Anne grew up, the fourth of eight children, during the late sixties and seventies near Cleveland, Ohio. She developed an enduring love of literature and theater in elementary school. She graduated from Northwestern University and studied writing and education in graduate programs at the University of Cincinnati. She's lived in Chicago, rural Tennessee, and at present resides and writes in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood with her husband and two beloved shelter dogs, Australian shepherds Gemma and Josie.