NRR: Can you tell us how you got
started in writing?
I started early. In high school. I
used to carry spiral notebooks around with me and write in them because back
then I didn't have a computer. So really, if you want to write, just do it.
There's no reason you can't get started now.
NRR: How were you inspired to write
THE IRON FAE series?
Faeries, the old, ancient fey, not
the glittery winged sprites, have always fascinated me. But I wanted to
write a book that was different than other faery books. So I began
thinking: what are the fey afraid of? The answer, in most ancient mythos,
is iron. Faeries can’t stand the touch of iron and steel. So, what
if there was a new type of fey that had evolved with progress over the
years? What if they weren’t only immune to iron, their existence was
slowly poisoning and corrupting the lands of the traditional fey? And I
realized we already have “monsters” in machines: gremlins, bugs, viruses,
ect. And from that thought, the Iron fey were born.
