#sorry to the taglist i'm trying over and over again to do this jfdksljfd

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I haven’t done one of these in a while and I’ve gained a few followers in the past few months, so it’s time for a re-intro!

About Me ||

I’m Miranda, a train wreck of a human being just trying to survive right now. I’m a school psychologist living in the Bay Area, CA, though I’ve been a writer much longer than I’ve been a psychologist - and I consider that my biggest trade. I spend what little free time I have on my WIPs/novel projects.

I love hiking, swimming, running, all manner of outdoor activities as well as reading, writing, sketching, and video gams.

Space is my #1 aesthetic. Send me a picture of nightscapes and I’ll love you forever.

Stats ||

I’m 26 Virgo sun, Cancer moon, Virgo rising Neutral good Bisexual She/they E/ISFP, depending on the day Hufflepuff Type 2

About my writing ||

- I’ve written just about everything under the sun, but my current WIPs are an urban gothic and… my co-author and I haven’t really decided on a genre for our series. We half-seriously call it a historical fiction, even though it takes place in the present day. It’s more of a spy/espionage thriller, with some jabs at historical events.

- I’ve been writing for almost 14 years (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). I got my start in fanfiction for a fandom that will at this time remain undisclosed. I started working on original stories when I was in high school, and I just haven’t been able to put then pen down, since.

- I write for the YA/adult fiction cusp, which I believe is called new adult. My series will cater to older teens or new adults, and my urban gothic is strictly adult

- A lot of my work is related to character study. My work strives to be character driven more than plot driven. Developing my characters is my favorite part of my writing process.

- My co-author and I love to make vine compilations that we think are fitting to our characters and come up with absurd headcanons about them. It helps when I’ve hit a rut in my writing.

- I write for the love of it. Ultimately, I’d love to get published one day, but for the time being, I love my teeny audience and after my stint writing fanfic, I’m ready to get serious about my original projects.

WIPs ||

Wretches and Kings: An undeniable crime problem plagues the city of Easthold, an affluent city rife with thieves and bandits of all pedigrees. This in and of itself is not all that strange. What’s strange is the incredibly high volume of unsolved crimes, of acts no one has claimed, ones even the Easthold Police Department can’t even begin to find blame for. Even when committed in broad daylight, even when the police arrive on the scene in the middle of a heist, no one manages to catch more than unclear glimpses of the culprits, no bullets hit their marks, and when all is said and done there is somehow never any reliable evidence. No camera ever manages to catch a thing, no trap is ever successful, and never has a single witness managed a coherent report, like somehow none of them ever pay enough attention. Like somehow what they’ve seen can never be put into words.

   Status: First draft completed (Approx. 140k words)

LEGION (a four part series): Kerri Stevens was born and raised into her life as an operative for Legion, a top secret espionage operation dedicated to maintaining global order, to protect people. Charlotte Moore joined because, well, it seemed like a good time. As Named Agents–the best of the best, operatives identified by a letter of the phonological alphabet–they’re each talented and respected in their fields.

And their recent actions have put them at risk of losing their jobs.

To prove their loyalty, Charlotte and Kerri are assigned to assassinate the other. Whoever emerges victorious will have the benefit of keeping their rank and title. Whoever loses… well. After an unfortunate comedy of errors reveals to them that they work under the same employer, they reach a hesitant truce and team up for the sake of unearthing the mystery.

As Kerri and Charlotte set out to dig into Legion’s infrastructure, aided by a pair of similarly displaced agents, they discover that their employer’s foundations are built upon lies and deceptions deeper, and far more personal, than they could imagine. 

   Status: Second draft in progress (70k/??? words so far)

2021 Goals ||

1. Finish the second draft of Legion - most likely during the summer, when the school year is wrapped up and I’ll have a ton more free time on my hands

2. Begin brainstorming the second draft of W&K. Solve plot holes and tie up loose ends left behind from the first draft

3. Find a low maintenance writing community that can tolerate my horrifically inconsistent posting. I struggle to follow a schedule between everything else I’m juggling in life at the moment. If anyone knows of any low maintenance writing groups, I’d love to join!!

Taglist ||

@firefeatherx @goldenhour-goldenboy @mandoplease @phoenixhalliwell @havenforafrazzledmind @beatriz-silva-00 @pascalz @worldominatorx @givemethatgold @agirllovespancakes @lilacyennefer @dignityneeded @veuliee @briskywalker @davairys @aetherwrites @ryns-ramblings @teriwrites @isnt-it-byronic-dont-you-think  @marmaladewords @radiomacbeth @piratewolfe (let me know if you want to be +/-)