September 24, 2025 • 16 mins
How does a fantasy author come up with unique ideas? Nicolle shares examples of how her own paranormal and supernatural experiences shape her writing, including 5 novels and two short stories.
Learn more about the IONS telepathy study: https://noetic.org/blog/challenges-in-the-mind2mind-study/
Register for Nicolle’s 2025 Wake County Public Libraries Haunted Carolina Program: https://wakegov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7kSqiBNtQMKH0-GkiKTWEQ#/registration
Read the transcript of Episode 42: My UFO Experience: https://www.nicollemorock.com/episode-42-transcript-my-ufo-experience
Read the transcript of Episode 58: Saint Michael and His Merry Band of Angels: https://www.nicollemorock.com/episode-58-saint-michael-and-his-merry-band-of-angels
Subscribe to Nicolle’s newsletter, find her books, or book a healing session at https://www.nicollemorock.com/
The talented Mr. Jeremy Moss http://jeremymosscomposer.com/ provides theme music (Listen through the end of the podcast to hear the whole theme song.)
Connect with Nicolle at www.peeppodcast.com and https://www.facebook.com/P.E.E.P.Podcast
Get merchandise at https://www.teepublic.com/user/peep-podcast
Learn more about the IONS telepathy study: https://noetic.org/blog/challenges-in-the-mind2mind-study/
Register for Nicolle’s 2025 Wake County Public Libraries Haunted Carolina Program: https://wakegov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7kSqiBNtQMKH0-GkiKTWEQ#/registration
Read the transcript of Episode 42: My UFO Experience: https://www.nicollemorock.com/episode-42-transcript-my-ufo-experience
Read the transcript of Episode 58: Saint Michael and His Merry Band of Angels: https://www.nicollemorock.com/episode-58-saint-michael-and-his-merry-band-of-angels
Subscribe to Nicolle’s newsletter, find her books, or book a healing session at https://www.nicollemorock.com/
The talented Mr. Jeremy Moss http://jeremymosscomposer.com/ provides theme music (Listen through the end of the podcast to hear the whole theme song.)
Connect with Nicolle at www.peeppodcast.com and https://www.facebook.com/P.E.E.P.Podcast
Get merchandise at https://www.teepublic.com/user/peep-podcast
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I write fantasy because the world doesn't want to believe
my reality. Stay tuned for how my real life experiences
have influenced my books. Welcome to the Peak Podcast. I'm
(00:42):
your host, Nicole Morock, and I'm grateful you're here. The
two big ideas behind the Peak Podcast are to show
that the paranormal is more normal than most people think,
and to connect the science to the SI, including esp psychokinesis,
and intuition. And this episode you'll learn how my own
paranormal and supernatural experiences end up in my short stories
(01:06):
and novels. But first, I have a few announcements. Number one,
the registration link for my Wake County Public Library's Haunted
Carolina presentation is live and the link is in the
show notes. I'm only doing one presentation this year and
it will be virtual via zoom. Space is limited, so
(01:27):
if you want to join us on Monday, October twentieth,
twenty twenty five, at seven pm Eastern Time, you must register.
Here is the event description. Paranormal investigator, podcaster and author
Nicole Morock will dive into common tropes found in horror
(01:49):
movies and compare them to the nuggets of reality that
inspire popular films, pulling from her own research and experiences
and using a combination of common since in dry humor,
she'll show you how to determine if you're up against
the supernatural or if you've just seen too many scary movies.
(02:10):
This event will not be recorded, which is kind of
a bummer, and it means that if you want to watch,
you need to register as soon as possible. Second, I
follow and financially support Allience the Institute of Noetic Sciences,
and they are looking for participants in a study about telepathy.
(02:33):
They need pairs of people who experience mind to mind
communication with each other who can fulfill the time, commitment,
and attention required, and they're having a difficult time finding them.
Since science plus PI is my tagline and that is
the epitome of the study, I'm putting the link for
(02:54):
information in the show notes. If you think you fit
the bill, please sign up and tribute to the advancement
of knowledge about telepathy. Now back to this episode's topic,
the paranormal experiences that influence my writing. They say, write
what you know, so it only makes sense that my
(03:16):
characters and their stories are shaped by my life experiences
rather than depending on autobiography or memoir, of which I
have one. I prefer to casually see my paranormal supernatural
experiences into fiction. Since I write fantasy, it's pretty easy
to get away with it. In fact, that's probably why
(03:37):
I write fantasy. I've published five books and several short stories.
