#author bio

If you’re struggling to write an author bio, write a character sheet for yourself. Think of yourself as a character in your book, and not as you, the person.

I am a deeply imaginative and emotionally intelligent individual with a strong poetic and literary voice. My work reflects a profound sense of beauty within darkness, suggesting a soul that finds power and healing in confronting shadows rather than escaping them. I’m not just a writer, I am a story-weaver, a curator of feeling, atmosphere, memory, and myth.

Creative & Artistic Interests:

I have a strong affinity for literary horror, gothic storytelling, and dark fantasy; especially the kind that is deeply philosophical, emotional, and aesthetic. My library choices (e.g., The Exorcist, The Vampire Chronicles, The Hellbound Heart, The Witching Hour, and authors of the likes of Stephen King) show a preference for:

- Atmosphere over shock

- Tragedy over gore

- Introspective monsters over external threats.

I gravitate toward novels that explores identity, spirituality(not just in gothic literature or horror novels.), trauma, and transfiguration, especially through the lens of supernatural beings.

I am a poet, gothic storyteller, and curator of memory. My work exists where shadow and light touch; often lyrically, sometimes violently, always honest. Drawing influence from, The Bible, classic horror, gothic literature, and the haunted beauty of nostalgia. I write from the edge of grief and transformation.

My poetic collections, blend mythology, religion, personal history, sexuality, and lyrical reflection into emotional rituals on the page. Poetry is not just expression, it is resurrection. Each poem is a spell. Each story, a seance. Each line, a tether to something once lost.

My work is driven by duality; light and dark, love and abandonment, mortality and myth. I believe that poetry and storytelling are sacred acts of reclamation, and that even in death, there is a pulse worth listening to.

I write for the ones who remember too much, dream too vividly, and survive through language. My work lives in the balance of life and death. It breathes in candlelight, drips with memory, bleeds through ink. I am drawn to monsters because they are metaphors; for grief, for beauty, for transformation. Vampires, Witches, Fallen Angels, Demons, Biblical figures, they speak in tongues I understand. Their struggles mirror my own. Their stories are mine, told in myth.

33 ! She/her. Bi/Queer. English Lit degree in the works. Baking degree mostly acquired.

I’ve been writing since I was 15. Took writing seriously when I started writing fanfic around 2018. I love how fics allow me to explore skills and writing theories that I’m not used to yet.

Now I’m working on a queer enemies to lovers novel that takes place in a world where Heroes and Villains are sponsored by the government and magic shows up rarely enough that it surprises people. The Hero and Villain do not like each other, they try to maim each other, they try to 💀 each other… and by the end they’re gonna be lovers who will do anything to protect each other. It’s going to be a wild ride.

"What is a moth, anyways?"

Shit question, innit? Better to ask how to tell if someone is one. That's what matters.

"So...how do you?"

Hm?

"How do you tell who's a moth?"

Oh, that's easy. It's all made up outta hole-cloth; they don't exist.

"But you just said..."

Fine, you know what the Fae are, obviously.

"Uhhh, not really?"

Well, Moths are just the Fae of Flame. See, Moths used to love the moon, until they realized that that Light was too far away for their wings. Now they just love the Flame, since it's within easy reach.

"I don't really...get it?"

A Moth's like a brumeraven, with three more legs and a segmented body.

"A...bird?"

Thing is, no one becomes a Moth without going through a metamorphosis. Problem is they spend all their short lives desperately hoping for a second transformation.

"Well...do any of them?"

Any of them what?

"Get one. A second transformation."

Sure; you ever seen a Mantid? Nah, I suppose not, you've not been with us very long yet.

"I, yeah, no, but you still haven't told me what a moth is..."

Good, you follow. Can't say what a Moth is, only what it's not. Lemme put it like this: You've seen moth-eaten clothes, right? But I bet you've never seen a moth doing the eating, 'ave you? Seems Moths are only recognizable by the empty spaces they leave in their passing.

"I-"

That's the thing, right? The heart of it all. Moths see themselves in everything that they're not. And for some reason they try and consume it Sort of an aren't what you eat situation. Problem is, of course, Moths are a contradiction.

"..."

One moment she's a soft, fuzzy-headed, cute little thing. Next one, it's a helpless victim, fluttering in vain against the pins in its wings, praying for a final transformation. But slip up for one second and they're an eldritch, unknowable prophet of doom and bridge collapses.

"...so..."

Heh, sorry, I've been going on and on, haven't I... Comes with the job and the territory. Anywho, any other questions, rookie?

"Yeah...what the FUCK is a Moth?!"

◈ #fic gardensecret — Here you can find finished works with a cover and a summary, as well as links to the first part if it has multiple chapters.

◈ #wip gardensecret — This tag is for announcements of upcoming works, complete with a cover and a summary.

◈ #writes gardensecret — I use this tag to share updates on my fanfics. Here, you’ll find announcements about new chapters as well as notes on the writing process.

◈ #headcanons gardensecret — This is a collection of my headcanons across various fandoms (specifically those that theoretically stay within canon).

◈ #au gardensecret — This tag is for my Alternate Universe (AU) concepts across various fandoms. While technically still headcanons, these focus heavily on AU themes.

◈ #theory gardensecret — This is a collection of all my theories and concepts across various fandoms.

◈ #answers gardensecret — Posts with answers to your questions, which you can leave in my ask box or in the comments.

◈ #misc gardensecret — A tag for everything that doesn't fit into the other categories: thoughts, notes, interesting finds, and other random posts and reblogs.

◈ #recs gardensecret — A tag most of the time for my "Monthly Wrap-Up" or well, just ao3 recs.

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Did a photo shoot with my mom to get a good picture to go with the About the Author bio on the back of Collision Course, and I've narrowed all the pictures we took down to these two! Which one do you think works better?

PICTURE A:

PICTURE B:

Hi, I'm Andi Rigby (30s, she/they). I write stories and make art. Some of that can be found here, and some can be found in other places. I'm a firm believer in "make good art," "all art is good art," and "delete your art" (more on those in another post soon).

I can be found on AO3 at theinvisiblequestion. I also post most of my sketches and doodles, as well as finished art, on my sketch blog: @andi-sketchbook. Sometimes you'll find me going by "Dandy Andi" or "Madame Dapper."

My work includes both fanfiction and original fiction, but if you're an avid fanfic reader or in fandom circles, you'll enjoy my original work, too. Some of my favorite tropes include "only one bed" and "grumpy x sunshine" as well as "best friends to lovers" and "idiots in love." I love writing experimental stories and breaking away from the cookie cutter... but I also love cozy fluff, and am a firm believer that one can never have too many cakes.

A few fanworks I'm particularly proud of (all link to AO3):

A Hundred Obols for Charon - A series of 100-word drabbles based on the video game Hades. Most are loosely inspired by other interpretations of Greek mythology as well. Quick snapshots into Patroclus & Achilles, Charon & Hermes, Asterius & Theseus, and more.

Another Brick in the Wall - A lore expansion for Luck be a Landlord, everyone's favorite slot-spinning deckbuilder, featuring Commie McComrade and their rivalry with the landlord.

Oz - (explicit) M*A*S*H and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine crossover (yes, you read that right) wherein a holodeck malfunction mysteriously teleports Dr. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce onto the space station and directly into the care of Dr. Julian Bashir. Shenanigans ensue, both in the surgical bay and in the bedroom.