What sort of person do you imagine the author of the novel to be?

I imagine the author of the novel to be the type of person that thinks outside of the box. I feel this way because the book is written in a way where it jumps from a current scene to backround information. Also, you only understand the message at the end of the book because the author doesn't just give all the information in the beginning, but she drops one or two small hints at a time.