Mirriam Neal's Blog

That’s it. That’s the update. Okay, not really; I do have more snippets. But I am SO pleased to announce that I wrote 50,000 words in half the time I usually do. Literally most months I’m squeaking in at the last minute, writing my fifty thousandth word at midnight on the thirtieth. I love this… Continue reading The Eigengrau Update: I Won NaNoWriMo →

Wordcount: 37, 073 I’m in love with this book. I’m in love with the people in the book. I’m in love with the mystery in the book. I’m in love with the eeriness in the book. I’m in love with the trauma and the healing and the left-behind friendships being mended and I’m in love… Continue reading The Eigengrau Update: 2 Weeks In →

Some promises were made to be broken.             Coming home wasn’t supposed to be one of them. Randi shrugged. “He could be anywhere.” She swallowed. He was anywhere. That was the problem. That was the entire reason it was an issue, the entire reason the town was panicking. The entire reason her dad was spending… Continue reading The Eigengrau: Day 5 →

THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. Dark is the Night is now on Amazon + Goodreads! This is a book full of vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters for people who don’t like vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters. If nothing has convinced you yet, you can get a sneak peak of the novel on Amazon! Also Ashley over at… Continue reading MY SOUTHERN GOTHIC + URBAN FANTASY NOVEL IS HERE →

Snark. Sarcasm. Banter. Call it what you will, but it’s been called one of my writing signatures for a good reason. ‘Snark’ runs through nearly every novel I’ve ever written, because witty dialogue and fun banter have always been some of my favorite elements in fiction. I enjoy reading entertaining dialogue, especially if the surrounding… Continue reading The Mechanics of Snark →

You may be wondering, wait—next Friday? Not this one? And you would be correct in your confusion. There were a few sticky moments with my cover files for Dark is the Night which resulted in a timing setback, unavoidable for all. However, it’s going as smoothly as possible, and next Friday should go off without… Continue reading Dark is the Night book tour + IMPORTANT Announcement →

I’m writing a horror novel for NaNoWriMo. I’m as giddy as a kid on Christmas Eve (it’s me. I’m the kid). This is the most excited I’ve been for NaNoWriMo in several years—at the very least, since I wrote The Fading of the Light. I’ve wanted to write a horror novel for several years now,… Continue reading Horror for NaNoWriMo? →

FOLKS. It’s October, and you know what that means. The release of my urban fantasy/supernatural novel Dark is the Night releases in eight days! NaNoWriMo is just around the corner, and those of us who want to sit down and write our annual 50,000 words in a month are putting our brains in a very… Continue reading So You Want to Write a NaNo Novel →

It has been a h o t minute since I posted here. Between art commissions + personal art, writing (some News™ on that front coming up soon, keep your necks craned & your eyes peeled) in several books, and a shocking upswing in my social life, I haven’t had ideas large enough for full blog… Continue reading No Dark Disguise: A Sneak Peek →

*in case you missed it last time, it’s a post-alien invasion re-conceptualizing of the King Arthur myth Jake Uther had been dead for five years, according to popular belief. An easy mistake to make, too – people tended to think the worst after you fell off the planet for that long. Every now and then,… Continue reading *Ye Stars That Shudder | Snippets →