What inspired you to start writing?
In fifth grade, I loved both art and writing. My teacher told my mother, “Encourage her writing over her art.” Which… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
Burnout and boredom. Seriously, though, I always loved to write – submitted my first sci-fi short story to Asimov’s Magazine when I was in… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I’ve been a reader for as long as I can remember. During one particular book club meeting, I found myself criticizing a… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
It’s difficult to pinpoint that definitive moment when the lightbulb went on, I picked up the quill, and I decided I was going to… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I have been a storyteller since I remember myself. I was an only child and I spent most of my time immersed… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
Growing up an only child on an isolated horse farm in Texas, I amused myself reading and wandering in nature. The farm animals and… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I was telling stories, and acting out plays with friends before I could write. Then when I could write, my mom started paying me… Read more
The Journey is Never Done. Kind of Like Housework.
Kathryn Ptacek
We’ve come a long way, baby. Well, if you were alive many decades ago, you’d recognize that… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
It was a short journey from comic books to science fiction novels. My mother used to read comics to me along with Dr. Seuss… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I’ve always been interested in telling stories, be it verbally or through poems, I even wanted to do comic books at one point. I… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
Reading. I read a lot. And eventually, I started wondering if I could recreate the things I loved so much about reading. My earliest… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I started writing as a kid. While there was no single catalyst, I was largely inspired by online writers posting their stories to… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
It was simply fun. I was young when I first started making up stories, maybe 7 or 8 years old and when I won… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
When I was pregnant with my kiddo I was terrified of losing my identity as a person and being reduced to little… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I got started in fourth or fifth grade and had some teachers encourage me as I got older, letting me know in one… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I’m from a storytelling family and culture. Exchanging stories at family gatherings, as we go about our chores, as we’re spending time together… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
I was inspired to start writing by seeing the 1999 movie The Mummy. I had made two horror movies but, they were low-budget… Read more
By Tom Joyce
Horror authors are fond of setting their stories amid dark, twisty hallways full of potential perils lurking around every corner. Maybe it’s a matter of “write what… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
Probably my love for reading! I’ve always loved books and learned to read at age four. I was one of the kids who read… Read more