How I Wrote a Book Using AI

The True Story of Writing with Both Arms in Casts

Can you write a book with the help of AI while recovering from serious injuries?

In this personal and often humorous story, Martin takes you behind the scenes of creating his first book, I Survived Iceland, more than twenty years after his volunteering adventure in Iceland in 2005.

It all began with old emails, forgotten memories and a simple idea: turning his experiences in Iceland into a book.

There was just one problem. While working on the book, Martin fell off his bicycle and ended up with both arms in casts. Instead of giving up, he continued writing on his phone, saving his thoughts in the Notes app and using ChatGPT to help bring his stories together.

From correcting grammar and organizing chapters to choosing photographs, designing the cover and struggling with EPUB formatting, the journey was full of surprises. Approximately 200 EPUB versions later, the book finally began to take shape.

Inside this book, you'll discover:

• How an ordinary collection of emails became a book.
• How AI helped with writing, editing and organization.
• Why preserving your own voice matters when using AI.
• What it was like to write on a phone with both arms in casts.
• The unexpected challenges of preparing an ebook for publication.
• Why AI can be a helpful partner without replacing the author's experiences and decisions.

This is not a technical manual about artificial intelligence. It is an honest, personal account of creativity, persistence, technology and the determination to finish something you started.

If you have ever dreamed of writing a book but did not know where to begin, this story may inspire you to take the first step.

Sometimes, all you need is a story to tell — and a little help bringing it to life.