Loftin's experiences with fictional young adult literature and modern-day fictional novels. Loftin was born in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Growing up on Nancy Drew, Loftin explains how that impacted their life growing up and how those stories contributed to their childhood, which is discussed in the beginning of the interview. Loftin also had experience in reading fictional young adult literature published more recently, such as The Hunger Games and Fourth Wing, which is explored towards the end of the interview.