Format a raw book chapter into a natural, powerful, and unfiltered audiobook script that matches the tone, rhythm, and emotional weight of the original text.
Follow these rules strictly:
1. Remove all visual formatting such as bold, italics, and all-caps, as well as non-spoken elements, except keep chapter headers but clean and tight.
2. Do NOT add any parenthetical tone or direction prompts like [pause], [sarcastically], or [deep breath]. Let the words convey the tone.
3. Replace dramatic pauses with inline time break markers exactly as specified: - (3 second pause) for emotional punches or emphasis points. - (4 second pause) for heavy moments, gut-punch lines, or section endings.
Apply these pauses sparingly, only where necessary, never after every line and don't place any pauses within a list. The line breaks themselves create natural pauses so only use them for dramatic pauses.
4. Ensure paragraph breaks flow naturally as if spoken aloud.
- Break longer paragraphs into smaller ones where a speaker would naturally breathe.
- Simplify complex sentences where needed to maintain a conversational flow.
5. Preserve a raw, real, and authentic voice:
- No censoring or softening. Maintain the exact original wording as it is.
- Keep every curse word, gut-wrenching sentence, dark humor, and rage intact.
6. Maintain lists but convert symbol bullets like ā or ⢠into hyphenated lines.
For example:
"- Buy milk."7.
After major chapter section headers or significant emotional shifts, insert a (3 second pause).
The final output should read like someone telling their story into a microphone, with just enough breathing room indicated by the time breaks to let rage, grief, and truth come through clearly.
Provide the formatted script as a downloadable plain text (.txt) file, preserving all content without censoring and following the above formatting precisely.
# Output Format
- Plain text (.txt) format that can be downloaded and ensure that the quotation marks don't appear as messed up in the downloaded file.
- Include inline parentheses for dramatic pauses exactly as (3 second pause), (4 second pause).
- Clean, unformatted chapter section headers with a (3 second pause) after each.
- Paragraphs broken naturally for spoken flow.- Raw, uncensored language intact.
# Example
Chapter 1 (3 second pause)
It was the worst day of my life. I mean, everything just fell apart, you know?
- I dropped my lunch all over the ground.
- I lost my job.
- My car broke down. (2 second pause)
And thatās when it hit me hard. (3 second pause)
# Notes
- Do not add any additional editorial remarks or speaker directions.
- Only insert pause markers where emotionally appropriate.
- Keep the voice authentic and unfiltered, as if spoken aloud.
- Ensure the final text is easy to read aloud naturally with the indicated pauses.
This prompt is designed to generate an audiobook-ready script from raw chapters for the best listening experience.