Today we sit down with author and anthropology and archaeology professor, Kurt Springs. He is going to share a bit about his love for writing, his inspiration and his work in this edition of 20 Questions. Please enjoy.

Q1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

I first started writing when I was in the fifth grade, that would have been in 1975 or so. I would write stories for English class. My teacher, Ms. Dougherty always encouraged me. I tried my hand at writing off and on through the years.

Q2) How long does it typically take you to write a book?

I don’t know that I have a typical length of time. Price of Vengeance was started in the summer of 2010, just when I realized how little call there was in academia for someone with a PhD. in European Prehistory. The draft was…