Don't look for the first novel because I retired it
a couple of years ago. It was an okay story
that needed to be written, and the process was somewhat
cathartic and definitely a learning experience. But it was a
(03:58):
first book, and my writing has greatly improved since releasing it.
I retired it because I'd hate for someone to find
it and read it as a first impression and then
decide my writing wasn't worth their time. The Tritium Hypothesis
is my second book, and it's the first in the
Raina Smith series. It follows the adventures of a small
(04:22):
town paranormal investigation group who live in the mountains of
eastern Tennessee. There's a mysterious hum a UFO flap, and
a friend that goes missing. It only made sense for
me to work my own UFO siding into the story
by letting Raina have a similar experience. I was kind
enough to give her a fellow witness so she didn't
(04:44):
have to question her own sanity. I've already shared my
UFO story on the podcast in episode forty two, so
you can go back and listen if you haven't already,
or read the transcript, which I'll link to in the
show notes. The Dark Season is the sequel to the
Tritium hypothesis, and it deals with a supernatural entity, ghosts,
(05:09):
and the idea that rather than helping a person dealing
with those things, some churches would rather kick the person
out of the congregation. It's a sad reality that my
paranormal investigative group was made aware of by one of
our clients that suffered from that experience. To this day,
I still get angry thinking about how much it hurt her,
(05:31):
so I wrote my rebuttal to her minister. In the storyline.
I also included some of her claims about what was
happening in her home, the archangel Michael, spontaneous mediumship through dreams,
assistance from the other side, and how flipping to a
random page in the Bible gave me the message I
needed for a different client. If you listen to the
(05:54):
last episode, you heard Rosa and me talk about our
experiences with Saint Michael the Archangel, and if you go
back to episode fifty eight you can hear the whole
story or read that transcript. I'll read an excerpt from
the Dark season now to share how my flipping to
a random page in the Bible experience worked its way
(06:16):
into the story. She closed her eyes and said a
prayer before opening it. Lord, show me what I need
to know for my work on Saturday. With her eyes
still closed, she opened the book and let the pages
fall where they wanted to. Then she opened her eyes
(06:37):
and smiled at what she saw. It wasn't the first
time she had opened a Bible to a page in
the Book of Tobit, chapter six. Now listen to me, brother,
we will speak about this girl tonight so that we
may arrange her engagement to you. Then when we return
(06:57):
from Rages, we will take her and bring her back
with us to your house. But Tobia said to Rafael
in reply, Brother Azariah, I have heard that she has
already been given to marriage to seven husbands, and that
they have died in the bridal chamber on the very
night they approached her. They would die. I have also
(07:20):
heard it was said that a demon killed them. So
now I too am afraid of this demon, because it
is in love with her and does not harm her,
but it kills any man who wishes to come close
to her. I am my father's only child. If I
should die, I would bring the life of my father
and mother down to their grave and sorrow over me.
(07:45):
They have no other son to bury them. Raphael said
to him, do you not remember your father's commands? He
ordered you to marry a woman from your own ancestral family.
Now listen to me, brother, do not worry about that demon.
Take Sarah. I know that tonight she will be given
(08:06):
to you as your wife when you go into the
bridal chamber. Take some of the fish's liver and the
heart and place them on the embers intended for instance,
and an odour will be given off. As soon as
the demon smells the odor, it will flee and never
again show itself near her. Raina closed the Bible and smiled, Yes, sir,
(08:31):
she said, with her eyes raised to heaven. It may
not be a fish's organs, but I've got some nice
sweet grass in stage. If you're wondering why the Book
of Toba isn't in your copy of the Bible. My
guess is that you're looking at a Protestant version of it.
Toba is one of the books that Martin Luther removed.
(08:52):
It still exists in Catholic Bibles, and if you enjoy
paranormal and supernatural stories, it's worth reading. As far as
spontaneous mediumships through dreams, I have had several throughout my lifetime,
and I think I've spoken with guests of the show
about a few of them. As an EmPATH, I've learned
(09:14):
to put up my psychic walls most of the time
because it keeps me from feeling everyone's emotions and physical
pain for the most part. So if the deceased loved
one wants to reach out to me, they have to
do it when I'm asleep because that's when my walls
are down. I don't mind those dreams, but I usually
wake up crying because I don't want the visit to
(09:36):
be over. Still, I'm sure i'll see them again when
I make it to the other side of the veil,
so don't worry about me. Speaking of dreams, I've written
at least two short stories based on the very vivid
dreams that stuck with me, the Trial and the Companion.
