As mentioned, Baba began dictating God Speaks in Dehra Dun in 1953, with the assistance of Eruch, fulfilling the role of Baba's scribe for several months. Later, Bhau coordinated the typing of Eruch's handwritten pages; Bhau was also responsible for organizing the book into chapters.
In September 1954, the manuscript was turned over to Lud Dimpfl to deliver to Ivy and Don Stevens in America for editing and printing. In December of that year, Mani wrote to Ivy: "It is Baba's particular wish to give this book of his the widest and best distribution (the best publisher possible) — that its tremendous value will be recognized later as the direct words of God."
After Ivy and Don Stevens had begun their preliminary work, correspondence began between Mani and Ivy regarding the preparation and publication of the book. Ivy and Don also sent questions about passages that seemed ambiguous or incomplete. To these Baba replied through Mani, and several of Baba's answers were included in the first edition, either as footnotes or, in one case, as a lengthy quote in the Supplement . After they had done some editing of grammar and punctuation, the manuscript was mailed to India for Baba to check and correct, and to add any additional points of interest. In the end it was Eruch, Ramjoo and Bhau who did the final corrections, according to Baba's instructions.
The following is a letter from Mani to Ivy in 1955, describing how Baba checked the manuscript of God Speaks :
Dear Ivy,
Returning herewith the remaining half of the Supplement (entire). The delay in returning this has been unavoidable as will be noted from the corrections and additions Baba has had made. Some of the pages needing many corrections or overhauling (as pages 279, 284, 289, 294, footnote for 297, 302, 311) or complete additions (such as 270 (1) to 270 (6) have been retyped in blue.) Baba has wanted me to type the notes as taken down and worked on by Ramjoo and Eruch under Baba's direction and guidance. He therefore wants you to note these pages carefully and make all necessary grammatical corrections or alteration in the English for greater clarity or expression, keeping the sense entire. Your original pages (corrected) are attached correspondingly to the freshly typed ones. On many other pages the corrections were done in red pencil, red or blue ink (not retyped for lack of time) and the mandali concerned with to convey their regrets about these corrections not being inserted more tidily — one of the reasons being great rush of, and lack of, time (specially in the case of Eruch who had also to see to his other multifarious duties in spite of; and Ramjoo working on it far into the night at times).