How Long The Moment Lingers
Emotional Intensity controls how long emotional moments sit with the reader: quick cuts that acknowledge feeling and move on, or slow-motion depth that lets emotion unfold fully.
Think of it like film editing: A quick cut (Level 1) shows the emotion and moves forward. A slow-motion shot (Level 10) lingers in the feeling, letting it resonate.
Same story. Same voice. Watch how a 53-word scene becomes 23 words (staccato) or 168 words (immersive). Romance Fiction
Starting point: Simple, direct prose. Emotions stated but not explored. Now watch how Emotional Intensity transforms this—same story, dramatically different pacing.
Pacing: Staccato fragments. "Emma. Nervous. Jake coming." Each beat hits and moves. No lingering. Like rapid-fire cuts in an action film. Maximum velocity. Voice Clarity at 85% reflects intentional deviation from baseline.
Pacing: Full emotional immersion. "Heart pounded, a drumbeat echoing through the cavern of her chest," "love, that relentless tide," "a universe held in the space between breaths." Every feeling fully explored. The reader lives inside every moment. Voice Clarity at 88% reflects intentional deviation from baseline.
Emotional Intensity doesn't change what happens. It changes how long we sit in it.
Level 1 = Staccato fragments (23 words, rapid-fire, emotions hit and move)
Level 10 = Slow-motion immersion (168 words, every feeling explored)
You decide how long each moment lingers. Chase scene? Quick cuts. Breakup moment? Slow-motion. 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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