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.
The writing tool that knows every chapter.
Vellam reads your novel chapter by chapter. It catches character inconsistencies, tracks plot threads, and tells you exactly what doesn't work. Before your editor does.
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Vel — character consistency Minor inconsistency
Vel's reaction to Isu's return is consistent with his analytical nature. At the start of the chapter, Vel is struggling with the heat — moments later it turns out he's wearing a jacket. Worth explaining why he didn't take it off.
Pyroprojector malfunction Suggestion
The description of Mount Heron's disaster is vivid. The transition from the malfunctioning device to the narrator's account is abrupt — one sentence about image stabilization would suffice.
Living room in Vel's home Consistent
The marble sofa 'pulled from the earth' consistently corresponds to the bedroom description from chapter 1. Worth clarifying the spatial arrangement: is Isu speaking from the kitchen, or are they side by side?
The Problem
Writing a novel is
a lonely sport.
Every writer knows the pain. No one looks over your shoulder. And sometimes that's exactly what you need.
You don't remember what you wrote in chapter 7
At 80,000 words, no one can hold every detail in their head. And then a character's eye color changes.
Beta readers get back to you in weeks — or never
You're left sitting with your manuscript not knowing if it's a good story or just feels that way.
Other tools don't know your book
You ask a chatbot for feedback and get a context-free answer. It doesn't know that Mark died in chapter 5 or what the magic rules are in your world.
You feel something's off — but you don't know what
Writer's block isn't a lack of words. It's a lack of certainty. Vellam tells you specifically what needs attention.
Features
A writing tool
that truly knows
your story.
Vellam Differentiator
Story Bible: Vellam knows your world
Define your characters, rules, locations, and style once. Every analysis uses this knowledge instead of reinventing it.
Vellam Differentiator
Story Atlas: every character, location, and thread chapter by chapter
Vellam builds detailed cards for every story element, separately for each chapter. See how characters evolve, locations gain importance, and threads develop.
Plot Analysis
Plot consistency and open threads
Vellam tracks threads, detects logical gaps, and points out where the narrative loses momentum. Before your editor does.
Characters
Character voice and behavior consistency
Checks whether characters speak and act consistently throughout the manuscript. No more accidental personality changes.
Editor
Built-in editor with contextual analysis. Write and analyze in one place
Import .docx, .txt, or .pdf. Write new chapters directly in Vellam. Every analysis considers the context of the entire book, not just a single excerpt.
Vellam Differentiator
Feedback loop: Vellam learns your decisions
Mark each suggestion: accept / consider / not applicable — with a reason. On the next analysis, Vellam won't repeat rejected suggestions and knows the context of your choice.
Assistant
Built-in assistant
Write and ask questions instantly. No window switching. No context loss.
Editor
Refine your style, bring every scene to life
Select a passage and say what you want changed. Vellam will rewrite it with more sensory detail, expand descriptions, or apply the "show, don't tell" principle.
Big picture
Analyze the entire book at once
No need to go chapter by chapter. Vellam will run through the entire manuscript in one pass and find patterns that aren't visible in a single excerpt.
Unique to Vellam
Static analysis of every sentence
Nine layers of style and readability: clichés, fillers, long sentences, passive voice, weak verbs, adverbs, repetitions, dialogue vs narration, and the fog index. Click a statistic and jump straight to the flagged passage.
Editor
Focus mode: one chapter, one screen
Open a specific chapter and switch on focus. The rest of the book disappears from view, leaving only the passage you're working on.
Coming soon
Research on demand
Writing about time travel, a machine uprising, or Mars colonization? The assistant finds and synthesizes the scientific and historical knowledge you need to write with confidence.
Chapter summaries
Vellam generates a concise synopsis for each chapter. Ready for a query letter, pitch, or your own notes.
Pacing analysis with a chart
A visual chart of narrative tension across the entire book. Instantly see where the story slows down.
Story Atlas
Every character. Every location. Every thread.
Chapter by chapter.
