Linda Patterson grew up with cats, but developed an allergy to them by the time she was a teenager. Despite this, she brought cats back into her life after her marriage to a cat lover. They eventually owned three cats with very differently personalities who did not like each other. Patterson and her husband tried valiantly to keep calm in the household, but the antics only slowed down after visiting three cat behaviorists over the years. These later experiences inspired her to write this book.

As a small child, she and her brother were encouraged to tell stories at the dinner table. She continued telling stories graphically for thirty years as a designer and then in direct marketing where she fell in love with writing. Years later she combined her visual talents, verbal story telling and writing skill by producing stories for a public television magazine show.

She resides in North Carolina with her two cats, eighteen-year-old Riley and a new kitten, Stephanie.