T J DobsonT.J. Dobson was born at a young age, to parents, in a hospital. It's mainly been downhill since there, and there are those who feel the whole thing has been poorly planned from the out. A childhood in Melbourne's inner north followed, and things ran s best as could be hoped for in a family of four boys and their mum.A love of fantasy was instilled in youngling T.J. by his mother who introduced him to the worlds of Narnia, Middle Earth, Redwall, and Hogwarts in their nightly reading sessions. As is the case with many, high school English classes at times took the shine off reading, as books which wouldn't have made the TBR if they weren't on the booklist were analysed to within an inch of their lives in classrooms where varied reading levels meant that the pace was at best lacklustre, and at worst... the worst.Some amazing English teachers need to be acknowledged and there were those who brough Shakespeare to life, illuminated Orwell, or did the introductions with Albert Camus' Stranger.It was at college in North Carolina where a public speaking class run by a former NC poet laureate, and an American Literature class run by an amazing professor inspired T.J. to begin dabbling in poetry. Poetry expanded into mutant prose journal entries and eventually, the decision to write novels. Read More Read Less