However, because of her dad's lack of support, Leicht went on to study 3D animation at Austin Community College instead.
She was employed as a graphic designer and, after the dot-com bubble burst of 2001, worked at a bookstore called BookPeople where she learned a lot of the publishing process.
[9] Leicht takes some inspiration for her writing from personal experiences with denominations of Christianity.
She loves Kung Fu because it is the only martial art that was created by a woman for women.
[11] According to her website, Stina is pronounced as Tina with an S added to the front and Leicht is Lite, exactly like the beer brand.