what_you_need
Prepare the inputs before opening the apps
- Recorded memories, quotes, lessons, and names
- Permission for private stories or photographs
- A chapter outline
- A preferred tone and audience
step_by_step
The working process
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Collect the human source material
Write or transcribe the real memories first. Label who supplied each story and flag private details that should not appear in a shared edition.
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2
Build a chapter map
Group the material into themes such as resilience, humour, work, relationships, or family rituals. Use Batch Generate Text with any AI to help structure or rewrite, but do not let it invent family history.
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3
Review the voice with the family
Check names, events, and sensitive language with the people involved. Preserve disagreement or uncertainty rather than smoothing it into false certainty.
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4
Create supporting images if wanted
Use Batch Generate Image with any AI for symbolic or decorative illustrations, not fake documentary evidence. Label generated visuals appropriately if readers might otherwise mistake them for real family photographs.
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Create the document
Use Batch Text to PDF to convert the approved chapters and paired images. If chapters were produced separately, number them clearly and use Batch Merge PDFs for the final assembly.
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Choose the sharing boundary
Decide whether the result is for one household, the extended family, or public sale. Remove material that does not have permission for the chosen boundary.
human_checkpoint
Review before you call it finished
- Are factual memories distinguished from generated connective writing?
- Did the people named in sensitive stories approve?
- Are generated images clearly decorative rather than documentary?
- Is there a private master copy separate from public variants?
honest_boundaries
Limits and privacy
Practical limitation
AI cannot verify family history or grant consent. It should support organisation and drafting, not replace the people whose memories make the book valuable.
Privacy boundary
Only send source material to an AI provider if everyone involved accepts that choice. PDF conversion and file assembly remain local.
faq
Questions worth answering
Should I upload private family stories to an AI provider?
Only after understanding that provider’s current data practices and receiving appropriate permission. Sensitive material can also be edited manually without sending it to an external model.