Cathy Neal was born in Hanford, California. She graduated from Lemoore High School, Lemoore, California. After graduation, she continued her college education at West Hills Jr College, Coalinga, California, and has an Associate Degree in Business Education, and a minor in Psychology. She attended California State University, Fresno (formerly Fresno State), and majored in Business Administration. Her writing career extends to 20 years; and her first poetry writing was published in the Poetry Writers Book titled, “You Didn’t Know Nothing About That” in 1992.