Vellam builds detailed cards for every element of your story, separately for each chapter. See exactly how characters evolve, which locations gain significance, and how threads develop.
- ✓ Character emotions and actions in each chapter
- ✓ Location atmosphere, appearance, and narrative function
- ✓ Thread status: active and closed.
- ✓ Quotes from your text as evidence of the analysis
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EMOTIONS IN SCENE
anger
PERSONALITY
RELATIONSHIPS
Ignacy Rzecki friendship friend and deputy
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APPEARANCE
Filled with goods and customers, staffed by three clerks.
ATMOSPHERE
Heavy traffic, scent of perfumes, atmosphere of industry and success.
NARRATIVE FUNCTION
Symbol of Wokulski's achievements and commercial stability.
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CHAPTER DESCRIPTION
Thread marked by a mention of Wokulski's loyalty and trust in Rzecki.
EVENTS IN CHAPTER
In Wokulski's absence, three clerks work under Rzecki's management.
Story Bible
The tool that remembers what matters.
Define it once and every analysis uses that knowledge. Vellam knows who is who, the rules of your world, and what you as the author want to achieve.
- ✓ Character cards with traits, motivations, and history
- ✓ World rules — magic, technology, society
- ✓ Your style and tone — Vellam won't impose its own voice
- ✓ Authorial intent — because not every "inconsistency" is a mistake
- ✓ Shared knowledge base for the whole series
Marek Wiśniewski, protagonist
Magic Rules — World of Voru
Authorial Intent
Static analysis
Static analysis of every sentence.
Nine layers of style analysis: clichés, fillers, redundancies, long sentences, passive voice, weak verbs, adverb density, repetitions, and a readability fog index. Click "Analyze" and see concrete spots to revise.
- ✓ 9 layers of style and readability analysis
- ✓ Click a statistic to jump straight to the flagged passage
- ✓ Configurable thresholds tuned to your genre
- ✓ Readability metrics: fog index, lexical diversity, hard-words percentage
- ✓ Hover in the editor shows what was flagged and why
Vel really just wanted to leave already.
The door was closed by someone unseen, whom no one had heard or noticed.
He muttered quietly under his breath.
Fog index
14.2 Demanding
College level. Check if this is intentional.
Pricing
Simple.
No subscription.
Pay once and use whenever you want: this year, next year, when you finish one volume and start the next. Credits don't expire.
$ 0
Write and organize. No text limits.
- ✓ Built-in text editor
- ✓ Export to .docx
- ✓ Story Bible
- ✓ 5,000 credits to start
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Enough for ~2,000 word analysis.
$ 9.99
Enough for ~40,000 word analysis.
- ✓ Plot, character, and location analysis
- ✓ Story Bible
- ✓ Editor — import .docx / .txt / .pdf
- ✓ Contextual chapter analysis
- ✓ Your data never trains models
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For shorter novels or to get started.
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$ 25
Enough for ~100,000 word analysis.
- ✓ Plot, character, and location analysis
- ✓ Story Bible
- ✓ Editor — import .docx / .txt / .pdf
- ✓ Contextual chapter analysis
- ✓ Your data never trains models
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Enough for ~400,000 word analysis.
- ✓ Plot, character, and location analysis
- ✓ Story Bible
- ✓ Editor — import .docx / .txt / .pdf
- ✓ Contextual chapter analysis
- ✓ Your data never trains models
Start writing →
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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.
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 — 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, and German — interface, analysis, and support. It's the first dedicated novel-writing tool available in three languages.
Stop guessing.
Start writing with Vellam.
The first tool that knows your story.
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Notes that stay in the text.
Highlight a passage or a whole chapter and leave a note. Vellam remembers where you left it and brings you back the next time you open the book.
That evening she walked to the old house on Cherry Lane, though she knew no one was waiting there anymore. The house was silent. So was she.
Ch. 2 calls it "Linden Street". Unify the street name.
Check the amulet motif. Did it disappear after Ch. 4? Anna mentions it in Ch. 2 and then nothing.
Comes back in Ch. 12. Keeping it.