Laura Norden, an attorney living in California, started writing in 2013 to share stories of life with her husband and how he became known as the crabby traveler. Her blog, crabbytraveler.wordpress.com, details the funny experiences and adventures of meeting, marrying, and having a family with her crabby traveler. Having teenage children inspired her to expand her writing to young adult and teen novels. Laura published her first novel in 2014 about a teenage girl named Katya who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. She is currently writing a second novel, which continues Katya's story.