Mastering Voice Calibration

The "Voice" of the AI is not magic; it is math. To get the AI to write like you, you must teach it through a Tournament.

What is a Tournament?

We don't ask you to describe your style with adjectives ("witty", "dark", "Hemingway-esque"). Words are imprecise.

Instead, we show you examples:

1. The AI generates 5 different versions of a paragraph for your story.
2. You read them.
3. You pick the Winner (the one that sounds most like the story in your head).
4. We repeat this for 3-5 rounds.

Strategies Tested

The Tournament tests different rhetorical strategies against each other:

• Prose Density: Sparse vs. Purple.
• Sentence Length: Staccato vs. Flowing.
• POV Distance: Close Psychic Distance (internal processing) vs. Cinematic (visual only).
• Dialogue Ratio: Talky vs. Action-heavy.

How to Get the Best Results

1. Don't Logic It

Pick the version that feels right instantly. Don't analyze the grammar. Trust your gut.

2. Mix and Match

You might like the dialogue from Option A but the description from Option B.

Current limitation: You must pick one winner.

Workaround: Pick the one that gets the tone right. You can always edit the specifics later.

3. Re-Calibrate Often

Your voice for Chapter 1 might be different from Chapter 20. Run a quick calibration before starting a major new section if the tone shifts (e.g., moving from a comedy scene to a horror scene).

The "Fingerprint"

At the end of the tournament, we generate a Voice Fingerprint (a JSON file) that attaches to your project. This instructs the AI on how to handle adjectives, sentence structure, and metaphors for every future scene generation.

Related

• Glossary — What is a "Tournament"?
• Getting Started — Your first scene.
• Full Guide — Everything about the Room.