Fulton, a graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in journalism, started her career in 1969 at the Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News. She took an early retirement in 2007 and has been a freelance writer since then. She is a member of Religion Newswriters Association and has won awards from the journalism organization for her work. Fulton also has been honored by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association, the Headliners Club of Austin, and the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Fulton, an Episcopalian, lives in Abilene and is active in her church