Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Fay E. Simon nurtured and developed a love for writing from an early age. She started out writing short stories for an English class, and took first place in several local short story and poetry contests. In high school, she served as a member of the editorial staff of the creative writing magazine and wrote a number of short skits for her acting class. Fay tried her hand at writing several different screenplays (still in progress), only to return to her first love, writing novels. Today she lives near Los Angeles where she continues to write and coach new writers online.