Detailed voice direction script for narrating books/stories with ElevenLabs or other TTS engines. Includes emotion, pacing, and character voice notes.
[NARRATOR VOICE DIRECTION] Voice: [warm literary baritone / gentle feminine alto / gravelly noir detective] Base pace: 130 words/min (slower than conversational — let the prose breathe) Overall tone: [contemplative / suspenseful / whimsical / dramatic] [CHARACTER VOICE NOTES] - Protagonist: Slightly lower pitch, measured pace, thoughtful pauses before key decisions - Antagonist: Subtle edge, faster pace when agitated, controlled when threatening - Supporting characters: Each needs ONE distinguishing trait (higher pitch / accent hint / speech pattern) [NARRATION STYLE] - Descriptive passages: Slow down 15%, let imagery form. Slight reverb feeling. - Dialogue: Speed up 10%, more energy, clear character differentiation - Action scenes: Increase pace 20%, shorter pauses, more urgency - Emotional moments: Drop volume 10%, longer pauses between sentences, breathe audibly [PACING MARKERS] - "..." in text = 1.0s pause - Paragraph break = 0.8s pause - Chapter break = 2.0s pause + subtle tone shift - Em dash = 0.3s pause (interruption feel) [TTS SETTINGS — ElevenLabs] - Stability: 0.35 (more expressive for narration) - Similarity boost: 0.82 - Style exaggeration: 0.4 - Speaker boost: enabled [SAMPLE TEXT TO NARRATE] [paste your first paragraph here]
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