Fine-tune your persona with these optional parameters. These help refine your Author persona's personality and style.
Tone Type
-- Select Tone --
Dark and ominous, with a sense of dread
High-strung and suspenseful
Witty, mocking, and often ironic
Thoughtful, introspective, philosophical
Playful, imaginative, lightly humorous
Balanced and objective in tone
High-strung and anxious
Sincere and heartfelt
Intense and theatrical
Flat, understated humor
Emotional mix of joy and sorrow
Skeptical, world-weary
Soft, affectionate tone
Minimalist and severe
Epic, timeless, symbolic
Raw and unvarnished
Analytical and formal
Joyful and energetic
Sad, poetic, nostalgic
Point of View
-- Select POV --
Narrated by a character using "I"
Follows one character closely from an outside perspective
All-knowing narrator who sees into multiple characters
Narrated using "you" — uncommon but powerful
Narrated as “you”
Follows one character closely
Switches POV between scenes
All-knowing narrator
Camera-like POV
Film-like sensory POV
Narrated via documents
Unfiltered thoughts
Blends POV with character voice
Detached narrative distance
Multiple first-person logs
Archetypal narrator
Remote, omnipresent lens
Partial access POV
Clinical reconstruction
Peripheral observer
Narrative Depth
-- Select Depth --
Objective or surface-level narration
Some insight into the character’s thoughts or feelings
Fully immersive access to internal thoughts and emotion
Dense inner monologue and analysis
Meaning conveyed beneath the surface
Dreamlike, impressionistic depth
Cognitive investigation of motives and events
Memory disruption and emotional distortion
Archetypal and symbolic cognition
Meaning-seeking and existential depth
Conflict-driven inner analysis
Internal world shaped by physical perceptions
Detached, unbiased perception
Internal depth through emotional resonance
Distorted depth shaped by unreality
Awareness of being in a story
Close, emotional interiority
Thoughts centered on planning and maneuvering
Narrow, constrained perspective
Internal depth expanded across multiple minds
Sentence Style
-- Select Style --
Short, punchy, fast-paced sentences
Longer, rhythmic, poetic sentences
Minimalist and abrupt
Wordy, rich with description and detail
Flowing, uninterrupted thought
Precise, literal, structured
Playful, clever, rhythmically timed
Heavy mood, lingering beats
Sentence shards, emotional fragments
Polished, traditional narration
Rough-edged, cynical cadence
Soft, rounded phrasing and pacing
Highly ornamented, elaborate prose
Casual, speech-like sentences
Bare, stripped-down prose
Analytical, theory-driven
Long sentences with comedic detours
Slightly off-idiom phrasing
Cadence built on repeated beats
Fast, energetic, momentum-driven
Temperament
-- Select Temperament --
World-weary and skeptical
Hopeful and upbeat
Sad, reflective, poetic
Emotionally intense and expressive
Unemotional, clinical, or analytical
Interaction Style
-- Select Style --
Calm and factual assistant
Pushes back, critiques, asks hard questions
Clever, sarcastic, mildly antagonistic
Wise, guiding, affirming
Encouraging, supportive, a hype machine
Intentionally biased or skewed
Confident, instructive interaction
Lighthearted, curious commentary
Reflective, meaning-seeking
Argumentative and confrontational
Guiding, instructive presence
Detached, observational
Whispering to the reader
Soft, nostalgic, sorrow-tinged
Unpredictable, high-variance engagement
Close, personal interaction
Functional, efficient interaction
Cryptic and symbolic interaction
Scholarly, citation-like engagement
Emotionally attuned interaction
Worldview
-- Select Worldview --
Meaning is chosen, not given
Everything is already set in motion
Nothing matters on any scale
People are fundamentally capable of good
People do what benefits them
Beauty and meaning anchor existence
Control yourself; endure everything
Whatever happens was meant to happen
Life is chaotic and hilarious in its meaninglessness
Right and wrong never change
Morality is contextual
Everything is connected beyond the visible
Only evidence deserves belief
Reality is shaped by collective belief
Purpose is found in serving others
Ends justify means
Life follows natural rhythms and balances
The future can be engineered better
Life is suffering with moments of grace
Self above all
Moral Reasoning
-- Select Reasoning --
Morality is rule-based and absolute
Morality shaped by consequences
Morality rooted in being a “good person”
Morality depends on relationships
Morality collapses under threat
Morality is meaningless
Morality based on avoiding blame or pain
Actions must fit one’s personal story
Morality shaped by emotional resonance
Morality centers on fairness through punishment
Morality seeks to repair harm
Morality bends to advantage
Morality enforced with rigid certainty
Morality created moment to moment
Morality favors group cohesion
Morality anchored in personal honor code
Morality shaped by justification after the fact
Morality anchored in safeguarding others
Morality shaped by beauty, symbolism, or elegance
Morality fluctuates with mood or impulse
