Miranda Darrow (she/her)
@miranda-darrow.bsky.social
Freelance Fiction Editor, Concise Fiction Academy, RevPit volunteer editor and board member. Let me help you bring out the best version of your novel! www.mirandadarrow.com
A twist should delight, not break trust. Honor your genre’s promises so the surprise feels earned—not like a betrayal. Readers remember fair play.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A twist should delight, not break trust. Honor your genre’s promises so the surprise feels earned—not like a betrayal. Readers remember fair play.
#editingtip
#editingtip
If your character senses something coming, let it influence their choices. Readers love it when intuition and foreshadowing pay off in meaningful ways. Give those hints weight.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If your character senses something coming, let it influence their choices. Readers love it when intuition and foreshadowing pay off in meaningful ways. Give those hints weight.
#editingtip
#editingtip
Maps, glossaries, letters, emails — visual features can transform how readers experience your novel. 🗺️💌📘
This week’s video covers:
✨ Tips for maps, glossaries, timelines, letters, and “found” docs
✨and many more!
Watch here ➜ youtu.be/gLOi9axU3lI
#EpistolaryNovel
This week’s video covers:
✨ Tips for maps, glossaries, timelines, letters, and “found” docs
✨and many more!
Watch here ➜ youtu.be/gLOi9axU3lI
#EpistolaryNovel
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Maps, glossaries, letters, emails — visual features can transform how readers experience your novel. 🗺️💌📘
This week’s video covers:
✨ Tips for maps, glossaries, timelines, letters, and “found” docs
✨and many more!
Watch here ➜ youtu.be/gLOi9axU3lI
#EpistolaryNovel
This week’s video covers:
✨ Tips for maps, glossaries, timelines, letters, and “found” docs
✨and many more!
Watch here ➜ youtu.be/gLOi9axU3lI
#EpistolaryNovel
Letters, emails, journals — stories told through the written word never go out of style. 💌
In this week’s video, I share my top epistolary novel recommendations — from mysteries and romances to sci-fi and satire.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/DPYM9bLf8WM
#EpistolaryNovel
In this week’s video, I share my top epistolary novel recommendations — from mysteries and romances to sci-fi and satire.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/DPYM9bLf8WM
#EpistolaryNovel
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Letters, emails, journals — stories told through the written word never go out of style. 💌
In this week’s video, I share my top epistolary novel recommendations — from mysteries and romances to sci-fi and satire.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/DPYM9bLf8WM
#EpistolaryNovel
In this week’s video, I share my top epistolary novel recommendations — from mysteries and romances to sci-fi and satire.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/DPYM9bLf8WM
#EpistolaryNovel
Letters. Emails. DMs.
Epistolary fiction is back—and more relevant than ever. 💌
In this week’s video, Miranda Darrow explores how to write intimate, voice-driven stories through modern communication.
🎥 Watch here: 👉 youtu.be/jIEY2vdnZ7s
#EpistolaryNovel
Epistolary fiction is back—and more relevant than ever. 💌
In this week’s video, Miranda Darrow explores how to write intimate, voice-driven stories through modern communication.
🎥 Watch here: 👉 youtu.be/jIEY2vdnZ7s
#EpistolaryNovel
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Letters. Emails. DMs.
Epistolary fiction is back—and more relevant than ever. 💌
In this week’s video, Miranda Darrow explores how to write intimate, voice-driven stories through modern communication.
🎥 Watch here: 👉 youtu.be/jIEY2vdnZ7s
#EpistolaryNovel
Epistolary fiction is back—and more relevant than ever. 💌
In this week’s video, Miranda Darrow explores how to write intimate, voice-driven stories through modern communication.
🎥 Watch here: 👉 youtu.be/jIEY2vdnZ7s
#EpistolaryNovel
What’s scarier than Halloween?
Trying to plot your novel. 👻
This week I’m reviewing James Scott Bell’s Write Your Novel from the Middle — a brilliant, bite-sized guide to story structure for both plotters & pantsers.
Watch now: youtu.be/pE_XLqrLb7Q
#writingcraftbookreview
Trying to plot your novel. 👻
This week I’m reviewing James Scott Bell’s Write Your Novel from the Middle — a brilliant, bite-sized guide to story structure for both plotters & pantsers.
Watch now: youtu.be/pE_XLqrLb7Q
#writingcraftbookreview
October 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
What’s scarier than Halloween?
Trying to plot your novel. 👻
This week I’m reviewing James Scott Bell’s Write Your Novel from the Middle — a brilliant, bite-sized guide to story structure for both plotters & pantsers.
