Mark Feggeler grew up in the suburbs of New York and has lived for the past 25 years in North Carolina. His first job as a newspaper reporter resulted in an award from the NC Press Association. He eventually moved into public relations and sales in order to pay the bills. He returned to writing in his spare time in 2010 with a blog, "Ramblings of a Very Pale Man," to which he contributes regularly. Shortly after starting the blog, he began writing his first novel, a murder mystery titled "Damage," and later a paranormal adventure novelette for middle grade readers titled "The Psi Squad." Both