by Miranda Rijks | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have had lots of great feedback on The Obituary’s book cover. It was designed by Tim Barber of Dissect Designs. Here is the author interview that I recently did with him:...
by Miranda Rijks | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
I didn’t intend to hire a coach. Actually, I was a bit of a know-it-all about writing. I have a Masters in writing, I’ve written a couple of books, albeit non-fiction. One day, I was browsing a Facebook group and stumbled across a post calling for authors...
by Miranda Rijks | Oct 29, 2018 | The Obituary
Do you like reading psychological thrillers? I hope so, because this past year I have been busy switching writing genres! OMG it is SUCH fun writing psychological thrillers! Perhaps it’s slightly worrying that I like killing off my fictional characters…...
by Miranda Rijks | Jun 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Three years ago I was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma. Like Gemma, the character in my novel, Don’t Call Me Brave, I had no idea what a sarcoma was. It’s not a main-stream, scary word like cancer. Gemma thinks it sounds like a Mediterranean holiday...
by Miranda Rijks | Apr 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The lovely Macclesfield Express featured me and Don’t Call Me Brave on page two of last week’s edition. The guys at the Macc Express are great. I had plenty of dealings with them over the years, not least when I did the PR for Macclesfield’s Barnaby...
by Miranda Rijks | Mar 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today I feel dysfunctional. I am a writer with no voice. I am able-bodied but consumed by pain. The sky is grey, heavy with the promise of snow and the threat of disruption. And that disruption could have major consequences for me, as our daughter is flying in from...