To be clear, it's not the same the trial that
(09:58):
is the bonus chapter for Daughter of Mystic Moon. I
have a few more dreams that I will probably do
the same with eventually, including one that I had last
year that I refer to as the Demon Rave. My
third book is autobiographical, verging on memoir, and it covers
my experiences and lessons learned over a decade of investigating
(10:20):
reportedly haunted locations with the National Society of Paranormal Investigation
and Research INSPIRE. I've read several chapters from on the podcast,
including episode fifty eight Saint Michael and His Merry Band
of Angels, so feel free to go back and listen
or read the transcripts to episode seventy six, The Evil
(10:44):
ex Husband ninety nine. It started with the Ouiji Board
and one oh five epicon at the Old Cavalier Hotel.
If you like those episodes, you might be interested in
buying Please don't call me psychic on Amazon. Daughter of
the Mystic Moon, which you might be tired of hearing
about by now, is the new one that is also
(11:07):
seated with my own experiences, but in a different way.
The main female character, Serena, is an energy healer, so
I've drawn upon the truths I've learned as I've traveled
my path to becoming a practitioner. Keep in mind that
the book is medieval fantasy, so Serena's adventures are much
grander than anything I've ever done. But explanations of healing
(11:32):
energy coming from the palms of her hands and not
her crystals, well, that's based on reiki projecting energy for protection.
I do it pretty regularly. Crazy crows that attacked as
if controlled by a wizard. I actually have a story
I'll though much tamer for that one too. I won't
(11:53):
share it here because I don't want to convict a
family member. I'm not the only author to work my
own paranormal experiences into my writing. It's an easy way
to share a story while hiding behind a fictional storyline.
I just see no reason to hide anymore. My paranormal
(12:14):
freak flag has been flying for years, so the world
might as well know what they'll get when they read
my work. And if you do read it, I hope
you enjoy it. Thank you for listening. If you have
an idea for an episode, topic or better yet, If
you want to share your own personal paranormal experiences of
(12:37):
any type, use the contact format peppodcast dot com to
get in touch. That's peep podcast dot com. Remember that
stands for people experiencing everyday paranormal. I am happy to
hear from you. Sharing our stories helps people realize that
(12:57):
the paranormal is much more normal than they think. While
you're there, subscribe to my newsletter to keep up with
the podcast and all my creative and energetic endeavors. I
usually only email it once a month, unless I have
a special event for you to know about, like the
one on October twentieth. You'll receive briefs on recent episodes,
(13:20):
information on any upcoming appearances, and some occasional fun extras.
If you enjoy the podcast, please give it some rating
love on your favorite podcast app, Share it with friends
and subscribes. You don't miss an episode. Ratings, reviews and
shares help platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify know it's
worthy of surfacing to new listeners. As we build our audience,
(13:45):
we have more chances to hear their paranormal stories. A
huge thank you to everyone who has given the show
some love. You're helping it grow. No matter how you
support the show, listening, telling others about it, or any
other way, I absolutely appreciate your being here. Thanks again
for listening. Stay safe and be well. Come out the
(15:11):
way because my black eyes there. Because but when the
same they out sis the out seven, said the sect
(15:45):
after sir past STI
I write fantasy because the world doesn't want to believe
my reality. Stay tuned for how my real life experiences
have influenced my books. Welcome to the Peak Podcast. I'm
(00:42):
your host, Nicole Morock, and I'm grateful you're here. The
two big ideas behind the Peak Podcast are to show
that the paranormal is more normal than most people think,
and to connect the science to the SI, including esp psychokinesis,
and intuition. And this episode you'll learn how my own
paranormal and supernatural experiences end up in my short stories
(01:06):
and novels. But first, I have a few announcements. Number one,
the registration link for my Wake County Public Library's Haunted
Carolina presentation is live and the link is in the
show notes. I'm only doing one presentation this year and
it will be virtual via zoom. Space is limited, so
(01:27):
if you want to join us on Monday, October twentieth,
twenty twenty five, at seven pm Eastern Time, you must register.
Here is the event description. Paranormal investigator, podcaster and author
Nicole Morock will dive into common tropes found in horror
(01:49):
movies and compare them to the nuggets of reality that
inspire popular films, pulling from her own research and experiences
and using a combination of common since in dry humor,
she'll show you how to determine if you're up against
the supernatural or if you've just seen too many scary movies.
