About MeiLin Miranda and more

Last updated: 2/4/12

About MeiLin Miranda

MeiLin Miranda writes the fantasy novel series "An Intimate History of the Greater Kingdom" and the online serial "Scryer's Gulch: Magic in the Wild, Wild West." She has written nonfiction professionally since 1978 for radio, print, television and the web, and turned to fiction in 2007 after a near-death experience convinced her it was now or never.

MeiLin has operated under a crowdfunding model since the beginning of the History as a web serial. Using that model she successfully funded production of her first book in 2010. When she moved her fundraising to Kickstarter, she raised more than $5,000 to produce the second book in 2012. All of her works are released under a Creative Commons licence, and none of her books have DRM (digital rights management)--you can use them on any device you please.

MeiLin knits and spins and occasionally must be cut loose from the resulting cocoon-like tangle. She has sad addictions to BPAL perfume, tribal bellydance bling, shirt.woot, and fountain pen ink. MeiLin lives in Portland, OR with her family and cannot stop writing despite their pathetic begging.

Blurb Doctoring

MeiLin helps other writers refine their book descriptions and pitches on the side as the Blurb Doctor.

Contact

You can email MeiLin here, or write to:

MeiLin Miranda
4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd #428
Portland, OR 97214

Find MeiLin on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads and Livejournal; she also hangs out at the BPAL forum and at Kindle Boards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add stuff to the site--recipes, forum topics and all that?
You have to be registered, first off. Once you are, you will see a menu appear in the left hand column, under your login name. Click on Create content, and you'll see a full list of things you can do here.

Why am I a Cheez-It?
Because you're not registered. It's a long story. (That link leads to the wiki--be careful, there are spoilers in there, though a lot of the information is outdated and in the process of revision.)

What does BPAL stand for?
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, a perfume company that MeiLin is haplessly addicted to.

Who's your production team?

• Annetta Ribken is my editor and my rock.
• Alice Fox is the original concept artist and artist for book one of the History; Beatriz Gonzalez is the illustrator for book two.
• 1889 Labs/MCM is my typographer.
• Robert Altbauer is my cartographer.

They are all amazing and if you are looking for help in any of those categories hire them right now.