R.S. Fleming was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and has lived in Pierrefonds, Quebec; Mississauga, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Prince Edward County, Ontario. He served for twenty-five years in the RCAF as an aviation technician and instrument electrician and was awarded a Canadian Forces' Decoration and clasp as well as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for meritorious service. Fleming is now a full-time author.