{"id":"create-character-voice-line-check","audience":"freelancers","category":"creative-writing","technique":"verification","track":"writing","title":"Check whether your dialogue matches each character's voice","free":false,"task":"You're revising a middle-grade novel and want to know which lines sound off for the character saying them. Get exactly 5 numbered lines, one per quoted line in order, each formatted \"1. Fits\" or \"1. Off - reason\", using only those two labels and each reason under 15 words, checked against your voice sheet. Under 80 words, plain text, no rewritten lines.","materialLabel":"Your voice sheet and the lines (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"VOICE SHEET - \"The Canal Street Detectives\" (middle grade, ages 8-12)\n\nOllie (11): talks fast, lots of questions, uses \"literally\" a lot, never swears\nGran Hattie (78): calm, old sayings, calls everyone \"duck\", short sentences\nMr. Pruitt (the neighbor): grumpy, formal, long words, never uses slang\n\nLINES TO CHECK (draft 3, chapter 6)\nA. Ollie: \"Wait, wait, did you literally see who took it? Was it the mail guy?\"\nB. Gran Hattie: \"Patience, duck. The kettle boils when it boils.\"\nC. Mr. Pruitt: \"Dude, that's totally not my problem.\"\nD. Ollie: \"I hereby request that you furnish the key to the shed.\"\nE. Gran Hattie: \"Well, duck, you'll catch more flies with honey.\"\n\nMy editor (Kim) said one or two lines \"sound like the wrong character.\" Due back to her Friday.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking if it 'sounds good'","why":"The AI says the dialogue is lively and offers polish, without checking each voice.","fix":"Add: \"Check each line against my voice sheet. Label it Fits or Off.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"No fixed labels","why":"The AI writes 'mostly works' or 'could be tweaked', which doesn't tell you what to change.","fix":"Show it: \"1. Fits\" or \"3. Off - Pruitt never uses slang.\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting rewrites","why":"The AI rewrites the off lines for you, in its own voice, not yours.","fix":"Add: \"No rewritten lines. I'll fix them.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each reason: \"each reason under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it's going","why":"AI adds bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your editor's notes.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the voice sheet","patterns":["voice sheet","against","character"]},{"label":"Gives the labels","patterns":["fits","\\boff\\b","label"]},{"label":"Says no rewrites","patterns":["(don't|do not|no|never).{0,15}(rewrite|rewritten|replacement)"]},{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(5|five)\\b.{0,25}(line)","exactly \\d+","numbered"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Voice problems are easy to fix once you know which lines they are. Point the AI to your voice sheet, give it two labels, and ask it not to rewrite.","rubricLabels":["Each line uses exactly one label, Fits or Off, in order A to E","Line C (Mr. Pruitt using 'Dude' and 'totally') and line D (Ollie sounding formal) are labeled Off; lines A, B and E are labeled Fits","Gives no rewritten or replacement lines"]}