Fuller, born and raised in Oxfordshire, studied sculpture at Winchester School of Art in the 1980s, working mainly in wood and stone, before embarking on a marketing career. She began writing fiction at the age of 40 and holds a master's degree in creative and critical writing from the University of Winchester. Of the process, she told a fellow writer, "Getting the words down is torture. Once they're written, I love rewriting, editing and polishing."R. F. Hunt's blog. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
