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So that you know, Vellum [1] is the name for an often used and well known piece of software used to write books. It's an absolutely fantastic piece of software. Vellum has been around since 2015. [2]

Vellum (the word) is prepared animal skin or membrane, typically used as writing material. [3]

[1] https://vellum.pub/

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20151112064306/http://vellum.pub...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vellum

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Yeah, it sounded almost too good too be true, a name that is related to writing and has the letters LLM in it, in the right order even. Wow.

Interesting to see how this works out, if it's "too near for comfort" or not to your [1]. Thanks!

Thank you for flagging! We've come across them in prior searches, but interesting to learn how well-known they are

Yup I came here to say this too. It's a well-known product in the self-publishing world.

Likewise, it is a well-known app among writers.

It's also a major component of the 3d software Houdini, and is used for physics simulations around cloth, grains, hair, etc. https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/vellum/index.html

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