Nancy Blodgett Klein worked as a journalist as well as a magazine editor in the Chicagoland area for much of her career after receiving a master's degree in journalism from Boston University.

Later on, she earned a master's degree from Roosevelt University.Then she worked as a bilingual teacher to mostly Mexican students. In 2016, she retired to Spain with her husband Rick Klein. They are proud parents of two sons.

While living in Spain, Nancy keeps busy with yoga, singing in a choir, participating in a writers group and two book groups. She writes a blog called spainwriter.home.blog and regularly posts on Substack.