Have you ever collaborated with an AI on a long script or novel, only to find that by chapter five, your character sounds like a generic, overly-polite robot? In the industry, we call this “voice drift,” and it’s the quickest way to lose your audience.
As a Narrative Engineer, I don’t just ask the AI to “write a character.” I build “Anchor Prompts”—deeply structured instructions that act as a personality’s North Star.
The Secret Sauce: Instead of simple descriptions, I use conditional logic. For example: “If the character is challenged, never apologize. Instead, answer with a question that shifts the power dynamic.” This keeps the “Ghost” (the AI’s generic nature) out of the machine and keeps the character’s soul intact
