Missy Meyer was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, but moved to Florida in order to work for the world’s largest mouse. (She’s also had an amazing variety of jobs, including singing improv comedian, game show host, bank teller, webmaster, pizza chef, accountant, camp counselor, and casino dealer.) From 2012 to 2015, she drew the web comic Holiday Doodles . Missy is also a prolific font designer and illustrator.

Missy is married to Scott Meyer, the guy behind the web comic Basic Instructions and the author of Off to Be the Wizard and the Magic 2.0 series of books. They currently live near Phoenix, Arizona, with their two cats.