VELLAM · EDITORIAL NOVEL ANALYSIS

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Character consistency

„Anna brushed a strand of jet-black hair from her face.”

What Vellam sees: In chapter 2 Anna is described as a redhead and no one mentions her dyeing it. Here her hair is black.
What to do about it: Make the hair colour match in both scenes, or add the moment she dyes it. Readers remember a character's looks better than you expect.

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The Problem

You finish the book. And you don't know if it's any good.

A chatbot says „Great work", publishers stay silent, and you don't know why.

Your beta reader comes back weeks later. Or never.

You search for a month, wait another, and back comes „nice, I liked it”. You still do not know whether the story works or whether you only hope it does.

You cannot hold the whole book in your head.

After dozens of chapters, it is easy to lose a detail about a character, the world or a thread. Your reader will spot it before you do.

An edit costs more than the book will earn

A serious developmental edit runs into thousands. Nobody spends that on a hunch, least of all before anyone has told them whether the text is ready at all.

You are afraid of embarrassing yourself

A year of writing at night, and one question in your head: what if I show this to someone and hear that it is weak. Vellam tells you first, quietly, before anyone else does.

Chapter tools

A whole editor's desk beside every chapter.

Craft analysis, comments, suggestions, reader reactions, character chat and fact checking, all next to your text.

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Chapter 1

CRAFT QUALITY

STRENGTHS 2

TO IMPROVE 5

„Enough jumping. Time for bed,” said Oller from the doorway.

The two boys pretended not to hear him. The older one, Bittek, dropped onto the bedding with a theatrical sigh; the younger froze mid-turn, as if sudden stillness could hide him.

The floorboards creaked softly under their bare feet, as if the old house were breathing along with them. Through a gap in the shutter the last copper streak of light seeped in and settled over the rumpled sheets.

„One more story,” Bittek asked without opening his eyes. „A short one.”

The bed Oller stood beside grew straight out of the floor. It was woven from a hard fibre once brought from the market across the river, where southern traders swapped salt for dyed thread and mountain craftsmen added fittings of dark iron, cast to patterns handed down for generations.

The rest of the room was furnished plainly, and the furniture was set against the walls so as not to get in the way.

Oller waited a few breaths until the boys went quiet, and reached for the candle.

What else you get

Everything you need before anyone judges it.

Craft analysis

Find out whether the book is ready to submit

Vellam weighs the craft of a chapter and the whole novel: scene structure, tension, dialogue and pace. You see the strengths and what still needs work, before the manuscript reaches a publisher.

AI DETECTOR

See the score a publisher will see

Check how your text scores in the detector that publishers and contests use. A score for the whole text and sentence by sentence, privately, before anyone else does.

Style analysis

Catch the habits you no longer see in your own prose

By the third read of the same chapter, your own adverbs and repetitions turn invisible. Vellam shows them sentence by sentence: clichés, filler, long sentences, passive voice, weak verbs, repetitions and the fog index. Click a statistic and land on the spot.

Story Atlas: catch the drift before a reviewer does Story Bible: an analysis that does not mistake your world rules for errors Collaboration: let an editor into the text, not into your inbox Writing techniques: finish this book instead of restarting it every six months Read aloud: hear what your eye no longer sees

What
users say

A fascinating tool, recommended to me by a colleague in the industry. It delivers deeply considered feedback with a handy breakdown by chapters and areas of work. I recommend it to the authors I collaborate with as their first beta reader, and to editors as a supporting tool that generates ideas.

I was skeptical about "AI for writers", I expected yet another tool that would tell me my sentences are too long. Vellam actually tracks plot threads. It showed me that the subplot with Detective Nowak disappears after chapter 14 and never comes back. I had it in my head, but I couldn't see it on "paper".

The text analysis made a positive impression on me. You could see exactly what needed improvement and what was missing. Unlike typical AI, the tool picked up on the very things I myself felt needed polishing. I like that it automatically detects characters, analyzes geography and other elements that a person wouldn't normally notice on their own.

Vellam pointed out things none of my beta readers noticed, for example, that one of the characters appears in chapter 8 as if the reader already knows her, but I don't actually introduce her until chapter 11. A minor detail, but exactly those details knock you out of the reading experience. I also got a great thread map that made it clear I was wrapping up three plotlines too quickly.

I self-publish my books, and before Vellam, every editing round was a logistical nightmare: notes in Word, margin comments, an Excel spreadsheet for plotlines, plus sticky notes with a timeline on the wall. Now I have it all in one place, and more importantly, in a format that can actually be used.

I used to wait two, three months for feedback from beta readers, sometimes longer, because everyone has their own life and reading someone else's text isn't always a priority. With Vellam I got specific, actionable feedback in a matter of minutes.

I am writing my debut novel. Every new chapter fills me with joy, but I also have plenty of doubts. I analyze them with Vellam, which has become an important partner in my creative process. Its suggestions take into account character traits (not just appearance, it handles psychological character analysis very well), as well as plot thread development and location descriptions and their significance to the story. I have already incorporated many of Vellam's suggestions for improving scenes. Many I haven't, because they didn't fit my vision, but they made me think. Vellam notices details I no longer pay attention to while writing. It helps maintain logic and consistency, sometimes suggesting to highlight details that could strengthen the message. I like working with Vellam because it gives me the opportunity to quickly test my own vision against reality. I revise the chapter we discuss, but I also approach the next ones with greater care. And I get all the feedback and suggestions immediately, so the creative process flows really smoothly.

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FAQ

Questions from
writers

How long do I have to wait for the text analysis?

A few minutes. Seriously. Instead of waiting weeks for feedback from beta readers, you get a detailed editorial report the same day.

What format should my text be in?

You can import a ready-made .txt, .docx, or .pdf file, or create a book from scratch directly in Vellam. You add and edit chapters in the built-in editor.

How do I prepare my file to get analysis for each chapter?

Every new chapter must start with a numbered heading, e.g. "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2". That's it. Vellam does the rest.

Can I edit the text after submitting it for analysis?

Yes. Vellam has a built-in editor where you can edit chapters and save changes at any time.

What is the Story Bible?

It's where you describe your book before starting the analysis. Characters, style, genre, plot assumptions: Vellam uses this data in every analysis so the feedback is precisely tailored to your story, not generic.

Is Vellam a novel writing program?

Vellam is more than an editor. It has a built-in text editor, but its strength is analysis: it knows your manuscript, characters, and world rules from the Story Bible and gives concrete feedback like a beta reader with an elephant's memory.

How is Vellam different from other writing tools?

Most writing tools treat every query from scratch and simply don't know your story, characters, or world rules. Vellam builds a Story Bible: a permanent knowledge base about your book that every analysis draws from. The Story Atlas maps every character, location, and thread chapter by chapter, you add comments on passages and whole chapters, and you invite your editor to collaborate on the same text. It's like talking to someone who's actually read your manuscript instead of seeing it for the first time.

Does Vellam write for me?

No, and that's a deliberate choice. Your text is your text. Vellam reads, analyzes, and tells you what's worth improving. You can also use it for brainstorming or plot "what ifs", but the final text always comes from you.

Will Vellam train models on my manuscript?

Never. Your text is not used to train any models. We store data only to provide the service and you can delete it at any time.. See our privacy policy.

How do credits work, and do they expire?

Credits have no expiry date. Pay once and use whenever you want: this year, next year, when you finish one volume and start the next. One package (from $9.99) is enough for several full novel analyses.

What language does Vellam work in?

Vellam works in Polish, English, German, and Spanish: interface, analysis, and support. It's the first dedicated novel-writing tool available in four languages.

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