Hailing from Memphis, TN, Autumn moved west after high school to earn a B.A. in English Teaching. She is also a graduate student of USC's Masters of Professional Writing program, with an emphasis in writing for stage and screen. Autumn has worked as a humor and entertainment columnist for The Orange County Register since 2005, shortly after her best-selling graduation gift book Real World 101: A Survival Guide to Life After High School was published by Adams Media.