Miranda van der Steen is a writer of thrillers. She also writes e-learning courses about writing, youth care and the combination of writing and youth care. Since 2019 she's been a publisher, co-owner and editor at 18.02 publishing. 18.02 publishing publishes books, magazines, cards and other art projects. Together with her three children and her husband she lives in the Netherlands near the German border. She works as a project manager with the government in the field of youth care. Her other interests are cultural processes, religion seen from a scientific point of view, and life as a vegetarian.