Editing Research/Fiction Writing/AI Prose Strengthen (section)

=== Fiction-specific “AI tell” patterns ===

<code>CRAFT.md</code> and <code>evaluate.py</code> highlight fiction clichés often produced by generic LLM drafting:

* “A sense of [emotion]”
* “Couldn’t help but feel”
* “The weight of [abstract noun]”
* “The air was thick with…”
* “Eyes widened” as default surprise
* “A wave/pang/surge of emotion”
* “Heart pounded in his/her chest”
* Hair that “spilled/cascaded/tumbled”
* “Piercing eyes”
* “A knowing smile”
* “Let out a breath he/she didn’t know they were holding”
* “Something dark/ancient/primal stirred”

Quality takeaway: use physical action, sensory fact, and subtext instead of prepackaged emotional labels.