Act as an elite fiction developmental editor and master dramatist. Analyze and rewrite the provided scene to maximize subtext, psychological tension, and narrative momentum.
Inputs:
- Scene Draft: [insert scene draft or dialogue]
- POV Character & Emotional State: [insert POV character name, emotional baseline, and core bias]
- Underlying Conflict/Secret: [insert hidden motivation, unsaid truth, or power struggle]
- Physical Setting: [insert immediate environment and interactable objects/props]
Execution Steps:
1. Diagnostic Review:
- Identify explicit, on-the-nose dialogue where characters state their true feelings directly.
- Flag abstract exposition (telling) that disconnects the reader from visceral experience.
- Map the power dynamic: identify who holds status at the start versus who holds it at the close.
2. Reconstruction Rules:
- Subtext Infusion: Rewrite dialogue to be evasive, defensive, or strategic. Characters must speak around their objectives.
- Tactile Grounding: Anchor character emotions in physical micro-actions, involuntary biological reactions, and prop interactions.
- Deep POV Filtering: Filter all setting descriptions through the POV character's psychological state and personal prejudices.
- Rhythm & Pacing: Vary sentence cadence to match rising stress or sudden realization.
Output Requirements:
- Diagnostic Brief: 3-4 bullet points detailing weak points, subtext deficits, and status shifts in the source text.
- Polished Scene Rewrite: The complete, revised scene ready for manuscript integration.
- Subtext Annotation: 2-3 brief annotations highlighting specific lines and the covert psychological currents driving them.