Every Friday at 11:30 a.m. CST my husband and I present a live podcast on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. It’s called In the Boat With Ben and Rachel. We talk about creativity and productivity and what it’s like to be a creative person in today’s world. Here are the places you can watch and chat live:

FB: https://facebook.com/bentoalson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bentoalson
YouTube: https://youtube.com/bentoalson

We also have a web site where you can sign up for a newsletter; we’re getting ready to launch this podcast, which will happen with a live launch party. We’ll be releasing the podcast episodes in all the regular podcast places, so you can always go back and listen as much as you want. 
If you have any questions about creativity and/or productivity, be sure to get in touch, and we’ll consider it for a podcast episode. 

Other news

I’m finishing up the final edits on the last two Fairendale books, which will release this summer, the six-year anniversary of the series. I’m hoping to have more to share about them in next month’s newsletter, but I can tell you that Book 19 follows the story of the Snow Queen (a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale), and Book 20 follows the story of the Sea Witch (a Grimm fairy tale). I have really enjoyed writing both of these and am so excited to share them with you soon!

2022 books released

Below you’ll find the links for the books I’ve released this year. I’ve got more coming but don’t ever want to forget about these. For a look at all my books (including middle grade novels, adult essay collections, and just about everything in between), visit www.racheltoalson.com/writing.

Links:

Parenthetical Life
Ebook: https://amzn.to/3gGqhRF
Paperback: https://amzn.to/3rLlUeE
Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3HKwmI1

Ordinary Life
Ebook: https://amzn.to/3KlbpFi
Paperback: https://amzn.to/3MmfpY1
Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3LQUvPs

Sincerely Yours: letters in poetry
Ebook: https://amzn.to/3jsWWLX
Paperback: https://amzn.to/3rdwWZp
Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3uua9KH

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