Watch now: youtu.be/pE_XLqrLb7Q
#writingcraftbookreview
Trying to plot your novel. 👻
This week I’m reviewing James Scott Bell’s Write Your Novel from the Middle — a brilliant, bite-sized guide to story structure for both plotters & pantsers.
Watch now: youtu.be/pE_XLqrLb7Q
#writingcraftbookreview
👣 Nessie. Sasquatch. Sea Serpents.
This week I’m sharing my favorite cryptid-inspired reads—from horror to cozy mystery to romance.
📚 Devolution, At the Water’s Edge, The Only Good Indians, and more!
🎥 Watch now → youtu.be/aQ-AlQJTAtU
#cryptids
This week I’m sharing my favorite cryptid-inspired reads—from horror to cozy mystery to romance.
📚 Devolution, At the Water’s Edge, The Only Good Indians, and more!
🎥 Watch now → youtu.be/aQ-AlQJTAtU
#cryptids
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
👣 Nessie. Sasquatch. Sea Serpents.
This week I’m sharing my favorite cryptid-inspired reads—from horror to cozy mystery to romance.
📚 Devolution, At the Water’s Edge, The Only Good Indians, and more!
🎥 Watch now → youtu.be/aQ-AlQJTAtU
#cryptids
This week I’m sharing my favorite cryptid-inspired reads—from horror to cozy mystery to romance.
📚 Devolution, At the Water’s Edge, The Only Good Indians, and more!
🎥 Watch now → youtu.be/aQ-AlQJTAtU
#cryptids
“There’s something timeless about legends—Sasquatch, Nessie, Mothman. They linger just beyond what we can prove.”
Last week's video: Writing Fiction Inspired by Legendary Creatures
🎥 youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
This week: diving deeper into cryptids and their stories.
#Cryptids
Last week's video: Writing Fiction Inspired by Legendary Creatures
🎥 youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
This week: diving deeper into cryptids and their stories.
#Cryptids
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“There’s something timeless about legends—Sasquatch, Nessie, Mothman. They linger just beyond what we can prove.”
Last week's video: Writing Fiction Inspired by Legendary Creatures
🎥 youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
This week: diving deeper into cryptids and their stories.
#Cryptids
Last week's video: Writing Fiction Inspired by Legendary Creatures
🎥 youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
This week: diving deeper into cryptids and their stories.
#Cryptids
👣 Writing about Sasquatch, Nessie, or the Jersey Devil?
This week’s video explores how to write fiction inspired by legendary creatures—full of mystery, atmosphere, and heart.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
#WritingFiction #LegendaryCreatures #Legends
This week’s video explores how to write fiction inspired by legendary creatures—full of mystery, atmosphere, and heart.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
#WritingFiction #LegendaryCreatures #Legends
October 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
👣 Writing about Sasquatch, Nessie, or the Jersey Devil?
This week’s video explores how to write fiction inspired by legendary creatures—full of mystery, atmosphere, and heart.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
#WritingFiction #LegendaryCreatures #Legends
This week’s video explores how to write fiction inspired by legendary creatures—full of mystery, atmosphere, and heart.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/zy2HXH_hxPY
#WritingFiction #LegendaryCreatures #Legends
Word count isn’t a trophy. ✂️ Cut what doesn’t serve the story—clarity and pacing matter more than page numbers.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Word count isn’t a trophy. ✂️ Cut what doesn’t serve the story—clarity and pacing matter more than page numbers.
#EditingTip
#EditingTip
Not every turning point needs explosions or heartbreak. 💥 Sometimes it’s a bad craft fair, a wardrobe fail, or an awkward slip that changes everything. Small drama, big growth.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Not every turning point needs explosions or heartbreak. 💥 Sometimes it’s a bad craft fair, a wardrobe fail, or an awkward slip that changes everything. Small drama, big growth.
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#EditingTip
🍁✍️ Writers, it’s #PrepTober! Whether you’re joining Fall into Fiction or setting your own goals—productivity isn’t about burnout.
Watch here: → youtu.be/yq_6RogMX_4
🔗 Event details → reviseresub.com/mini-events
#PrepTober
Watch here: → youtu.be/yq_6RogMX_4
🔗 Event details → reviseresub.com/mini-events
#PrepTober
October 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🍁✍️ Writers, it’s #PrepTober! Whether you’re joining Fall into Fiction or setting your own goals—productivity isn’t about burnout.
Watch here: → youtu.be/yq_6RogMX_4
🔗 Event details → reviseresub.com/mini-events
#PrepTober
Watch here: → youtu.be/yq_6RogMX_4
🔗 Event details → reviseresub.com/mini-events
#PrepTober
🚨 Free Online Summit! 🚨
5 days. 35+ experts. Endless insights for writers. 📚
I’ll be teaching how to revise your novel to enhance character & author voice.
