Why AI Can’t Write My Books

There’s a lot of noise right now about Kindle Unlimited being flooded with AI-generated books. Some readers feel like stories are suddenly “free everywhere,” but what’s really happening is a flood of machine-made words drowning out human voices.

Here’s the truth: AI can generate text, but it cannot replicate me.

This is me living the story AI can't write

Every one of my crime thriller books I write is rooted in my lived experience—whether it’s living on Koh Pha Ngan for a year, cycling up Leith Hill on a 100‑mile ride, cruising to Hawaii after Covid, or simply living in Surrey. Each setting, each emotional arc, each character voice is drawn from the marrow of my life.

No one else has stood where I’ve stood. No one else has felt the exact collision of belonging and exile, of joy and ache, that shapes my stories. And that’s why my books are mine. They are not just words on a page—they are fragments of my soul, stitched into narrative.

AI can remix, mimic or flood the shelves with endless variations. But it cannot live my life. It cannot carry my scars, my laughter, my outsider lens. It cannot write the messy middle of my journey, because it hasn’t lived it.

🌱 Why This Matters

When readers choose my books, they’re not just choosing a story. They’re choosing authenticity. They’re choosing to walk alongside me in places only I have been. They’re choosing a voice that is unrepeatable, because it is lived.

So yes, the fervour around KU and AI is real. But my response is simple: I will keep writing from the raw, unfiltered truth of my own experience. Because that is the one thing AI can never replicate.

💌 A Call to Readers

If you value human voices, keep reading them. Support the authors whose words come from lived experience, not algorithms. Share the stories that move you, leave reviews and remind the world why authenticity matters.

And please—don’t stop reading my books on Kindle Unlimited. KU is still one of the best ways for readers to discover and support indie authors like me. Every page you read helps keep authentic storytelling alive.

Have a great week,

Love Helen xx