Rachel Toalson

Sep 11, 2024 | writerunboxed.com | Rachel Toalson

“Oh my goodness!” a young blonde woman said. “Are you a real author?”I was sitting at a display table inside my local Barnes & Noble, signing my latest book. “Is this your book?” her friend, a brunette, said. Without waiting for an answer, she picked up my book and flipped through the pages. “It’s my story,” I told her. “I don’t know if I could ever do that,” the blonde said. “Are you interested in writing?” I said. The blonde pointed at the brunette.

Nov 30, 2023 | writerunboxed.com | Rachel Toalson

I’ve launched several books into the world. The first time I did it I remember feeling such a large and heady excitement I could hardly contain myself in the days leading up to the release date. I’d spent years on the journey already: writing and rewriting and querying agents, getting rejected, finding an agent, revising again, going out on submission, getting rejected again, selling the book and revising again.

Sep 18, 2023 | writerunboxed.com | Rachel Toalson

The first traditionally published book I wrote happened in small increments of time. Ten minutes here. Fifteen minutes there. If I was really lucky, I could snag a whole half-hour to myself. That’s what it felt like: snagging moments as they flew by. At the time I had a newborn, twin three-year-olds, a five-year-old, a six-year-old, and an eight-year-old and I worked a full-time job. Time was a construct of the imagination.

Jul 26, 2023 | writerunboxed.com | Rachel Toalson

The morning slides right off me, pooling into my cooling sleeves. Sunrise is an hour away, and already it’s close to ninety degrees, with humidity in an astronomical percentage. My body feels heavy. My brain feels heavier. I’ve had few truly enjoyable early morning long runs since the summer began. Some seasons are like that.

May 31, 2023 | writerunboxed.com | Rachel Toalson

Therese stepping in for a moment to introduce our newest regular contributor, multi-published author Rachel Toalson! You may remember Rachel from the interview our own Grace Wynter did with her several months back. (If you missed the interview, it’s worth your time — just click HERE.) Rachel’s generosity of spirit made it seem like she was a WU’er already, and happily for us she was interested in making it official. Welcome, Rachel!Very few writers I know would consider a book easy to write.