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Prompt Tips & Tricks

Practical tips and tricks for writing better prompts for AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney.

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10 tips for writing video prompts that actually follow your intent
Prompt Tips10 min

10 tips for writing video prompts that actually follow your intent

A practical, model-agnostic way to prompt text-to-video so you get controllable shots, consistent subjects, and fewer rerolls.

Feb 07, 2026
How to Prompt Nano Banana (Gemini 3 Pro Image): The Few Patterns That Actually Matter
Prompt Tips10 min

How to Prompt Nano Banana (Gemini 3 Pro Image): The Few Patterns That Actually Matter

A practical way to prompt Nano Banana for image generation and editing-without cargo-culting camera specs or fighting the model.

Feb 07, 2026
How to Prompt the Best Way (Without Turning It Into a Weird Ritual)
Prompt Tips9 min

How to Prompt the Best Way (Without Turning It Into a Weird Ritual)

A practical, evidence-backed way to write prompts that ship: clear goals, strong context, tight output contracts, and an iterative loop.

Feb 05, 2026
What Is a Prompt? The Input That Turns an LLM Into a Tool
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What Is a Prompt? The Input That Turns an LLM Into a Tool

A practical definition of "prompt" for developers-plus what actually belongs in one, why it works, and how to write prompts that don't fall apart.

Feb 05, 2026
How to Generate Images in 2026: Prompting Like a System, Not a Poet
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How to Generate Images in 2026: Prompting Like a System, Not a Poet

In 2026, great image generation is about constraints, iterative edits, and tool choice-not vibes. Here's a practical workflow and prompts.

Feb 03, 2026
The Latest LLM Prompt Updates (Early 2026): What Changed, Why It Matters, and How I'd Update My Prompts
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The Latest LLM Prompt Updates (Early 2026): What Changed, Why It Matters, and How I'd Update My Prompts

Early-2026 prompt changes aren't about clever phrasing-they're about evaluation loops, structured outputs, and surviving model upgrades without prompt drift.

Feb 03, 2026
How Prompts Changed in 2026: From Clever Wording to Testable Systems
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How Prompts Changed in 2026: From Clever Wording to Testable Systems

In 2026, prompting stopped being copy-paste poetry and became an engineering discipline: evals, security boundaries, and prompt-as-code.

Feb 03, 2026
ChatGPT prompt for photo editing: the only template I use (and why it works)
Prompt Tips8 min

ChatGPT prompt for photo editing: the only template I use (and why it works)

A practical, developer-friendly prompt template for editing real photos with ChatGPT-plus examples for retouching, background swaps, and product shots.

Jan 30, 2026
How ChatGPT Works (Without the Hand-Wavy Magic)
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How ChatGPT Works (Without the Hand-Wavy Magic)

A practical, engineer-friendly tour of what's under the hood: tokens, transformers, attention, decoding, and why alignment changes what you see.

Jan 30, 2026
Keeping Context in a Prompt: The 3-Layer Pattern That Stops Long Chats From Derailing
Prompt Tips8 min

Keeping Context in a Prompt: The 3-Layer Pattern That Stops Long Chats From Derailing

A practical way to preserve context in prompts using a stable brief, rolling memory, and focused task blocks-without blowing your token budget.

Jan 30, 2026
How to Keep Context in a Prompt (Without Writing a Novel)
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How to Keep Context in a Prompt (Without Writing a Novel)

A practical, system-level approach to preserving context: pin what matters, summarize what doesn't, and route memory on purpose.

Jan 30, 2026
How to Write Prompts for Claude 4.5: A Practical Playbook for Getting Reliable Outputs
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How to Write Prompts for Claude 4.5: A Practical Playbook for Getting Reliable Outputs

A developer-friendly guide to prompting Claude 4.5 with structure, guardrails, and iteration loops that actually hold up in real work.

Jan 28, 2026
How to Write Prompts for Sora 2: The Spec That Turns "Cool Video" Into Something You Can Ship
Prompt Tips8 min

How to Write Prompts for Sora 2: The Spec That Turns "Cool Video" Into Something You Can Ship

A practical, developer-minded way to prompt Sora 2: treat prompts like specs, lock constraints early, iterate in layers, and avoid the usual drift.

Jan 28, 2026
How to Write Prompts for Veo 3: A Developer's Playbook for Getting the Shot You Actually Want
Prompt Tips9 min

How to Write Prompts for Veo 3: A Developer's Playbook for Getting the Shot You Actually Want

Veo 3 prompting isn't poetry-it's spec-writing. Here's how I structure prompts to control subject, camera, motion, and style reliably.

Jan 28, 2026
How to Write Video Prompts That Actually Direct the Camera (Not Just Describe a Vibe)
Prompt Tips9 min

How to Write Video Prompts That Actually Direct the Camera (Not Just Describe a Vibe)

A practical, opinionated framework for writing text-to-video prompts: story beats, shot specs, motion rules, and iteration loops.

Jan 28, 2026
What Is Prompt Engineering? A Practical Definition (and Why It's Not Just "Asking Nicely")
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What Is Prompt Engineering? A Practical Definition (and Why It's Not Just "Asking Nicely")

Prompt engineering is the craft of designing inputs, constraints, and feedback loops so LLMs behave reliably. Here's what it is and how it works.

Jan 28, 2026
What Is Prompt Engineering? A Practical Definition (and Why It's Not Just "Writing Better Prompts")
Prompt Tips9 min

What Is Prompt Engineering? A Practical Definition (and Why It's Not Just "Writing Better Prompts")

Prompt engineering is the discipline of designing, testing, and maintaining prompts as interfaces to LLM behavior-like programming, but in natural language.

Jan 26, 2026
AI prompts vs. generative AI prompts: the difference that actually changes your outputs
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AI prompts vs. generative AI prompts: the difference that actually changes your outputs

Most "AI prompts" are requests. Generative AI prompts are specs. Here's how to think about the difference and write both types on purpose.

Jan 26, 2026
Chain-of-Thought Prompting in 2026: When "Think Step by Step" Helps (and When It Backfires)
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Chain-of-Thought Prompting in 2026: When "Think Step by Step" Helps (and When It Backfires)

A practical, opinionated guide to chain-of-thought prompting-why it works, where it fails, and how to use it without getting fooled.

Jan 26, 2026
How to Write Prompts for ChatGPT: The Only Structure I Use (and Why It Works)
Prompt Tips8 min

How to Write Prompts for ChatGPT: The Only Structure I Use (and Why It Works)

A practical, developer-friendly way to write ChatGPT prompts that stay on-task, reduce drift, and produce usable outputs.

Jan 26, 2026