Kate Leibfried grew up in Northern Minnesota among horses and pine trees. Her girlhood dream to be a writer was almost squashed in her post-college years by piles of practicality and reason. Fortunately, she never lost sight of that dream and is now a full-time writer (when she is not working as a freelance marketer or tutor). Leibfried writes in the style of magic-realism and has been inspired by some of the greats, primarily: Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Neil Gaiman. She currently resides in Minneapolis, MN and spends her free time tromping around the lakes.