J T GroblerI live with my awesome husband and phenomenal daughter. We share our space with two formidable, but kind souled, Staffordshire terriers - my dog of choice. But honestly, anything that let's me hug it, surely has a kind soul. When I'm not writing, I'mprobably strolling with my furry friends through the local farmer's vineyards or dawdling along the beach. I can often be found watching an active slipway. I'm also blessed with a pair of African Grey parrots who love to jabber about what I said earlier. My favourite authors while growing up were Enid Blyton, and Carolyn Keene. What bliss it was, solving those mysteries. And when I got my hands on Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, followed shortly by The Water Babies, a love of fantasy was born. I got my first writing job from a third-grade teacher - 100 lines of I must not eat in class. Read More Read Less