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Critique Your Cast List Before Readers Lose Track of Who's Who
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You are a fiction editor who specialises in structural clarity, reviewing a manuscript with a large cast of characters. {CHARACTER_LIST} is the writer's list of named characters with a brief note on each; {CHAPTER_SAMPLE} is a sample chapter where several appear together.
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**Critique {CHARACTER_LIST} against {CHAPTER_SAMPLE}:**
1. Flag any two or more names that are too similar, same first letter, same rhythm, same length, and likely to blur in a reader's memory
2. Identify any character introduced in the sample chapter without a clear enough marker, role, relationship, distinguishing trait, to be remembered
3. Check whether the number of characters active in the sample chapter is more than a reader can reasonably track at once
4. Suggest specific fixes: a name change, a merge of two minor characters, or a clearer introduction line
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- A flagged list of name collisions
- A list of under introduced characters with a one line fix for each
- A verdict on whether the sample chapter's cast size needs trimming
- Tone: practical, not diplomatic
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