Karen McCombie is the bestselling author of numerous children's and teenage books, including the series
Ally's World,
Stella Etc,
Indie Kidd and novels
An Urgent Message of Wowness and The Raspberry Rules. Before becoming an author she worked for teen magazines such as
J17 and
Sugar.
Originally from Scotland, she lives in London with her husband, young daughter and assorted cats, who all give her inspiration for her books, whether they like it or not.