Books & Alchemy aims to help the struggling writer finally finish their novel.

Books & Alchemy breaks up the writer’s journey into two broad areas of focus:
The website also carries book reviews by founder, Holly Ostara.
Ostara is determined to help writers figure out story structure, outlining, and to teach her students how to draft a novel quickly, without the need for lots of revision.
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Sample Blog Posts
- Why Your Book Needs a Manuscript Critique
- The ultimate guide to quickly & easily outlining your novel
- 5 easy story elements you need to write a foolproof novel outline
- This 1 thing will help you write your novel outline
- 12 Gifts for indie writers you actually like & want to make happy?
- This is how you reclaim your passion for writing