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On My Shelf – Episode 007: William Joyce and His Magical Stories, NaNoWriMo and Maintaining Health as a Writer

by bentoalson | On My Shelf

In this episode, Rachel takes a look at the art and stories of William Joyce, the importance of analyzing books before you begin writing, why she varies up her Pandora playlist for different projects, and how Rachel stays healthy even while writing four hours a day.

On My Shelf – Episode 006: Returning From a Sabbatical and Grimm’s For the Children

by bentoalson | On My Shelf

This episode of On My Shelf tells the secret of how Rachel reads so many books in a month, takes a look at streamlining a schedule, and answers an often asked question about how to get started as a writer who is also a parent.

On My Shelf – Episode 005: Blue Horses and Angry Music

by bentoalson | On My Shelf

This episode features a look at modern Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver, a product launch guru and the music of Fallout Boy.

On My Shelf – Episode 004: Rachel is a Real Life Cinderella… Kinda

by bentoalson | On My Shelf

In this episode Rachel highlights the science fiction book Ender’s Game, the importance of resting as a writer of thousands of words, a modern-day true-life love story (or how Ben and Rachel Toalson came to be), and Disney’s 2015 film Cinderella.

On My Shelf – Episode 003: Judy Blume Hijacked My Sci-Fi

by bentoalson | On My Shelf


This week’s episode explores a new book from Judy Blume, the challenge of writing in third person and my thoughts on the HBO series Game of Thrones.

On My Shelf – Episode 002: Rachel Reads Aloud: Gothic Romance

by Rachel Toalson | On My Shelf


In this week’s On My Shelf I talk about gothic romance writer Victoria Holt, how writing felt hard this week, the music of Ed Sheeran and a new Netflix series I’m watching.

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