Rick StarkeyRick Starkey is a member of SCBWI and a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature. His main interest is writing novels for middle grade. Rick has sold short pieces to Highlights for Children. Rick Starkey lives in a 200-year-old log cabin in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where he and his wife, Betty, own and run Make It Magic, a magic shop and craft store. A day in Rick's life includes recommending and performing magic tricks for customers of all ages, carving bears from logs with a chainsaw, playing his guitar, and working on his next novel. Read More Read Less