The life and times of Kirsten Miller

Today, I'm proud to present Kirsten Miller the author of the wonderful Kiki Strike series, and The eternal ones  (one of the best romance/mystery books I've ever read). She agreed to guest blog about her life. Here it is! Presenting Kirsten Miller!


Hi!

My name is Kirsten Miller, and I’m the author of the Kiki Strike books, as well as the new novel, The Eternal Ones. (Which is for teens and adults.)

One of my all-time favorite girl detectives (and bloggers), Montana Irregulars, recently hunted me down and asked me to write a guest post for her blog. The subject? My least favorite subject of all—yours truly. (Kidding!)

So here’s the scoop . . . 

I was born to wonderfully weird parents in Gallup, New Mexico. (My mom and dad both taught school on a Navajo reservation just over the Arizona border.) Two years later—to the day—my darling sister (Darcy) came into the world. I’ve only recently forgiven her for being born on my birthday. Shortly after that, my parents decided to move to the mountains of North Carolina. That’s how my little brother, Spike, (who’s five years my junior) became a hillbilly. Again, kidding! 

Until I was in the third grade, I went to school on the Cherokee reservation where my father taught and went home each afternoon to a haunted house. (My grandmother and I were the only ones who ever saw the ghost.) Then my family moved to a new neighborhood, and my life took a turn for the strange. I spent the rest of my childhood playing in the abandoned nickel and olivine mines hidden in the woods behind my house. I was convinced one of my neighbors would grow up to be a serial killer. (Gotta check up on that some day.) I read all the books I could find on the subjects of aliens, ghosts, and Greek mythology. I eagerly listened to stories about the Bigfoot-like creature that was said to roam the mountains near my home.

When I was seventeen, I moved to New York City to attend Barnard College. (The best idea I ever had.) I graduated with a degree in English (though I was also pre-med). Eventually, I took a job in advertising. I won’t delve too deeply into that time of my life, but I will tell you that I worked on campaigns for Milk (including got milk?). I loved that! 

But while I may have looked like a normal professional, my weirdness simply couldn’t be restrained! I started writing Kiki Strike in my spare time. And then Ireally got lucky. Kiki Strike was published! After that, I quit advertising so I could focus on writing bizarre novels. (I also moved to France for a while, but I came back when I couldn’t bear to be away from New York.) 

I just finished my fourth book (the sequel to The Eternal Ones), and I plan to polish off Kiki #3 very soon. I PROMISE!

As for my personal life, I have a Scottish husband named Steven. He’s a journalist. And I have a nineteen-month-old daughter named Georgia. She’s an Irregular. (I modeled her after Iris McLeod. Ha.)

So now you know everything! Please use this information for good instead of evil!
Thank you so much Kirsten!! Be sure to read The eternal ones now available at bookstores near you!