Sherika Shields (Williams), also known as Sheri or YouTube user MzRazberri, was born in Orlando, Florida. She graduated with a BA in Digital Media and also has a background in Chemistry. Her husband, Blake Shields, is her biggest advocate and cheerleader.

Sheri wrote countless stories as a little girl, but never realized that one day, one particular story would incite a passion in her heart to tell. Her first endeavor with her novel, Venin Abyss, started when she was a teenager. In 2009 she started a YouTube series and enlisted the help of voice actors to make her story come alive. Fourteen installments were made from 2009-2013, but the story was left unfinished as her life adjusted and she was no longer able to devote as much time to produce the videos. Many years later, she decided to adapt her series into a novel.