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Extensively illustrated with over 100 colour photographs

In this beautifully illustrated story

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025 'Viscerally vivid

The Alchemy FD25 and an appreciation for aThe Alchemy is a robust, frank and loving guide to an often opaque industry. As well as offering tips on working in gentle increments and re imagining what productivity and the work of writing look like, there is advice on sending out work and navigating the industry, looking after your mental health as you go. Full of practical advice, strategies, comfort and the occasional entertaining essay, The Alchemy is about writing a book when you thought you