RACHEL ABBOTT
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Newsletter Archive

Features & Interviews

Conversations, interviews and articles written by and with other writers and people involved in the publishing business, drawn from the newsletter archive.

Conversations with Fellow Writers

This corner of the newsletter has carried interviews and exchanges with authors and others working in publishing, offering a look at the craft and business of writing thrillers from more than one perspective.

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An Interview with Laura Marshall

A conversation touching on writing, publishing, and the experience of bringing a psychological thriller to readers.

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In Conversation with Clare Mackintosh

Discussion covering the path from manuscript to published novel, and the realities of writing within the genre.

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Featuring Alex Marwood & Daniel Cole

Further exchanges exploring publishing life, writing routines, and the wider thriller-writing community.

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Behind the Books

These features sit alongside the newsletter's other regular content — reading recommendations, writing updates, and reader competitions — giving a fuller picture of the people and process behind published thrillers.

New entries in this archive have appeared over time as part of the ongoing newsletter, alongside sections such as A Writer Reads and Dying to Write.

Interviews and articles from writers, editors, and others in publishing.

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