After publishing several stories in Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Young Miss, and Gallery, Doubleday published Todd'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.

Todd’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. Todd'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.

Open Body: Creating Your Own Yoga, was published by Avon in 1998. In May 2000, Ten Speed Press published The Writer's Path, a book of Todd's original writing exercises co-written with Mindy Toomay. Todd was a regular contributor to the The Sacramento News & Review from 1984-1995. He currently resides in Mendocino, California, and contributes commentaries and short stories to The Anderson Valley Advertiser.

Todd performs his short stories on three CDs: I Steal My Bicycle and other stories, ten stories from Buddha In A Teacup, and I Remember You.

When Light Is Your Garden, a CD of nine songs created by Todd and cellist Marcia Sloane.

Todd’s novel Under the Table Books (with illustrations by the author) will be published in 2009, and Big River Samba, a CD of Todd’s solo piano, will be released in late 2008.

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