About R.B. Shifman

R.B. Shifman in Hutzinfutz, Pennsylvania.

I’m a husband, father, writer, and market researcher by day. Raised in South Florida, I studied creative writing at the University of Miami. A few decades ago, I moved to Pennsylvania, where I earned a couple of graduate degrees from Temple University in Philadelphia. After this, I entered the healthcare market research industry.

I write mostly YA stories under the pen name, R.B. Shifman. I write MG horror stories using the pen name, R.B. Shudderman. I sometimes write adult-audience/all-ages short stories using my given name, Richard Shifman.

I live with my wife and daughter near Doylestown, Pennsylvania outside of Philly. My daughter is a college graduate in computer science, and my son is an Emerson College graduate and lives in the Boston area.

I’m a lifelong learner. I started writing seriously in my fifties, and I took many writing courses to improve my craft.

Nearly every semester, I am lucky to be a special guest instructor for Central Bucks High School West’s Creative Writing class in Doylestown, PA. On 10/23/2025, I discussed the drafting/writing process, hooks, the mechanics of good writing, and other topics with the students. If you’re a teacher, I’d be happy to speak with your class, too. A download of the material reviewed is available here:

See this website’s homepage for some of my social media links.

Check back throughout 2026 for news on exciting projects in the works.

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