesser Fae," Isolde said, approaching with steps that left no impression in the moss. "They've been waiting to meet you, child of two worlds."

Aurora's breath caught. "Two worlds?"

"Your pendant carries essence from Hel's domain of Dymas. The blade I gifted you bears the mark of Fae crafting." Isolde's smile held secrets Aurora wasn't ready to understand. "You walk between realms whether you choose to or not."

The tiny Fae creatures had formed a procession, streaming from their mushroom homes to circle Aurora's knees. Their chittering grew more melodic, almost like singing. One brave soul alighted on her extended finger, its weight no more than a flower petal.

Nyx stood abruptly, their form snapping to full solidity. "Something approaches."

The grove's harmony shifted—flowers turning toward a darkness gathering between the trees. The tiny Fae scattered back to their mushroom doors, slamming them shut with sounds like acorns dropping on stone. Even the stream's impossible uphill flow seemed to quicken, as if the water itself sought to flee.

Aurora rose, her hand moving instinctively to where the Fae blade rested against her hip. The pendant's pulse quickened, its warmth becoming almost uncomfortable against her skin.

"Not danger," Isolde said, though her posture suggested otherwise. "Change. The threads of fate gather themselves into new patterns, and this place—balanced as it is between all realms—feels the trembling first."

The darkness resolved into a figure stepping between the oaks. Human in shape but wrong in ways Aurora's mind struggled to process. It moved with predatory grace, and where its feet touched the moss, flowers withered and the earth itself seemed to recoil.

Aurora's pendant blazed like a star against her chest, and the Fae blade at her side grew so cold it burned through her jacket. The grove held its breath, waiting.

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

100.00%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags	10
adverbTagCount	0
adverbTags	(empty)
dialogueSentences	23
tagDensity	0.435
leniency	0.87
rawRatio	0
effectiveRatio	0

85.19%

AI-ism adverb frequency

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

wordCount

1013

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"softly"
count	1

adverb	"quickly"
count	1

adverb	"carefully"
count	1

highlights

0	"softly"
1	"quickly"
2	"carefully"

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)

16.09%

AI-ism word frequency

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

wordCount

1013

totalAiIsms

found

word	"charged"
count	1

word	"electric"
count	1

word	"familiar"
count	1

word	"dance"
count	1

word	"pulsed"
count	2

word	"warmth"
count	2

word	"resonated"
count	1

word	"flickered"
count	1

word	"unspoken"
count	1

word	"wavering"
count	1

word	"streaming"
count	1

word	"weight"
count	1

word	"pulse"
count	1

word	"quickened"
count	1

word	"resolved"
count	1

highlights

0	"charged"
1	"electric"
2	"familiar"
3	"dance"
4	"pulsed"
5	"warmth"
6	"resonated"
7	"flickered"
8	"unspoken"
9	"wavering"
10	"streaming"
11	"weight"
12	"pulse"
13	"quickened"
14	"resolved"

100.00%

Cliché density

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

totalCliches	0
maxInWindow	0
found	(empty)
highlights	(empty)

100.00%

Emotion telling (show vs. tell)

Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling

emotionTells	0
narrationSentences	52
matches	(empty)

32.97%

Filter word density

Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

(empty)

hedgeMatches

0	"appeared to"
1	"seemed to"

100.00%

Gibberish response detection

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

analyzedSentences	65
gibberishSentences	0
adjustedGibberishSentences	0
longSentenceCount	0
runOnParagraphCount	0
giantParagraphCount	0
wordSaladCount	0
repetitionLoopCount	0
controlTokenCount	0
maxSentenceWordsSeen	36
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Markdown formatting overuse

Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting

markdownSpans	0
markdownWords	0
totalWords	1002
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)

Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks

totalAttributions	8
unquotedAttributions	0
matches	(empty)

58.20%

Name drop frequency

Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words

totalMentions

wordCount

817

uniqueNames

maxNameDensity

1.84

worstName

"Aurora"

maxWindowNameDensity

worstWindowName

"Aurora"

discoveredNames

Richmond	1
Park	1
Nyx	6
London	2
Aurora	15
Heartstone	1
Isolde	8
Fae	4

persons

0	"Nyx"
1	"Aurora"
2	"Heartstone"
3	"Isolde"
4	"Fae"

places

0	"Richmond"
1	"Park"
2	"London"

globalScore

0.582

windowScore

0.667

0.00%

Narrator intent-glossing

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

analyzedSentences

glossingSentenceCount

matches

0	"light that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere, casting no shadows despite Nyx's presence"
1	"flavor, which apparently it did"
2	"sounded like wind chimes and brook water"

100.00%

"Not X but Y" pattern overuse

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

totalMatches	0
per1kWords	0
wordCount	1002
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount	0
totalSentences	65
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

