Marilyn E. Burrows became enthused with writing at an early age. She had many mentors along the way with the most notable ones being a few teachers in her final years of high school. Along the way, she has worked in business (as a proprietor) as well as working in the social services field as a front-line worker. Working with such a diverse set of people only increased her desire to create worlds in which they grow and prosper.

Her parents were prairie folk who moved to the West Coast before she was born. Within her first few years of life, they had to deal with things they never dreamed of, such as a major tsunami and a culture that differed from the one they had grown up in.

She still resides on the West Coast with her husband, Doug and their two kittens. Her adult children live nearby.