Susanne Ackstaller was born in 1966. After studying economics she has been working for several industrial enterprises. Since 2009, she has been writing her sucessful blog Texterella "for women, not for girls" (mentioned in various German women's magazines such as Brigitte, Donna, and myself) about fashion and other things of beauty in the life of women over 40. In 2021, her first book was published, The best time for good style, a style guide without rules. In 2023, her next book, about joy, will be out, published also by Knesebeck Verlag.