Your Invitation to Book Alchemy

Our cozy reading and writing room to hide away in together

Nov 29, 2023

Collaged mood board of the Book Alchemy experience, including black and white photos of books and a woman writing in a journal, and color images of tea next to notebooks, leather bound volumes, a woman reading by a fire, typewriters, candles, and wide wooden desks everyone can share. Text says: Book Alchemy "A secret reading room where we trade books, stories, and settle down into deep chairs to read and dream up what we want to add to the shelves." in the other corner, text says "your library card is ready"

Welcome.

I’ve always dreamed of a private reading & writing space.

Writing can be a lonely endeavor, but it doesn’t have to be. This space is a way for writers to come together and support what we all love most: ~~cats~~ books.

Think of this as a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, tea and coffee service at all hours, and perhaps something stronger in the evening if you’d like. We have big windows, but also an enormous fireplace, and cozy nooks everywhere to read, write, and dream.

I’m your guide, Caroline Donahue, a writer, book coach, and podcaster who helps writers complete books. My Master’s Degree in Psychology and Expressive Arts and work as an editor, proofreader, and bookseller have been the foundation of twenty years exploring the psychology of the creative process.

What’s in the card catalog?

I’ve curated and created resources for writers for nearly ten years, and Book Alchemy is where I share practical writing tips and inspiring stories, all in manageable doses.

Here’s a taste of Book Alchemy…

The Secret Library Podcast:

Since 2016, I’ve interviewed writers and industry professionals about writing and publishing books. See the show catalogued by season and topic here.

A few listener favorite episodes to get you started:

Resources you get with your Book Alchemy library card:

Everyone can peruse public posts and listen to the full catalogue of
The Secret Library. If you’d like to dive deeper, here’s what’s available:

Free subscribers get:

Access to weekly public posts on writing and the psychology of creativity for two weeks after publication
Discussions about books, writing, and other fun stuff in threads
Updates about The Secret Library Podcast

Paid subscribers get:

Everything from the free tier
Monthly accountability thread to set writing goals
Workshop: Keeping a Process Journal
Full access to all posts in the archives
Subscription to “Murder Diaries,” my weekly podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes writing my mystery novel
Automatic entry into book giveaways (annual members only)