(02:10):
This event will not be recorded, which is kind of
a bummer, and it means that if you want to watch,
you need to register as soon as possible. Second, I
follow and financially support Allience the Institute of Noetic Sciences,
and they are looking for participants in a study about telepathy.
(02:33):
They need pairs of people who experience mind to mind
communication with each other who can fulfill the time, commitment,
and attention required, and they're having a difficult time finding them.
Since science plus PI is my tagline and that is
the epitome of the study, I'm putting the link for
(02:54):
information in the show notes. If you think you fit
the bill, please sign up and tribute to the advancement
of knowledge about telepathy. Now back to this episode's topic,
the paranormal experiences that influence my writing. They say, write
what you know, so it only makes sense that my
(03:16):
characters and their stories are shaped by my life experiences
rather than depending on autobiography or memoir, of which I
have one. I prefer to casually see my paranormal supernatural
experiences into fiction. Since I write fantasy, it's pretty easy
to get away with it. In fact, that's probably why
(03:37):
I write fantasy. I've published five books and several short stories.
Don't look for the first novel because I retired it
a couple of years ago. It was an okay story
that needed to be written, and the process was somewhat
cathartic and definitely a learning experience. But it was a
(03:58):
first book, and my writing has greatly improved since releasing it.
I retired it because I'd hate for someone to find
it and read it as a first impression and then
decide my writing wasn't worth their time. The Tritium Hypothesis
is my second book, and it's the first in the
Raina Smith series. It follows the adventures of a small
(04:22):
town paranormal investigation group who live in the mountains of
eastern Tennessee. There's a mysterious hum a UFO flap, and
a friend that goes missing. It only made sense for
me to work my own UFO siding into the story
by letting Raina have a similar experience. I was kind
enough to give her a fellow witness so she didn't
(04:44):
have to question her own sanity. I've already shared my
UFO story on the podcast in episode forty two, so
you can go back and listen if you haven't already,
or read the transcript, which I'll link to in the
show notes. The Dark Season is the sequel to the
Tritium hypothesis, and it deals with a supernatural entity, ghosts,
(05:09):
and the idea that rather than helping a person dealing
with those things, some churches would rather kick the person
out of the congregation. It's a sad reality that my
paranormal investigative group was made aware of by one of
our clients that suffered from that experience. To this day,
I still get angry thinking about how much it hurt her,
(05:31):
so I wrote my rebuttal to her minister. In the storyline.
I also included some of her claims about what was
happening in her home, the archangel Michael, spontaneous mediumship through dreams,
assistance from the other side, and how flipping to a
random page in the Bible gave me the message I
needed for a different client. If you listen to the
(05:54):
last episode, you heard Rosa and me talk about our
experiences with Saint Michael the Archangel, and if you go
back to episode fifty eight you can hear the whole
story or read that transcript. I'll read an excerpt from
the Dark season now to share how my flipping to
a random page in the Bible experience worked its way
(06:16):
into the story. She closed her eyes and said a
prayer before opening it. Lord, show me what I need
to know for my work on Saturday. With her eyes
still closed, she opened the book and let the pages
fall where they wanted to. Then she opened her eyes
(06:37):
and smiled at what she saw. It wasn't the first
time she had opened a Bible to a page in
the Book of Tobit, chapter six. Now listen to me, brother,
we will speak about this girl tonight so that we
may arrange her engagement to you. Then when we return
(06:57):
from Rages, we will take her and bring her back
with us to your house. But Tobia said to Rafael
in reply, Brother Azariah, I have heard that she has
already been given to marriage to seven husbands, and that
they have died in the bridal chamber on the very
night they approached her. They would die. I have also
(07:20):
heard it was said that a demon killed them. So
now I too am afraid of this demon, because it
is in love with her and does not harm her,
but it kills any man who wishes to come close
to her. I am my father's only child. If I
should die, I would bring the life of my father
and mother down to their grave and sorrow over me.
(07:45):
They have no other son to bury them. Raphael said
to him, do you not remember your father's commands? He
ordered you to marry a woman from your own ancestral family.
Now listen to me, brother, do not worry about that demon.
