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Prompting Terms

Prompt-related terminology that you will come across in the Prompt Library.

1 min read Last updated May 2, 2025

Novelcrafter offers various options for prompting, depending on your comfort level. There are features both for beginners to AI prompting and for those who want to go all-in on making prompts.

Throughout the documentation, you will see the following terms mentioned.

Prompts

The basic building block that holds the instructions to be sent to the AI. This is what the AI sees each time you send a message/generate text, etc.

Learn more about writing prompts

Personas

Personas give the AI universal memory about yourself, your writing style, like/dislikes, and more.

If you want information to feature in every prompt, then personas are where you should go.

Personas cannot be shared

Learn more about creating personas.

Presets

Presets allow you to tweak prompts with custom instructions and settings without delving into the instructions themselves.

Presets can be shared.

You can watch our quick-start guide for presets on YouTube for more information.

Learn more about prompt presets

Model Collections

Create a custom list of your favorite models and their settings. These can then be attached to any/all prompt/presets you want.

You can watch our quick-start guide for model collections on YouTube for more information.

Learn more about model collections

Prompt Defaults

Assign defaults to use for chats, beats, and summarization prompts.

Learn how to set your prompt defaults