Susan Seymour attended West Texas A&M University, where she received a BS in history with honors. She also has a bachelor of theology from Christian Life School of Theology. After graduating, Susan taught fourth grade, middle school history and art, high school art, geography, U.S. history, world history, government, and economics at a Christian school for eleven years. As a teacher, she became concerned with apostasy and the rapid drift from truth. Currently, Susan resides in Amarillo, Texas, and is the owner of a gift shop in Claude, the town where she was raised.