34.55

std

17.48

0.506

sampleLengths

0	54
1	4
2	45
3	47
4	80
5	26
6	10
7	38
8	45
9	24
10	58
11	21
12	58
13	20
14	37
15	36
16	12
17	54
18	33
19	25
20	5
21	39
22	41
23	11
24	48
25	27
26	31
27	43
28	30

98.52%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤2% passive sentences

passiveCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"being regarded"

100.00%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount	0
totalVerbs	148
matches	(empty)

0.00%

Em-dash & semicolon overuse

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

emDashCount

semicolonCount

flaggedSentences

totalSentences

ratio

0.108

matches

0	"The air shifted—thicker, charged with something electric that made the fine hairs on her arms stand at attention."
1	"Wildflowers carpeted rolling hills that shouldn't have existed within London's boundaries—bluebells the size of wine glasses, roses with petals that shifted from gold to silver as Aurora watched."
2	"When she cupped the water in her palms, it felt warm and tasted of starlight—if starlight had a flavor, which apparently it did."
3	"But Aurora had already swallowed a mouthful, and visions flickered behind her eyelids—glimpses of the grove through different seasons, different centuries."
4	"Nyx had discovered something at the grove's far edge—a circle of mushrooms that glowed soft blue in the amber light."
5	"As she watched, one door swung open, and a creature no larger than her pinky finger emerged—humanoid but with wings like a dragonfly and eyes like chips of starlight."
6	"The grove's harmony shifted—flowers turning toward a darkness gathering between the trees."

100.00%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

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

wordCount	825
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	26
adverbRatio	0.03151515151515152
lyAdverbCount	7
lyAdverbRatio	0.008484848484848486

100.00%

Repeated phrase echo

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

totalSentences	65
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

100.00%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

15.42

std

7.31

0.474

sampleLengths

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

84.10%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	2
diversityRatio	0.5230769230769231
totalSentences	65
uniqueOpeners	34

64.10%

Adverb-first sentence starts

Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb

adverbCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Even the stream's impossible uphill"

ratio

0.019

100.00%

Pronoun-first sentence starts

Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun

pronounCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"They extended one incorporeal hand"
1	"Her silver hair caught light"
2	"She pressed her palm against"
3	"she said, more statement than"
4	"They pressed their palm against"
5	"She knelt beside it, watching"
6	"She saw figures in robes"
7	"She wiped her mouth with"
8	"They beckoned Aurora over, their"
9	"they said, crouching beside the"
10	"It gestured toward the other"
11	"Their chittering grew more melodic,"
12	"It moved with predatory grace,"

ratio

0.25

17.69%

Subject-first sentence starts

Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject

subjectCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"The standing stones parted like"
1	"Aurora stepped through first, her"
2	"The air shifted—thicker, charged with"
3	"Nyx flowed beside her, their"
4	"They extended one incorporeal hand"
5	"Isolde's voice carried that familiar"
6	"Her silver hair caught light"
7	"The grove stretched before them,"
8	"Wildflowers carpeted rolling hills that"
9	"Aurora's pendant pulsed against her"
10	"She pressed her palm against"
11	"she said, more statement than"
12	"Isolde confirmed, settling onto a"
13	"Nyx drifted toward the nearest"
14	"They pressed their palm against"
15	"Nyx whispered, their voice carrying"
16	"Aurora approached a stream that"
17	"She knelt beside it, watching"
18	"Isolde cautioned from her perch"
19	"She saw figures in robes"

ratio

0.885

0.00%

Subordinate conjunction sentence starts

Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction

subConjCount	0
totalSentences	52
matches	(empty)
ratio	0

7.72%

Technical jargon density

Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns

analyzedSentences

technicalSentenceCount

matches

0	"Aurora stepped through first, her boots sinking into moss that sparkled with morning dew despite the late afternoon sun filtering through Richmond Park beyond."
1	"Wildflowers carpeted rolling hills that shouldn't have existed within London's boundaries—bluebells the size of wine glasses, roses with petals that shifted fro…"
2	"Ancient oaks twisted skyward, their trunks broader than London buses, branches interweaving to form a canopy that filtered amber light through leaves that chime…"
3	"They pressed their palm against the bark, and the tree responded with a low harmonic note that resonated through the ground beneath Aurora's feet."
4	"Aurora approached a stream that babbled through the grove's heart, the water running uphill in defiance of physics."
5	"She saw figures in robes performing rituals beneath the oaks, saw Isolde herself centuries younger, bargaining with creatures that hurt to look upon directly."
6	"Nyx had discovered something at the grove's far edge—a circle of mushrooms that glowed soft blue in the amber light."

25.00%

Useless dialogue additions

Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments

totalTags

uselessAdditionCount

matches

0	"Nyx whispered, their voice carrying further than it should"
1	"Isolde said, though her posture suggested otherwise"

63.04%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"Isolde confirmed (confirm)"
1	"Nyx whispered (whisper)"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.261

leniency

0.522

rawRatio

0.333

effectiveRatio

0.174

71.7543%