I'm an eclectic writer living close to Charleston, SC with my cat, Temperance who is as high maintenance as I am. I've been writing since I was sixteen which is close to #&*#! years now. I write a little bit of everything, but there's always a little bit of romance in every book I write.
I'm a sci-fi/fantasy geek that absolutely loves Star Trek. I love it so much I even write about it at Red Shirts Always Die, and I'm one of the site's editors.
I also love historical movies and series so it's no surprise I'm addicted to Downton Abbey. That addiction is only slightly less than my addiction to one of the series stars, Matthew Goode, who is one of my all-time favorite actors. I may or may not have based one or two of the heroes in my books on him.
I love bingeing TV series, reading, learning new things, painting, coffee, creating videos, strawberry shortcake, laughing with my friends, and talking on the phone to my sister about all of our favorite movies and television.
Professional Bio
Rachel is an award-winning, experienced freelance writer and entertainment journalist who has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Writer's Journal, The Writer, and StarTrek.com. While much of her focus is on non-fiction, Rachel is also a published author of over fifty novels as well as short fiction. Because of her love of Star Trek, she is one of the experts for Redshirtsalwaysdie.com, which is a site dedicated to Star Trek and science fiction.
Rachel spent twenty-five years working as a paralegal prior to branching out into a full-time writing career. Much of her writing focus is spent on articles to help other writers as well as essays on topics close to her heart such as friendship and celebrating life.
Rachel can be found on the Internet at
Twitter: @rcarrington2004
Instagram: @rcarrington2004
Pinterest: @rcarrington2004
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I'm a sci-fi/fantasy geek that absolutely loves Star Trek. I love it so much I even write about it at Red Shirts Always Die, and I'm one of the site's editors.
I also love historical movies and series so it's no surprise I'm addicted to Downton Abbey. That addiction is only slightly less than my addiction to one of the series stars, Matthew Goode, who is one of my all-time favorite actors. I may or may not have based one or two of the heroes in my books on him.
I love bingeing TV series, reading, learning new things, painting, coffee, creating videos, strawberry shortcake, laughing with my friends, and talking on the phone to my sister about all of our favorite movies and television.
Professional Bio
Rachel is an award-winning, experienced freelance writer and entertainment journalist who has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Writer's Journal, The Writer, and StarTrek.com. While much of her focus is on non-fiction, Rachel is also a published author of over fifty novels as well as short fiction. Because of her love of Star Trek, she is one of the experts for Redshirtsalwaysdie.com, which is a site dedicated to Star Trek and science fiction.
Rachel spent twenty-five years working as a paralegal prior to branching out into a full-time writing career. Much of her writing focus is spent on articles to help other writers as well as essays on topics close to her heart such as friendship and celebrating life.
Rachel can be found on the Internet at
Twitter: @rcarrington2004
Instagram: @rcarrington2004
Pinterest: @rcarrington2004
Awards/Contest Mentions
- 2023 Women on Writing's Summer Flash Fiction Finalist
- 2022 Honorable Mention in Globe Soup's Historical Fiction Short Story Contest
- 2022 5th Place in I Am Writing Romance Competition for first chapter of unpublished novel, Dead Woman Wanting
- 2020 Women on Writing's Creative Non-fiction contest finalist
- 2019 Pen2Paper Finalist for Nonfiction
- 2019 Long-listed in Flash 500 for unpublished novel, Outliving Her Past.
- 2018 Pen2Paper Finalist for Nonfiction
- Two times Second Place finalist in Authors Red Room Writing Contest with Mary Sue Seymour, literary agent.
- Honorable Mention in Great Beginnings Contest
- Love Romances Reviewers’ Choice Award for With Love from Sam,
- Ecataromance nominee Reviewers Choice Award for books entitled Surrender, Burning Reflections, and In This Life
- Winner Kick Butt First Line Contest sponsored by New York Times Bestselling Author, Jaime Rush
- 2nd Place Winner Past Loves Contest
- Top Ten Runner-Up Women on Writing Summer Flash Fiction Contest