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.
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.
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.
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.