Making It Over the Tobin Bridge (with Charity Collier)

About this episode

Charity Collier discusses her journey to becoming an author and the themes of her debut romance novel.

In this episode, we welcome debut novelist Charity Collier to discuss her journey to becoming an author, from journaling and overcoming dyslexia-related discouragement to gaining confidence with her writing. Charity shares the inspiration and symbolism behind her romance novel, Making It Over the Tobin Bridge, rooted in Boston’s North Shore/South Shore culture and the bridge’s meaning as a personal crossing. We explore how romance can be powerful and subversive, emphasizing self-love, empower...

People in this episode

Host: Tayler Simon

Guest: Charity Collier

Topics covered

• debut novelist
• writing journey
• dyslexia
• romance novel
• self-love
• empowerment

Keywords

• Charity Collier
• debut novelist
• dyslexia
• romance
• self-love
• Boston
• Tobin Bridge

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Making It Over the Tobin Bridge

Places: Boston, North Shore, South Shore

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