Sign up free today—link: mirandabookmd--newfrontierbooks.thrivecart.com/byb-summit-2...
#brewyourbooksummit
5 days. 35+ experts. Endless insights for writers. 📚
I’ll be teaching how to revise your novel to enhance character & author voice.
Sign up free today—link: mirandabookmd--newfrontierbooks.thrivecart.com/byb-summit-2...
#brewyourbooksummit
September 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🚨 Free Online Summit! 🚨
5 days. 35+ experts. Endless insights for writers. 📚
I’ll be teaching how to revise your novel to enhance character & author voice.
Sign up free today—link: mirandabookmd--newfrontierbooks.thrivecart.com/byb-summit-2...
#brewyourbooksummit
5 days. 35+ experts. Endless insights for writers. 📚
I’ll be teaching how to revise your novel to enhance character & author voice.
Sign up free today—link: mirandabookmd--newfrontierbooks.thrivecart.com/byb-summit-2...
#brewyourbooksummit
📚 New video! Writing Craft Book Review: Hallie Ephron’s Writing & Selling Your Mystery Novel.
From building a mystery blueprint to planting red herrings, this guide covers it all.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/jqOHUaPN3ys
#WritingCraftBookReview
From building a mystery blueprint to planting red herrings, this guide covers it all.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/jqOHUaPN3ys
#WritingCraftBookReview
September 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📚 New video! Writing Craft Book Review: Hallie Ephron’s Writing & Selling Your Mystery Novel.
From building a mystery blueprint to planting red herrings, this guide covers it all.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/jqOHUaPN3ys
#WritingCraftBookReview
From building a mystery blueprint to planting red herrings, this guide covers it all.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/jqOHUaPN3ys
#WritingCraftBookReview
A flawless hero is forgettable. 💡 Give your protagonist real flaws, struggles, and growth—because readers connect with resilience, not perfection.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A flawless hero is forgettable. 💡 Give your protagonist real flaws, struggles, and growth—because readers connect with resilience, not perfection.
#editingtip
#editingtip
If every character “smirks mischievously,” they’ll all start sounding the same. 🎭 Give each one a distinct voice to keep your cast vivid and memorable.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If every character “smirks mischievously,” they’ll all start sounding the same. 🎭 Give each one a distinct voice to keep your cast vivid and memorable.
#editingtip
#editingtip
🚪 Closed-room mysteries: no escape, no alibi, nowhere to hide.
In my latest YouTube video, I share 15 must-read closed-room mysteries—from blizzards & cabins to trains & seaside towns.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/r2iVUEFv1JE
#ClosedRoomMystery #BookRecommendation
In my latest YouTube video, I share 15 must-read closed-room mysteries—from blizzards & cabins to trains & seaside towns.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/r2iVUEFv1JE
#ClosedRoomMystery #BookRecommendation
September 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🚪 Closed-room mysteries: no escape, no alibi, nowhere to hide.
In my latest YouTube video, I share 15 must-read closed-room mysteries—from blizzards & cabins to trains & seaside towns.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/r2iVUEFv1JE
#ClosedRoomMystery #BookRecommendation
In my latest YouTube video, I share 15 must-read closed-room mysteries—from blizzards & cabins to trains & seaside towns.
📺 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/r2iVUEFv1JE
#ClosedRoomMystery #BookRecommendation
🔒 Locked-room mysteries = impossible crimes, confined suspects, and puzzle-box tension.
This week on YouTube, I share tips for writing your own—plus examples from Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Agatha Christie. 🕵️♀️
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/5WjLaNjuI6k
#LockedRoomMystery
This week on YouTube, I share tips for writing your own—plus examples from Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Agatha Christie. 🕵️♀️
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/5WjLaNjuI6k
#LockedRoomMystery
September 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🔒 Locked-room mysteries = impossible crimes, confined suspects, and puzzle-box tension.
This week on YouTube, I share tips for writing your own—plus examples from Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Agatha Christie. 🕵️♀️
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/5WjLaNjuI6k
#LockedRoomMystery
This week on YouTube, I share tips for writing your own—plus examples from Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Agatha Christie. 🕵️♀️
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/5WjLaNjuI6k
#LockedRoomMystery
🌌 A great sci-fi setting isn’t just a backdrop—it’s a character shaping your story.