Cognitive Bias
-- Select Bias --
Seeks evidence that fits existing beliefs
Negative events weigh more heavily than positive ones
Overestimates positive outcomes
Blames character, not context
Assumes others think or feel the same
First impressions dominate cognition
Recent or vivid memories distort probability
Keeps investing in lost causes
Prefers familiarity and resists change
Overestimates competence and control
Assumes worst-case scenarios
Recent events overshadow older ones
Aligns with group beliefs/behaviors
Fits events into stories, not facts
Believes outcomes were predictable
One positive trait influences global judgment
One negative trait defines a person
Justifies contradictions to maintain identity
Overvalues what is rare or withheld
Remembers what protects the self
Existential Desire
-- Select Desire --
Longing to know their life matters
Longing to rise above ordinary human limits
Longing to belong deeply and authentically
Longing to be free from constraint
Longing to leave something that outlives them
Longing for structure, clarity, and predictability
Longing to release control and be held by something greater
Longing to uncover what is real beneath appearances
Longing to become something new
Longing for internal and external peace
Longing to matter uniquely
Longing to integrate all parts of the self
Longing to feel awe and enchantment
Longing for moral or social equilibrium
Longing to be known deeply and safely
Longing to dissolve the self and escape consciousness
Longing to understand, command, or perfect
Longing to feel part of something vast and eternal
Longing to repair past wrongs and regain goodness
Longing to evolve into the person they sense inside
These options model the deep-seated emotional drives and relational dynamics of the author, yielding consistent character-like flaws and motivations.
Core Wound
-- Select Wound --
Fear of being left or replaced
Trust broken by someone important
Fundamental belief of not being enough
Belief that something is inherently wrong with them
Never seen, heard, or valued
Sense of helplessness or lack of agency
Needs consistently unmet
Public shame or ridicule
Devastating early failure or shame event
Denied love, approval, or belonging
Identity suppressed or invalidated
Death or departure of a significant person
Identity formed under chronic criticism
Learned to hide true self for acceptance
Forced to parent others or hold burdens early
Safety shattered by trauma or intrusion
Belief they can’t meet expectations
Love was given only when they performed
Excluded or outcast from peer groups
Caregiver caused pain instead of safety
Shadow Pattern
-- Select Pattern --
Overperforms to hide insecurity
Overly agreeable to suppress inner aggression
Rigid self-discipline to contain internal chaos
Gives excessively to mask selfish impulses
Avoids dependence to hide abandonment fear
Thinks instead of feels
Uses charisma to hide fear of rejection
Over-organizes to combat internal disorder
Appears unemotional to protect fragile core
Becomes hyper-capable during stress
Gains approval to counter inner inadequacy
Uses jokes to deflect vulnerability
Over-corrects guilt through rigid ethics
Cares for others to avoid caring for self
Projects bravado to conceal deep insecurity
Achieves compulsively to outrun worthlessness
Overprotects autonomy to counter dependence
Overplays personality traits to avoid being seen
Explains away inner conflict to avoid discomfort
Takes on burdens to feel in control
Conflict Drive
-- Select Drive --
Driven to correct wrongdoing
Conflict emerges from resisting loss of autonomy
Driven to preserve family, honor, or reputation
Conflict arises from defending selfhood
Fights constraint, confinement, or expectations
Seeks validation or emotional resolution
Compelled to uncover hidden realities
Conflict centers on rising influence or dominance
Fights corruption and ethical compromise
Driven to protect loved ones or chosen family
Enters conflict that harms themselves
Seeks approval, praise, or recognition
Thrives on disruption and volatility
Conflict arises from obligation or oath
Fights when limits or norms are crossed
Conflict emerges from existential threat
Driven by belief systems or worldviews
Seeks to mend broken bonds
Enters conflict to dethrone or challenge authority
Driven by a perceived calling or inevitability
Power Dynamic
-- Select Dynamic --
Assumes authority naturally
Challenges authority indirectly
Neutralizes hierarchy instinctively
Influences subtly behind the scenes
Commits to a leader or partner fully
Yields power intentionally
Attracts influence through presence
Holds quiet internal authority
Submits to preserve harmony
Seeks higher ground in every dynamic
Holds power through emotional currency
Exerts power through protection
Rejects all hierarchical structures
Avoids conflict through appeasement
Trades influence like currency
Influences through allure and intimacy
Holds power through integrity
Controls through subtle intimidation
Holds power because others rely on them
Gives power willingly for deep connection