K.L. Going was born on August 21, 1973 in Rhinebeck, New York, USA. She is a writer, known for Fat Kid Rules the World (2012) and King of the Screwups. She has been married to Dustin Adams since February 5, 2006. They have one child.
She graduated from Wallkill Senior High School in in Wallkill, New York, and Eastern College in St. David, Pennsylvania where she was a Sociology major and a Biblical Studies minor.