Take Sarah. I know that tonight she will be given
(08:06):
to you as your wife when you go into the
bridal chamber. Take some of the fish's liver and the
heart and place them on the embers intended for instance,
and an odour will be given off. As soon as
the demon smells the odor, it will flee and never
again show itself near her. Raina closed the Bible and smiled, Yes, sir,
(08:31):
she said, with her eyes raised to heaven. It may
not be a fish's organs, but I've got some nice
sweet grass in stage. If you're wondering why the Book
of Toba isn't in your copy of the Bible. My
guess is that you're looking at a Protestant version of it.
Toba is one of the books that Martin Luther removed.
(08:52):
It still exists in Catholic Bibles, and if you enjoy
paranormal and supernatural stories, it's worth reading. As far as
spontaneous mediumships through dreams, I have had several throughout my lifetime,
and I think I've spoken with guests of the show
about a few of them. As an EmPATH, I've learned
(09:14):
to put up my psychic walls most of the time
because it keeps me from feeling everyone's emotions and physical
pain for the most part. So if the deceased loved
one wants to reach out to me, they have to
do it when I'm asleep because that's when my walls
are down. I don't mind those dreams, but I usually
wake up crying because I don't want the visit to
(09:36):
be over. Still, I'm sure i'll see them again when
I make it to the other side of the veil,
so don't worry about me. Speaking of dreams, I've written
at least two short stories based on the very vivid
dreams that stuck with me, the Trial and the Companion.
To be clear, it's not the same the trial that
(09:58):
is the bonus chapter for Daughter of Mystic Moon. I
have a few more dreams that I will probably do
the same with eventually, including one that I had last
year that I refer to as the Demon Rave. My
third book is autobiographical, verging on memoir, and it covers
my experiences and lessons learned over a decade of investigating
(10:20):
reportedly haunted locations with the National Society of Paranormal Investigation
and Research INSPIRE. I've read several chapters from on the podcast,
including episode fifty eight Saint Michael and His Merry Band
of Angels, so feel free to go back and listen
or read the transcripts to episode seventy six, The Evil
(10:44):
ex Husband ninety nine. It started with the Ouiji Board
and one oh five epicon at the Old Cavalier Hotel.
If you like those episodes, you might be interested in
buying Please don't call me psychic on Amazon. Daughter of
the Mystic Moon, which you might be tired of hearing
about by now, is the new one that is also
(11:07):
seated with my own experiences, but in a different way.
The main female character, Serena, is an energy healer, so
I've drawn upon the truths I've learned as I've traveled
my path to becoming a practitioner. Keep in mind that
the book is medieval fantasy, so Serena's adventures are much
grander than anything I've ever done. But explanations of healing
(11:32):
energy coming from the palms of her hands and not
her crystals, well, that's based on reiki projecting energy for protection.
I do it pretty regularly. Crazy crows that attacked as
if controlled by a wizard. I actually have a story
I'll though much tamer for that one too. I won't
(11:53):
share it here because I don't want to convict a
family member. I'm not the only author to work my
own paranormal experiences into my writing. It's an easy way
to share a story while hiding behind a fictional storyline.
I just see no reason to hide anymore. My paranormal
(12:14):
freak flag has been flying for years, so the world
might as well know what they'll get when they read
my work. And if you do read it, I hope
you enjoy it. Thank you for listening. If you have
an idea for an episode, topic or better yet, If
you want to share your own personal paranormal experiences of
(12:37):
any type, use the contact format peppodcast dot com to
get in touch. That's peep podcast dot com. Remember that
stands for people experiencing everyday paranormal. I am happy to
hear from you. Sharing our stories helps people realize that
(12:57):
the paranormal is much more normal than they think. While
you're there, subscribe to my newsletter to keep up with
the podcast and all my creative and energetic endeavors. I
usually only email it once a month, unless I have
a special event for you to know about, like the
one on October twentieth. You'll receive briefs on recent episodes,
(13:20):
information on any upcoming appearances, and some occasional fun extras.
If you enjoy the podcast, please give it some rating
love on your favorite podcast app, Share it with friends
and subscribes. You don't miss an episode. Ratings, reviews and
shares help platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify know it's
worthy of surfacing to new listeners. As we build our audience,
(13:45):
we have more chances to hear their paranormal stories. A
huge thank you to everyone who has given the show
some love. You're helping it grow. No matter how you
support the show, listening, telling others about it, or any
other way, I absolutely appreciate your being here. Thanks again
for listening. Stay safe and be well. Come out the
(15:11):
way because my black eyes there. Because but when the
same they out sis the out seven, said the sect
(15:45):
after sir past STI
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