A California native, A. C. McMillin began writing as a teen. She holds a Bachelors degree in Medieval Studies from the University of California at Davis, and is currently obtaining credentials from University of Oxford, in English Local History. She also has a lengthily scholarly background in Law and Medicine.
She is a nationally ranked equestrian as well as an award-winning artist and Shakespearean actress. She will be continuing her studies in the autumn of 2015 at the University of Reading in their Graduate Program for Medieval Studies in the United Kingdom.