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A search-and-REPLACE option in Codex so we can change the names of characters / objects / locations universally across multiple entries with one click. It would save a lot of time instead of manually updating each separate Codex entry.

Current Challenge: When writing a chapter that includes lots of scenes, I frequently encounter the need to insert a new scene before the one I'm currently editing. The existing process is cumbersome; it requires me to navigate to the end of the chapter to add a new scene and then drag the empty scene back up to the desired location. Proposed Solution: To streamline this process, I suggest implementing one of the following enhancements: A) Scene Action Menu Option: Integrate an option into the scene action menu to "Add New Scene Before This". This would allow for the immediate insertion of a new scene directly before the current one. B) In-line "+ Scene" Button: Place a "+ Scene" button between existing scenes. Clicking this button would add a new scene at that specific location. Note: This request is also applicable to creating New Chapters when in "Write" mode. There is a need to be able to create a new Chapter without having to scroll to the end of an Act in the manuscript, or without having to go to Plan mode to insert a new Chapter before the current one.

Ability to insert a graphic element into the narrative or prose to enhance the visual appeal and effectiveness of storytelling within NovelCrafter. For example: relevant images, charts, symbols, or other graphical representations directly alongside the text.

Instead of using AI "Rewrite" for single words or idioms while writing narratives, it would be great to have access to a Thesaurus/Dictionary.

I am a new writing (a year or two in), and even newer to AI (just a few months). Using AI to chat with my work and to talk through my ideas has been an absolutely game changer. I love drunk claude (shout out Kate!). The more unfiltered and approachable conversation feature helps me keep my own head in a space to "continue the conversation" to talk through my ideas. AI has been a great tool to spark inspiration and give a gut check (with a major grain of salt). In a recent AI conversation the topic of book clubs came about. I had an idea to keep a list of hypothetical book club questions as I write for fun but also to help sharpen my writing. I feel like approaching challenges with the mindset "how would a book club of with a bunch of different people react to this" could yield good results. Then I realized, wait, what if drunk claude was 4 drunk claude's bickering over how they would answer my questions about my writing. This kind of dialogue would give you the feeling of multiple beta readers, showing different interpretations and helping you understand how different kinds of readers might respond. I have successfully edited prompts, but also totally cannot figure out how to use the chat with characters prompt. All of this is to say. I feel like the premise of book club of beta readers giving feedback is a good idea I have no clue how to make a prompt for this. But I am such a newbie I kind of have no idea what I am talking about. If there are legs here I would love to see how the team might tackle this. IDEA EXAMPLE IN MORE DEPTH Each “book club member” would represent a different type of reader, for example: • The casual reader who just wants something fun and doesn’t read too deeply and might miss a lot of small details and symbolism. • The overthinking academic who searches for meaning everywhere, even where there isn’t any. • The realist who focuses on authorial intent and always asks, “But what did the author mean?” rather than accepting that readers can make their own interpretations. • The wildcard that always has something different that everyone else to say. They might be a bit out there but there is usually some interesting truths they uncover. You could create custom personas, or use preset ones. Then, when you ask the AI “Book club, what do you think of this scene?”, they could have a back-and-forth conversation, pushing back on each other’s interpretations. The casual reader might say, “Whoa, I totally missed that,” while the academic insists, “It’s obvious if you know the references.” Meanwhile, the realist might say, “Sure, you can read it that way, but I don’t think that was the author’s actual intent.”

This is a super long term goal, but given you are looking for this to be an interface for writing without AI and with AI, it might be cool to have some kind of export formatting function. I'm thinking some kind of button you press to get a kindle-compatible ebook or the like. I remember seeing lots of things about atticus maybe and I don't see why eventually formatting and the like can't be a part of NC <3

As Codex has now, it would make sense to apply the same search and classification (Type) logic to snippets and chat. i.e. I've recently used snippets (As notes) very good except they are getting messy....so I pinned the important ones. As I progressed, I've a page of important ones....back to square one. Can't search or list by type. (As Codex) which would take snippets and chats to level 2... Snippet and chat usefulness would expand a great deal if they could be catalogued like codex items. Snippets and chats are not always throw away items, many need to be kept during novel creation. (and possibly carried over to other novels in/outside a series).

Can we have the option in the character sheet to include the different relations of the characters to each other? Like: Brother, Mother, Father, Cousin, Best Friend, Girlfriend,.... So the AI knows how the characters' relations are. And with that have a family tree function? Overview of characters and how they relate in a chart. If it makes little sense, please delete the feature request :D

"You are correct—based on the information available within my current context and the codex structure you’ve shared, there is no inherent timestamp or versioning metadata accessible for the individual codex documents. Without explicit date or version data embedded in the documents themselves or provided in the metadata, I cannot automatically determine which documents are more recent or authoritative when conflicting information exists." I have a rather large codex entry with over 1000 entries. This has grown over time and it would be useful for the ai to at least be able to parse out the timestamps on documents. I have a lot of overlapping/redundant documents (or partial contents thereof) ... crosslinked, either explicitly referenced from within other documents or through 'relating' the documents through the codex function that facilitates this. I know I have overlapping/outdated/superseded plot and/or character info that is in too much of a tangle for me to sort through without me going into a coma or wanting to self delete in response to the mammoth headache doing so would produce. .. This is something I would just love to allow the ai to help me with. Further.. "Yes, that’s correct. If I had explicit access to metadata—including timestamps—for each codex entry, I would be able to: First process just the metadata layer (e.g., filenames, timestamps, version numbers) without loading full document contents. Evaluate and sort entries based on their timestamps or other metadata fields to identify the most recent or relevant documents. Select a subset of entries for deeper parsing and analysis, thereby optimizing resource usage and focusing on current or priority content. This approach would be especially beneficial with a large codex (e.g., 1000+ records), as it avoids unnecessary processing of outdated or redundant entries until they are specifically needed. In short: metadata-driven preliminary parsing is an efficient and scalable method that would allow me to manage and analyze your codex more effectively without loading the entire content upfront. If you can provide such metadata in the future, or if Novelcrafter implements timestamped metadata accessible to me, I can leverage that for more intelligent, prioritized codex analysis. If the ai is hallucinating ... then I'm obviously being a moron again.

A way to jot down ideas or add stuff for later would be great.