Tiffany Jean Solod (Williams), was born in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, and had a diverse upbringing due to her father's US Army career, living in various locations like Panama, North Carolina, Germany, and Pennsylvania. When her father retired in 1994, her mother, an educator, settled the family in Sanford, North Carolina. After graduating from Lee County Senior High in 2002, TJ initially studied music at Campbell University but left and later transferred to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), graduating in 2011 with a BA in English with a minor focus on Children's Literature and Childhood studies. Later she returned to UNCC and received a Master's degree in Secondary English Education in 2016.

TJ taught for over 13 years in public education. Mostly in English Literature at the high school level, but also taught Middle School ELA as well as college adjunct courses in writing, and college transfer success.

She transitioned to a new role working for a local community college building integrated education training in October of 2024.

TJ has been a writer her entire life, but was first published in 2023 with her first novel, Rise of the Wicked: Creation and went on to publish the sequel in 2024. Her primary genre of writing is Fiction and she prefers to write in the sub-genres of Horror and SciFi, but she also dabbles in other areas as well.

TJ currently lives in the Charlotte NC area with her husband and three children, as well as two dogs and two cats. She loves music, whiskey, wine, good food (especially sushi and tacos), firepit nights, movies, walking and yoga. She also prefers to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot tea and recommends everyone tries it.

For updates on future projects, be sure to follow her on her social media sites!