Audiobook Narrator — TTS Voice Direction

[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]