Cover Reveal: Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott
Here it is – at last! The cover for my next novel SLEEP TIGHT. Over the next few weeks between now and launch (a date in February, yet to be announced), I will be posting snippets – the book blurb, the...
View ArticleSLEEP TIGHT – a story of obsession, deception and retribution
PRESS RELEASE – SLEEP TIGHT LAUNCHED TODAY Available for Kindle and in paperback from Amazon worldwide Rachel Abbott, self-published author of best-selling thrillers “Only the Innocent” and “The Back...
View ArticleBuilding Characters
One of the great joys of writing novels is the fact that – as the author – you get to build the characters you want to. You can make them as evil or as wonderful as you like, and they can embody the...
View ArticleInspiration
I love and hate the question “where do you get your inspiration from?” in equal measure. I love it because it makes me reflect on how I came up with each idea, and I hate it because it makes me feel...
View ArticleNational Crime Reading Month
June is National Crime Reading Month in the UK, and so it’s time for you all to choose your favourite crime writers, and get reading. I’d love to know what you are reading – just add a comment. To...
View ArticleWriting rituals and tips for new writers
Following is an interview with Rachel, originally published on NovelKicks, 21 April 2015. What is your new novel, Stranger Child about, and what inspired it? If I had to find one word which sums up...
View ArticleRachel Abbott’s novels
All of Rachel Abbott’s books are available from Amazon or in paperback from your local bookstore. Click the links below to go to your Amazon online store. Only the Innocent The Back Road Sleep Tight...
View ArticleA Writer Writes
The highs and lows of being a writer This month has been great fun in more ways than one. I live on the tiny island of Alderney in the Channel Islands, and August is total madness. Never have I lived...
View ArticleThe Sixth Window – Prologue
It had been a night like so many others over the past few weeks, and as the woman looked down on the narrow street below her second-floor window, still dark at this pre-dawn hour, she finally admitted...
View ArticleThe Sixth Window – Chapter One
(Have you read The Prologue yet? Read it here first.) Eighteen Months Later The sound of a door closing upstairs should have given Natalie Gray sufficient warning that she wasn’t going to be alone for...
View ArticleThe Sixth Window – Chapter Two
(Have you read the Prologue and Chapter One yet? Click here for the Prologue. Click here for Chapter One.) It seemed remarkably quiet in the office for a Monday morning, and DCI Tom Douglas...
View ArticleThe Sixth Window Blog Tour
Every year around publication of my new book I am always so awed by the wonderful book blogging community for their support and this year is certainly no exception! This year, for our #SixthWindow blog...
View ArticleInterview with Alex Marwood
This month I put some questions to Alex Marwood, author of The Darkest Secret and I’m delighted with the answers. Read on for a wealth of fool-proof advice and wisdom on writing and life! What is the...
View ArticleMay Events
This month I’m on the road again! First stop is Guernsey Literary Festival on May 11th. I’m going to share a few tricks of the self-publishing trade so hope to see a lot of you there. I’m at the...
View ArticleA Writer Writes
In so many ways, being a writer gives me a sense of freedom. I can work when I want to, can write about whatever appeals to me (and, hopefully, my readers) and take a break whenever it suits me. That...
View ArticleA Writer Reads
I have read some wonderful books recently, but there are three which stand out for me. The Unseeing – Anna Mazzola I don’t often read historical fiction for no other reason than I usually have so many...
View ArticleFeatured reader – Tracy Edley
This month’s featured reader is Tracy Edley from Dronfield in North East Derbyshire – thanks so much for submitting your thoughts on The Back Road. I have chosen The Back Road as it is the first book I...
View ArticleIn conversation with author Clare Mackintosh
This month I’m in conversation with Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go and I See You, who I recently bumped into at The Crime Fair in Denmark and we agreed to have a chat about our publishing...
View ArticleWhy my readers make me smile
This month I’ve picked Lacey Eder because of the delightful Kindle screenshot she submitted to let me know how much she was enjoying my book Stranger Child! We had a funny little exchange about the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Laura Marshall
This month I posed a few questions to Laura Marshall author of Friend Request. You may remember that she was featured in my May newsletter? I had just read Friend Request and loved it. It’s about a...
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