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for bringing the red wolf population back from extinction, according to his website.

“I was in charge of the red wolf reintroduction program for a dozen years,” Smith says. “We let the red wolf go in Florida, Southern California, Mississippi and Tennessee—and that led directly to the gray wolf introduction in Yellowstone.”

The renaissance man even scooped up oily otters at the Exxon Valdez spill site in 1989, saving hundreds.

But the world-traveling author says he always had writing on the back of his mind.

Smith recalls receiving a manual typewriter from his parents at the age of 5, which imprinted his mind forever.

“It was my favorite possession. I spent hours in my room clacking away on that old typewriter,” he recounts. “I didn’t know how to spell and I barely knew how to read, but I loved the sound and the look of the letters on the crisp, white paper.

When it comes to finding inspiration for his writing, Smith says he leans into topics that interest him—like animals or nature. And he encourages all aspiring writers to do the same. “I write about things that are important to me,” he says. “I think everybody should do that because you’re going to spend a year or two working on one thing and it has to be very important to you.” The animal enthusiast also notes, “Inspiration doesn’t cause writing; writing causes inspiration.”

Although he lives, breathes and eats storytelling, it isn’t always rainbows and sunshine, he clarifies.

“I wake up early seven days a week and I write,” Smith explains. “If I just sat around and waited to be inspired, nothing would ever get done.

“I just start writing and that’s where the inspiration comes from,” he adds. “It comes from the actual act of trying to tell a story.”

The novelist, who says his favorite book is Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” is keeping his hands full.

With a few new books underway, Smith is gearing up to continue sharing his talents across the country and the glob—with an Arizona trip never out of question.

“I’m under contract for several new books and working on a series and so forth,” he says. “I’ll be all over the U.S. and I speak all over the world, but I would love to come back to Arizona.”

To request a school visit from Smith, contact his wife, Marie, at marie@rolandsmith.com.

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