Character Focus

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Same story. Same voice. Watch how the camera pulls back to show the world (108 words) or dives into pure consciousness (107 words). Romance Fiction

The Original RAW INPUT

Emma was nervous about seeing Jake again. She still loved him but wasn't sure if he felt the same way. When he walked into the coffee shop, her heart raced. They needed to talk about what happened last week. She hoped they could work things out.

Word Count 53

Starting point: Internal-leaning. Focuses on Emma's emotions ("nervous," "loved," "hoped") with minimal environmental detail. The coffee shop is just a label—no atmosphere, no description.

Wide Shot LEVEL 1

The coffee shop hummed with the quiet chatter of patrons and the hiss of the espresso machine. Sunlight streamed through the windows, casting long shadows that stretched across the floor. The air seemed to hold its breath, waiting. Against this backdrop, Emma sat, a small figure dwarfed by the room's expanse. Her heart drummed a nervous rhythm as Jake entered, his presence a ripple in the stillness. She was caught in the moment, surrounded by the café's embrace, unsure of the feelings he carried. The conversation they needed to have loomed like a distant storm, and she hoped for a clearing.

Voice Clarity 82%

Word Count 108

Camera position: Environment is the star. "The coffee shop hummed," "sunlight streamed," "shadows stretched across the floor." Emma is "a small figure dwarfed by the room's expanse." The world dominates—characters are observed from outside. Voice Clarity at 82% reflects intentional deviation from baseline.

Extreme Close-Up LEVEL 10

Love, doubt, hope, fear—Emma's mind a kaleidoscope. Jake, the name, the memory, the ache. Did he still care? Or was she clinging to shadows? Heartbeat like a drum, relentless, as he entered the coffee shop. Last week, a blur of words, emotions, a storm she couldn't navigate. Could they find their way back? Or was this the end of the story she still wanted to write? The thought of his smile, his voice, the way he once held her hand—did it mean anything now? Or was she chasing ghosts, echoes of a love that might have slipped through her fingers?

Voice Clarity 91%

Word Count 107

Camera position: Deep inside consciousness. "Emma's mind a kaleidoscope," "clinging to shadows," "chasing ghosts, echoes of a love." We're not watching Emma—we ARE Emma's thoughts. Pure interiority. Voice Clarity at 91%—closer to baseline because Romance naturally leans internal.

🎬 THE KEY TAKEAWAY

Character Focus controls where the reader experiences the story from.

Level 1 = Wide Shot (108 words, environment dominant, characters observed from outside)
Level 10 = Extreme Close-Up (107 words, pure consciousness, living inside the mind)

You decide the camera distance. Action scene? Pull back wide. Emotional climax? Go deep inside. That's directorial control.

About Voice Clarity: The Romance Fiction preset is calibrated for optimal voice preservation. When you push sliders to extreme positions (1 or 10), Voice Clarity drops—that's intentional. The Equalizer measures how far you've deviated from your baseline voice, so you always know. That's not a flaw. That's integrity.

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