Jane Thompson was born and raised in Oklahoma City. She attended the University of Oklahoma, where she received a Masters' Degree. When she was 37, after years of searching for the solutions to her problems, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and started the long journey to find the proper medications. When she finally did so she was able to find employment and worked as a social worker, a teacher, a paralegal, as well as a writer. She now lives in Georgetown, Texas.