ieu ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁fant asy ▁fiction ▁author . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁at ▁Pres que ▁Is le , ▁Fle well ing ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁northern ▁Maine , ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁lived ▁on ▁both ▁coast s ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁all ▁experiences ▁that ▁are ▁reflected ▁in ▁her ▁writing . ▁She ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁a ▁house ▁painter , ▁a ▁ne cro ps y ▁techn ician , ▁and ▁a ▁free - l ance ▁editor ▁and ▁journalist . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁Douglas ▁Fle well ing ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁sons . ▁She ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Red lands , ▁California , ▁where ▁she ▁continues ▁to ▁write , ▁and ▁offers ▁lect ures ▁and ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Red lands . ▁Fle well ing ▁is ▁a ▁convert ▁to ▁Th i ề n ▁Buddh ism , ▁having ▁taken ▁her ▁v ows ▁with ▁Eng aged ▁Buddh ist ▁mon k ▁Th ich ▁N hat ▁Han h , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁pract ition er ▁of ▁Buddh ist ▁med itation . ▁Fle well ing ' s ▁writ ings ▁promote ▁femin ism ▁and ▁L GB T ▁causes , ▁having ▁said ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁these ▁topics , ▁" I ’ ve ▁always ▁believed ▁that ▁people ▁are ▁people , ▁and ▁it ’ s ▁wrong ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁against ▁them ▁just ▁because ▁of ▁what ▁gender ▁or ▁group ▁they ▁fall ▁into ." ▁