Published Fiction
After publishing several stories in Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Young Miss, and Gallery, Doubleday published Walton's first novel Inside Moves, which was made into a motion picture in 1980. The film, with a screenplay by Barry Levinson, was directed by Richard Donner and starred John Savage, David Morse, and Diana Scarwid, who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Louise. A DVD of the film was released in 2011, with Walton appearing as part of the Special Features.
Walton's second novel, Forgotten Impulses, was published in 1980 by Simon and Schuster and was chosen by The New York Times as one of the best novels of that year. Louie & Women was published by Dutton in 1983, and Night Train was published by Mercury House in 1986. Bantam published Todd’s fifth novel, Ruby & Spear, in 1996. Walton's fable Of Water and Melons was published by Red Wing Press in 1999. Buddha In A Teacup: tales of enlightenment was published through Lost Coast Press in 2008 and won the American Indie Award, the Bay Area Independent Publishers Award and a Silver Nautilus Award. "Under the Table Books" was published by Lost Coast in 2009 and won the Bay Area Independent Publishers Award and the American Indie Award.
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