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A chat with Julie Kagawa

What inspired you to write The Iron Fey series?

I’ve always loved faery tales, the old, creepy faery tales, where the fey were primal and wicked and dangerous. But when I first began writing a faery story, I got to thinking: what are the fey afraid of? In myth, the answer is iron, so what if there was a type of faery that was immune to iron, that had evolved with progress and technology? How would that affect the more traditional fey? And then I remembered we already have “creatures” lurking in machines: gremlins and bugs and worms and such, and from that thought the Iron Fey were born.

Who is your favourite character in the series?

I would have to say Ash, because I have a thing for dark, brooding bad boys who can wield pointy objects. But Grimalkin runs a very, very close second.

What is your favourite aspect of the faery world?

All the strange, beautiful, and fascinating creatures you can

meet in Faery. Be it a dragon or a kelpie or a talking cat, it’s never boring.

Is there one element from The Iron Fey universe that you would like to exist in the real world?

Trods, or faery paths between worlds, would be nice. It would make travel so much quicker.

Did you always want to be a writer?

Not always. I wanted to be a veterinarian for years and years, until high school, when I realised you actually had to be somewhat good at math and science to be a vet. And since numbers hate me, I figured making up stories and writing them down would be much easier. (Though I can tell you now, it’s not.)

Of the books you’ve written, which is your favourite?

The Iron King, the first book of The Iron Fey series, will always have a special place in my heart because it was the first to get published. But so far, I think The Iron Queen is my favourite book I’ve written.

Do you have a writing routine?

I’m one of those extremely lucky authors who gets to stay home and write, so I start in the morning and try for at least a thousand to twelve hundred words a day.

Favourite author of all time?

Oh goodness. There are too many; I can’t pick just one. I will say Neil Gaiman is one of my favourite authors, because his books are so inspiring. (And he has a sexy voice.)

Which book do you wish you could have written?

Harry Potter. And not just because of Rowling’s success; because I love the world and want to live there.