Kody was born and raised in rural western Kentucky, where she attended high school and began writing her first long pieces of fiction. Kody wrote THE DUFF during her senior year at McLean County High School.

Kody is now twenty and lives in New York City, where she continues to write YA novels.

She loves books, Converse tennis shoes, New York City, and popular TV teen dramas. When she isn't writing, she's spending time with her friends and exploring New York City.

Kody is a contributor to the writing blog YA Highway and a member of the contemporary, realistic YA fiction group The Contemps.