KL Grady is one of those obnoxious writers who penned her first novel in utero. At least, that's what the family legend says.

In reality, KL wrote for fun and (no) profit while she pursued her bachelor's degree in the ever-exciting field of computer science. She realized after a few years of getting her geek on that she had to go back to grad school. Alas, the thought of an ungodly two years of computer science made her want to don a tangerine unitard and perform interpretive dance in front of city hall for quarters (or lattes). She feared for the sanity of those who might see her in her darkest hour, so she chose a grad degree at Seton Hill University in the Writing Popular Fiction program.

She's currently working on her thesis novel, an urban fantasy filled to the brim with crazy prophecies, a few tattoos, a hawt fey dude, and buttery grits.

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