Novelcrafter

Generating Prose

Generating prose with AI in the manuscript

1 min read Last updated May 2, 2025

One of the core features of the manuscript is the ability to generate prose from your instructions. This feature is available on hobbyist and higher tiers.

To access scene beat completion, using your default model:

  1. Enter the manuscript, either through clicking Write on the top bar, or the pen icon next to any scene, chapter, or act.

  2. Click into the main body of the manuscript, and type a forward slash / .

    The slash menu in the manuscript of Novelcrafter

  3. Select scene beat (for information on the differences between scene beat and continue writing, see our documentation)

  4. Type in your instructions (to learn more about writing beats, see our cookbook). In the image below, the general purpose scene beat completion prompt is our default. If you have a different default set, it may look different.

    scene beat completion within Novelcrafter

  5. Select your desired inputs.

  6. Click the model/play icon. This will then send the message. If you want to change the model or prompt first, click on the dropdown icon.

Learn how to set your default models.

If you want to change the prompt that you are using, instead of clicking the model/play icon:

  1. Click on the dropdown icon beside the play icon ( ▶ ).

    Selecting a prompt from the dropdown menu

  2. Navigate to your prompt. From there you can either

    1. Follow the quick select options and choose a model. Then click ▶ to send your message.
    2. Click Tweak and Generate to select more inputs.

Your message is then sent, and prose will generate. Once this has completed, you have four options:

selection menu after prose generation

  1. Apply. Accepts the text generation.
  2. Retry. Sends the message to the AI again. This will delete the previous response.
  3. Discard. Deletes the text generation.
  4. Section. Adds the prose to a section, perfect for kitbashing, and applies the text generation.