Born and raised in South Florida. Relocated to the Midwest in 2009. Retired law enforcement, now a full-time author. I've always been an avid reader with a love for horror and thrillers. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, and a compassionate animal lover.
Nat Bickel is an energetic storyteller and PR communication expert who aims to move people to action with her words. She has a bachelor's in communications with published articles in the Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Darling Magazine, The Celebrity Café, and The Louisville Cardinal. Through her journalism experience, she's interviewed celebrities, worked with musical artists, and reported on current trends and events. When she's not writing, you can find her taking film photos, pressing flowers, or blazing new trails with her husband.
Paul Carro is an active Horror Writers Association member and author of the acclaimed horror novel The House. His short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies, and he edits The Little Coffee Shop of Horrors Anthology series. His screenplay Penance is set up with legendary film producer Michael Phillips. Paul has served as a producer/writer in film and reality TV, and he resides in Santa Monica, California.
Mike Murphey is a native of eastern New Mexico and spent almost thirty years as an award-winning newspaper journalist in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Following his retirement from the newspaper business, he and his wife Nancy entered in a seventeen-year partnership with the late Dave Henderson, all-star centerfielder for the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. Their company produced the A’s and Mariners adult baseball Fantasy Camps. They also have a partnership with the Roy Hobbs adult baseball organization in Fort Myers, Florida. At the age of 60, Mike stopped procrastinating and revived his life-long ambition to write a novel. His debut novel, a coming-of-age story called Section Roads—a coming of Age story set
Karin Adams holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Winnipeg and pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University, focusing on ancient languages and literature. After seven years as a university instructor, she returned to her first love—creative writing—and has authored five traditionally published works of fiction. Since 2010, Karin has been delivering inspiring writing workshops and classes based on her own practices to help fiction writers of all stripes succeed in their projects.
Karin’s middle grade novels include Lights! Curtains! Cows!, No TV? No Fair!, My Best Friend is a Viral Dancing Zombie, Mermaid Warrior Squad, and the acclaimed Frostbite Hotel. She is also the author of The One Week Writing Workshop (coming soon), a
