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Almost any author interview includes some variation of the questions “When did you know you wanted to be a writer?” or “How did you become a writer?” Readers are intrigued by what inspires and informs an author's writing. Having a good answer in your back pocket can be helpful in formal interview settings and at author events. M. Todd Gallowglas, writer, critic, and educator, shares his early inspirations for becoming a writer. The first story he remembers writing was for a creative writing assignment in the third grade. He quickly got lost in his world filled with goblins, ghosts, and vampires and couldn’t stop writing.This exercise made him realize the possibilities of his imagination and kick-started a love for fantasy stories by authors such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Listen to this bestselling fantasy author's inspiring journey in the clip below!