{"id":45227,"date":"2023-12-12T11:16:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/?p=45227"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:25:53","slug":"meet-the-author-niki-mackay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/pl\/meet-the-author-niki-mackay\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author: Niki Mackay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>12 December 2023<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Niki Mackay is a writer and podcaster. After studying Performing Arts at the BRIT school she went on to take a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Drama, later winning a full scholarship for her MA in Journalism. Her first two novels as Niki Mackay, <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2405787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>I, Witness<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2563707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Lies We Tell<\/em><\/a> both feature private investigator Madison Attallee.<\/p>\n<p>Niki&#8217;s latest book <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3321824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Due Date<\/em><\/a> was published in October and will be familiar to Suffolk readers as one of our Suffolk Loves picks. You can find <em>The Due Date<\/em> and Niki&#8217;s other books on the <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/borrow\/our-catalogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suffolk Community Libraries catalogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who were your influences as you were growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In younger years I read Noel Streatfeild\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=1790413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ballet Shoes<\/em><\/a> (over and over) and Diana Wynne Jones\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=85699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Witch Week<\/em><\/a>. I discovered Virginia Andrews quite young too. But it was the books I discovered from about 11 onwards which shaped my tastes and influenced me. Christopher Pike, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Point Horrors, 90\u2019s Nicci Frenches and Barbara Vine\u2019s books were the stories I found most enticing and definitely influence my own writing a lot.<\/p>\n<p>I stole my dress sense from 80\u2019s Madonna and would have most liked to have been Courtney Love in the 90s.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You attended the famous BRIT school for actors. What was that like and when did you make the decision that you would rather write than perform?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I liked a lot of things about the school, no uniform, a creative environment but I was a daydreamer and struggled to concentrate, as a result I didn\u2019t leave with many qualifications. Retrospectively I wish I\u2019d paid more attention as it was a great opportunity that I probably squandered. I was never a natural performer, unlike some of the insanely talented kids who attended but I liked the writing side of things and when I managed to get a university place, it was my time at BRIT that got me in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your journey to publication?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had a really lucky route to publication. <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2405787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>I, Witness<\/em><\/a> was my debut and also the first novel I ever wrote. It was around the time that Gillian Flynn was huge and <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=1956254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Girl on the Train<\/em><\/a> had just come out and I think I have a similar style. I sent it to agents and got one quite fast and she got me a great deal with a big 5 publisher. Looking back it was not a particularly brilliant book, certainly my subsequent ones are better, but as with so much in publishing, the timing was right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does a typical writing day look like for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I write in the mornings, my brain is sharpest when I\u2019ve just woken up. I often get to my desk before my kids are up and settle down again after I drop my youngest to school. If I\u2019m editing days are longer and involve a fair few editorial chats. If I\u2019m writing a first draft, I dip in and out throughout much shorter days. I write in quick bursts and do other things around it like social media.<\/p>\n<p>I also teach, which I love, so some of my time I\u2019m devising lesson plans. I like the flexibility of it. I run once a day and find ideas often filter through then.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you tell us a little about <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3321824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Due Date<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and how it was to write?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Due Date<\/em> is about Ali who is pregnant and meets a woman, Rebecca and discovers they are due on the same day. Ali has the baby then Rebecca ghosts her. Ali goes searching for her new friend only for Rebecca to deny knowing Ali and ever having been pregnant at all!<\/p>\n<p>It was a blast to write! I love straight up psych thrillers and I like writing about motherhood, parenting and friendships. When a book is working, I tend to write fast and I think I had a first draft of this in a month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you find the voices for Rebecca and Ali?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slightly unhinged women are generally my specialty. I prefer my protagonists interesting rather than nice and both were extremely fun to write. First person present tense is my natural voice, I like the immediacy and I like being in someone else\u2019s head. A lot of my BRIT training helps with character I think, I usually know my characters backstory and why they are doing whatever they\u2019re doing which I think might be years of re-reading An Actor Prepares.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there anything you can share with us about your latest project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing a speculative thriller inspired by an American urban legend. It\u2019s bonkers, has horror elements, time slips and all kinds of things. It\u2019s the sort of book I\u2019ve always wanted to write. It\u2019s super ambitious but I\u2019m hoping that nine novels in, I\u2019m ready for it. It\u2019s immense fun so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>One book, piece of music or work of art that everyone should experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One!! Blimey um okay, book: I love <em>The Final Friends Trilogy<\/em> (slight cheat there) by Christopher Pike and re read it often.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the strangest or funniest thing that your readers have shared with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh! I\u2019m not sure anyone\u2019s shared anything exactly. A strange thing readers do is tag authors in bad reviews. 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