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Tips and guides for writing a book by speaking.
Can You Write a Book with ChatGPT? Yes — But a Book Is More Than Text
You can write text for a book with ChatGPT, and it's a fine helper for brainstorming and polishing. A whole book is a project, though: dozens of stories, structure, a cover and printing. An honest comparison of where a chatbot is enough and where you need a tool built for making books.
19 July 2026
How Much Does It Cost to Make Your Own Book? A Finished Printed Book from €99
Making your own book costs from €99 at Vellu: you speak your story, AI assembles it into a book, and a printed copy is delivered to your door. Here's what the price is made of, what the options cost, and how to start for free.
7 July 2026
Making a Book for Someone Else — They Talk, You Handle the Rest
How to make a book on behalf of an elderly parent or grandparent: they simply tell their story out loud, you run the app. A practical guide to the helper role.
6 July 2026
Making a Club's Anniversary History Book — What It Costs and How to Do It Yourself
An association's anniversary history no longer needs a €4,000–8,000 writer's fee. Here's how a club makes its history book itself — record members' memories, let AI transcribe and draft the chapters — and what it costs.
3 July 2026
How Do I Create My Own Printed Book? Order Your Story, Delivered
You can now create your own printed book entirely in Vellu: speak your story, AI assembles it into a book, and you order it as a real softcover or hardcover delivered to you. No publisher, no layout software, no ISBN paperwork. Here's how it works and what it costs.
30 June 2026
Turn Your Love Story into a Book — An Anniversary Gift You Can't Buy
How did the two of you actually meet? That story isn't written down anywhere — it lives only in the two of you. Here's how to turn your own love story into a book as an anniversary or wedding-day gift: together, reminiscing, or one of you in secret as a surprise. You don't write a word — you tell your story aloud.
16 June 2026
Capturing Tacit Knowledge Before Retirement — Turn Expertise Into a Book
When a long-serving expert retires, decades of tacit knowledge walk out the door with them. Here's how to capture a professional's expertise as a book or handbook by speaking — you don't need a writer; the expert tells what they know out loud and AI turns it into a book.
14 June 2026
Family Reunion Stories — How to Capture Them and Turn Them Into a Book
A family reunion, midsummer party or cottage weekend brings several generations around one table — and the stories start to flow. A practical guide: how to prepare, record the stories on a phone, and turn them into a book for the whole family.
11 June 2026
From Hobby to Nonfiction Book — How to Turn Your Expertise Into a Book by Speaking
Years of a hobby have made you an expert whose knowledge is written down nowhere. Here's how to turn your hobby or special field into a nonfiction book or guide — you don't need a writing background; you speak what you know and AI turns it into a book.
8 June 2026
A Gift for the Parent Who Has Everything — Give Them Their Own Book
When your mum or dad says "don't get me anything", give the one gift no one else can: their own book, made just by speaking — with a Vellu gift voucher.
7 June 2026
Writing a Book About Your Own Life — Where to Start and How to Proceed
Want to write a book about your own life? A practical guide: choose between an autobiography, a memoir or a biography, find the right angle, work through it step by step, and turn your story into a book — even by just speaking.
4 June 2026
"How did you make this? I need the recipe!" — Turn Your Family's Recipes into a Book with the Stories Behind Them
The dish everyone loves most in your family isn't written down anywhere — it lives in one person's hands and memory. Here's how to turn your family's recipes into a book where every dish carries its story. You don't write a word: you speak the recipe aloud as you cook.
3 June 2026
How to Structure a Life Story — 5 Ways to Organise a Memoir or Biography
Chronological, thematic, episodic, or frame story? A practical guide to structuring a biography, autobiography, or memoir: five models, how to choose the right one, and how to divide the story into chapters.
2 June 2026
"Grandma, what did you do when you were little?" — Turn Your Memories into a Book for Your Grandchild
You are the only person alive who can tell your grandchild what their own mother was like at five — and what the world was like before they existed. You don't need a pen or any writing skill. You just talk. Here's how to turn your memories into a book in your own voice.
1 June 2026
Is It Wrong to Use AI to Write a Book? An Honest Look at the Worries and the Benefits
Many people are wary of using AI for creative work — and with good reason. Let's take the worries seriously and look calmly at when AI is a genuine help to a writer, and when it opens the door for those who could never make a book otherwise.
31 May 2026
Copyright of an AI-Written Book — Who Owns Your Book?
Who owns a book made with the help of AI? A clear guide to how copyright works in the EU and Finland — and how to strengthen your chances of protecting your work, if that's what you want.
30 May 2026
A Book About a Deceased Loved One — Capture the Memories Before They Fade
Losing someone close leaves behind memories no one ever wrote down. A guide to capturing your loved one's story as a book by speaking — and how remembering can help with grief along the way.
29 May 2026
"When I Was Your Age" — Turn Your Parenting Wisdom Into a Book Your Teenager Might Read When They're a Parent Themselves
Your teenager isn't listening? Turn those "when I was your age" lectures into a book instead. A gift your child won't need until they have a teenager of their own — and a surprisingly therapeutic project for you right now.
28 May 2026
Writing a Book About Your Child's Childhood — Even If the Baby Album Stayed Empty
A guide for parents: record your child's childhood memories as a book by speaking them out loud. The baby album may have stalled — but the memories live on, and now is the time to write them down.
27 May 2026
Writing an Autobiography — How to Record Your Whole Life Story
Want to write an autobiography? Learn how to build a complete account of your own life — from childhood to the present, told in your own words.
29 March 2026
Writing a Biography — A Guide to Capturing Another Person's Story
Want to write a biography of a loved one or notable figure? Learn the stages of writing a biography: interviews, structure and publication.
29 March 2026
Writing Memoirs with AI — How to Make a Book by Speaking
Learn how AI helps with writing memoirs. Speak your story, and AI turns it into a finished book. A guide to making memoirs with the help of AI.
29 March 2026
Writing Memoirs — A Guide to Recording Your Life Story
Want to write your memoirs? Learn how to write a memoir step by step: structural options, tips for getting started, and the most common mistakes to avoid.
20 March 2026
Family History as a Book — Preserve Your Family's Stories for Future Generations
A guide to turning family history into a book. Interview relatives, combine genealogy with oral history — practical tips and structural options.
20 March 2026
Writing Local History as a Book — How to Record Your Community's Stories
A guide to capturing local history as a book. Interviews, archival sources, photographs and structural tips — everything you need to write your community's history.
20 March 2026
Association History as a Book — A Guide to Capturing Your Society's Story
How to turn the history of an association, club or society into a book. A practical guide to interviews, using archive material and book structure.
20 March 2026
Recording Elders' Stories — How to Interview and Turn Their Memories Into a Book
A practical guide to interviewing older relatives and turning their memories into a book. Tips on questions, recording technique and handling difficult topics.
20 March 2026
Speak Your Book into Being — Turn Your Voice into a Printed Book, E-book or Audiobook
Make a book by speaking and choose how to publish it: as a printed book, an e-book or an audiobook. Vellu.ai turns your audio recordings into a finished book.
20 March 2026