Rachel’s books and inspirations

Ghosts of Heaven

Spirals and cave art

The beginning of writing

The teenage brain

Writing realistically

Reading

Into a dark cave

Questions near

Questions far

What's Sputnik up to?

The World of the Wolf Queen

What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?

Box Yourself

Using Scotland as a setting

Working with an illustrator

How do you come up with names for your characters?

Being Children’s Laureate

Writing historical fiction

Final thoughts