*Hometown: Belleville, IL
*Rachel lives on the Upper East Side. She's neighbors with 3 of her best childhood friends. Small world.
*Every night, usually between midnight and dawn, Rachel writes a pep talk for her website Daily Pep Talk from a Best Friend. She takes these pep talks very seriously and strives to give only the best advice and most positive thought for the day. (She also thinks it'd make a great page-a-day book!) Self-respect in a language to which readers can relate- that's the goal.
*Rachel loves scary books but hates scary movies.
*Rachel's brother, Max, is a student at Mizzou. He's really smart.
*Job history: actress, administrative assistant, alphabetizer, background checker, Borders cashier, cocktail server, dog walker, hair model, Pier 1 sales associate (that's how she furnished her apartment!), popcorn vender, puppeteer, receptionist, temp, and understudy.
*Rachel is a Delta Gamma. Theta Chapter, Indiana University.