Editing Terry Brooks (section)

==Early life==
Brooks was born in the rural Midwestern town of [[Sterling, Illinois]], and spent a large part of his life living there.<ref name="Terry Brooks' Bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.terrybrooks.net/bio.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000902105359/http://www.terrybrooks.net/bio.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2000-09-02 |title=Terry Brooks' official biography |access-date=2008-05-19 |last=Speakman |first=Shawn |year=2008 }}</ref> He is an alumnus of [[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]], earning his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in English literature in 1966.<ref name="Terry Brooks' Bio"/> He later obtained a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from [[Washington and Lee University]]. He was a practicing attorney before becoming a full-time author.<ref name="Terry Brooks' Bio"/>