Ask the Author: Miranda Rijks
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Miranda Rijks
Hi Ellie,
Sorry I missed your question! I'm a full time author and I do detailed plots for all my books before I start writing. Also I type as fast as I think which helps speed things up. I love writing so it doesn't feel like a job!
Best wishes,
Miranda
Sorry I missed your question! I'm a full time author and I do detailed plots for all my books before I start writing. Also I type as fast as I think which helps speed things up. I love writing so it doesn't feel like a job!
Best wishes,
Miranda
Miranda Rijks
I've always written and am the author of two non-fiction books. I only turned to writing fiction after I recovered from bone cancer. I wrote a novel inspired by my experiences called Don't Call Me Brave and then wrote a couple of psychological thrillers, just because they're the books I most enjoy writing. I got signed by my current publishers and in the past two and a half years, they've published eleven of my psychological thrillers. It's always been my dream to be a full time writer and now that's come true!
Miranda Rijks
I ask my characters lots of questions. If they don’t answer me, I walk (or in my case often hobble) the dog.
Miranda Rijks
Anything goes! A writer has such freedom. Creating imaginary worlds and having other people explore and enjoy them, is a great privilege.
Being a writer has always been my dream job and now that I can write full-time, I feel very blessed.
Being a writer has always been my dream job and now that I can write full-time, I feel very blessed.
Miranda Rijks
Get a coach or a mentor. It’s fabulous being a writer but everyone needs to bounce ideas and have support.
And read. Loads and loads!
And read. Loads and loads!
Miranda Rijks
I’ve just finished writing a psychological thriller and am about to start writing a thriller series.
Miranda Rijks
Plots ideas tend to burst into my head first and then I get to know my characters. I’m inspired by current affairs, little snippets of overheard conversation and by bouncing ideas off my family and my book coach.
Miranda Rijks
I was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in 2015. I was drawn to books about cancer and was surprised there are so few novels about it, so when I was better, I put pen to paper...
Gemma isn’t me and Tom bears no resemblance to my husband! Writing this book was both difficult and cathartic.
Gemma isn’t me and Tom bears no resemblance to my husband! Writing this book was both difficult and cathartic.
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