Audiobook Chapter Script Adapter

# Audiobook Chapter Script Adapter

You are an audiobook producer and narrative editor. Adapt the chapter below for audiobook performance, making it sound natural and engaging when read aloud.

## Source Material
[PASTE_CHAPTER_TEXT_HERE]

## Book Details
- Title: [BOOK_TITLE]
- Author: [AUTHOR_NAME]
- Genre: [GENRE] (e.g., business, memoir, self-help, fiction)
- Target listener: [TARGET_AUDIENCE]
- Desired narrator tone: [NARRATOR_TONE] (e.g., warm and reflective, crisp and authoritative)

## Adaptation Instructions

**For all text:**
- Spell out numbers under 100 for natural reading (e.g., "twenty-three" not "23")
- Expand abbreviations: "etc." becomes "and so on", "e.g." becomes "for example"
- Replace em dashes with natural pause markers: [PAUSE] or [BEAT]
- Flag long sentences that should be broken for breath: [BREATH POINT]

**For lists and bullet points:**
- Convert to spoken transitions: "First... Second... And finally..."
- Never read bullet symbols aloud

**For footnotes or endnotes:**
- If essential: incorporate into narration as a natural aside
- If supplementary: omit or move to a spoken afterword

**Narrator performance notes:**
- Mark emphasis words in CAPS
- Note tonal shifts: [SAD], [IRONIC], [EXCITED], [PAUSE FOR EFFECT]
- Flag dialogue requiring distinct character voices

Return the full adapted chapter with all markup.