Karen (Kara) Brueggeman is the author of Fruzzle's Mystery Talent, several self-help books, as well as the creator of the Life Blueprint Planner. Karen was born in Chicago, Illinois, and has always had a love of writing. From a young age, Karen would write short stories and monologues. Karen continued her writing while she went to USF, where she graduated at the top of her class. Karen also worked as a success coach for many years, but always found herself going back to writing. She fell in love with kid's books that not only entertained the child, but also gave a positive message, so she began to write. Karen is in the process of working on a whole series that involve the Fruzzles and other positive messages.