Michelle River

Michelle has always had a creative spirit and has a passion for painting, photography, pottery and writing. To her husband's dismay, she is happiest when she has three projects on the go, revelling in the chaos around her.

Michelle hails from Ontario, Canada where she is lives with her wonderful husband and fearless daughter. A lover of hot black coffee and everything dark and terrifying, she spends her nights writing horror and dreaming about all things that go bump in the night.

She runs Eerie River Publishing, focusing on promoting indie authors through author services, and publishing a series of high-quality horror and dark fiction anthologies a year.

Follow her adventures in publishing and writing here:
www.EerieRiverPublishing.com
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