This week on YouTube, I share how to craft settings that feel alive, influence your protagonist, & evolve with your plot. 🚀✨
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/rn-F1VpKt6Q
#ScienceFictionSetting
This week on YouTube, I share how to craft settings that feel alive, influence your protagonist, & evolve with your plot. 🚀✨
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/rn-F1VpKt6Q
#ScienceFictionSetting
September 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🌌 A great sci-fi setting isn’t just a backdrop—it’s a character shaping your story.
This week on YouTube, I share how to craft settings that feel alive, influence your protagonist, & evolve with your plot. 🚀✨
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/rn-F1VpKt6Q
#ScienceFictionSetting
This week on YouTube, I share how to craft settings that feel alive, influence your protagonist, & evolve with your plot. 🚀✨
📺 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/rn-F1VpKt6Q
#ScienceFictionSetting
🚨 FREE Online Summit! 🚨
Writers—want to hook readers from page 1? 📖✨
Join me Sept 2–3 at Plot to Publish: The Fiction Author Summit where I’ll share Unputdownable Openings!
👉 Register here: bit.ly/Plottopublish or 6figurestoryteller.com/summitreg-34...
#TheFictionAuthorSummit
Writers—want to hook readers from page 1? 📖✨
Join me Sept 2–3 at Plot to Publish: The Fiction Author Summit where I’ll share Unputdownable Openings!
👉 Register here: bit.ly/Plottopublish or 6figurestoryteller.com/summitreg-34...
#TheFictionAuthorSummit
August 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🚨 FREE Online Summit! 🚨
Writers—want to hook readers from page 1? 📖✨
Join me Sept 2–3 at Plot to Publish: The Fiction Author Summit where I’ll share Unputdownable Openings!
👉 Register here: bit.ly/Plottopublish or 6figurestoryteller.com/summitreg-34...
#TheFictionAuthorSummit
Writers—want to hook readers from page 1? 📖✨
Join me Sept 2–3 at Plot to Publish: The Fiction Author Summit where I’ll share Unputdownable Openings!
👉 Register here: bit.ly/Plottopublish or 6figurestoryteller.com/summitreg-34...
#TheFictionAuthorSummit
Luke Skywalker, Frodo, Harry Potter… they all share one thing: The Hero’s Journey. ✨
New video: I review Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces & Vogler’s Writer’s Journey to show how the 12 stages work—and when to rethink them.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/63j6njIYTGk
#HerosJourney
New video: I review Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces & Vogler’s Writer’s Journey to show how the 12 stages work—and when to rethink them.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/63j6njIYTGk
#HerosJourney
August 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Luke Skywalker, Frodo, Harry Potter… they all share one thing: The Hero’s Journey. ✨
New video: I review Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces & Vogler’s Writer’s Journey to show how the 12 stages work—and when to rethink them.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/63j6njIYTGk
#HerosJourney
New video: I review Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces & Vogler’s Writer’s Journey to show how the 12 stages work—and when to rethink them.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/63j6njIYTGk
#HerosJourney
Editing tip – Use nature as a creativity recharge. 🍃 Step outside, let your mind wander, and notice the little details—a leaf’s pattern, a bird’s call—that might just spark your next scene.
#editingtip
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August 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Editing tip – Use nature as a creativity recharge. 🍃 Step outside, let your mind wander, and notice the little details—a leaf’s pattern, a bird’s call—that might just spark your next scene.
#editingtip
#editingtip
Editing tip – Let childhood wonder inspire your settings. 🌾 Whether it’s the hush of a library or the wide-open prairie, those early memories can give your scenes both magic and emotional weight.
#editingtip
#editingtip
August 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Editing tip – Let childhood wonder inspire your settings. 🌾 Whether it’s the hush of a library or the wide-open prairie, those early memories can give your scenes both magic and emotional weight.
#editingtip
#editingtip
🤖 Writing robots & androids isn’t about circuits—it’s about conflict, choices, and connection. New video: how to craft AI characters that feel real while raising big questions.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/YiMCv5fEa3I
#WritingRobot #NewVideoAlert
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/YiMCv5fEa3I
#WritingRobot #NewVideoAlert
August 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🤖 Writing robots & androids isn’t about circuits—it’s about conflict, choices, and connection. New video: how to craft AI characters that feel real while raising big questions.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/YiMCv5fEa3I
#WritingRobot #NewVideoAlert
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/YiMCv5fEa3I
#WritingRobot #NewVideoAlert
Editing tip – Use walks to unlock story ideas. 🚶♀️ A gentle stroll can shake loose hidden connections and spark new scenes—let your mind roam as freely as your feet.
#editingtip
#editingtip
August 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Editing tip – Use walks to unlock story ideas. 🚶♀️ A gentle stroll can shake loose hidden connections and spark new scenes—let your mind roam as freely as your feet.
#editingtip
#editingtip