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- Yes.
- Oops!
- Leafpool
- Yes!
- Disaster!
- Jayfeather.
- There wasn't really a set standard. Remember that when we started writing these we never thought that it would get so big, and so we were 'flying by the seat of our pants', you might say!
- Warriorcats.com, or amazon.com. But please bear in mind that release dates can change at very short notice, for the most trivial-seeming reasons, so don't get too mad if they switch!
- I don't think so, because after losing their last life they would be dead and join StarClan.
- No - they would take up too much of her time and attention. However, a she-cat who had had kits could become deputy and then leader once the kits were out of the nursery.
- I don't actualy feel famous, though it's lovely to get fan mail - it makes me feel special :) And I'm delight we inspire so many would-be authors. it makes me feel very proud.
- Yes, they will. I like the way we're following Firestar's dynasty, with each generation getting more and more involved in Clan life. It shows that a kittypet can truly become part of a Clan!
- Out of the warrior books I loved A Dangerous Path - it was so fastpaced and well written. When I was a kid, I loved the Carbonel books.
- They certainly have some powers, like appearing to living cats and in dreams, but I don't think they could ever be as powerful as StarClan. They certainly couldn't give lives.
- Definitely! I love their names, for a start, so I wouldn't want to waste them. Haven't quite decided what they'll do yet...
- I looked up my name on the warriors website and it came up as Mousepaw. Which I LOVE because I consider myself to be nothing more than an eager apprentice when it comes to writing stories - there's still so much to learn! And my mother has always called me Mouse because I'm small and have mousy brown hair. So it's the perfect name for me!
- Tui Sutherland, who wrote Seekers Book One. She's a star!
- They might want to if they were too ill to care for the Clan properly, but I don't know how that would work. Could they give back their nine lives? But remember that when ShadowClan drove out Brokenstar, he still remained leader in the eyes of StarClan, and they didn't give Nightpelt his nine lives.
- I'd love to listen to music but it influences me too much! If the music is loud and strong and swirling, all the cats rush into battle. And if it's slower and dreamier, they all start falling in love! Which is a disaster, as you know.
- I like to think of myself as a warrior, but I suspect I'd have to be a kittypet!
- Kittypet definitely - give me a cosy armchair and a warm fire any day!
- Bake chocolate brownies; walk my dog Missy; hang out with friends; plan to redecorate my house ; think about new stories; play with my adorable nephews Tana and Will, both aged two, and my gorgeous niece India, who is six months old. I'm a VERY proud aunt!
- Thinking up names for all those right now would take too long I'm afraid, Starsight. But I'll ponder on it later
- I try to make sure that they all have exciting storylines and strong characteristics so that Kate and Cherith enjoy writing about them. They take turns to "lead" the story, and I guess they're at the best when they're centre stage, dragging the others behind them.
- Because they caught a cold very soon after they were born, and kept sneezing! Or maybe they had an allergy to moss...
- Not all warriors hate Twolegs, especially those that were once kittypets, or Graystripe who was treated very kindly by them when he was taken away from the forest. But I can't imagine any lasting friendships between an active Clan warrior and a Twoleg because Twolegs wouldn't understand the significance of a warrior's way of life. As for dogs, it would be very tricky because of the language barrier.
- Yes, if they believe it's for the good of the Clan. Not sure how StarClan would feel about issuing a new set of nine lives, though. It would mean a lot of extra strength for a Clan. But, thinking about it, I think if a leader decided to retire, they would have to go to the Moonpool and tell StarClan themselves, and lose all remaining lives except one, to make them like a regular cat.
- I'm a cross between grumpy old Mousefur and nurturing Leafpool.
- I suspsect she has a small crush on him, but who wouldn't. He's gorgeous!
- She's still living a cosy kittypet life with her twolegs and growing fatter by the year - just like my cat Flower.
- When Onestar became leader of WindClan, he wanted to make his Clan strong and independent. But it had such a long history of being helped by ThunderClan that the other Clans didn't respect WindClan as much as Onestar wanted. He tried to ask Firestar not to interfere, but Firestar just wanted to help out his old friend in his tricky early days of leadership. Finally, the only way Onestar could see to make his Clan strong and independent was to turn his back on his friendship with Firestar.
- The herbs are mostly taken from a herbal written by a man called Nicholas Culpeper in the 16th century. So people once thought they worked and some of them really do. But don't ever try to use them.
- Well, the title doesn't say "Return", exactly... It says "Rise", which means we'll follow his early life, from when he was a kit until he becomes the monstrous figure that nearly did for all the Clans in the forest. I have to confess I had a lot of fun with the storyline, especially coming up with an explanation for the collar studded with dogs' teeth.
- She's silver with blue eyes, as she's based on a real cat belonging to one of my co-workers, James. He's a huge fan of Millwall Football Club, which is based in London. So Millie's real name is Millwall!
- Sometimes I do, at other times it can be distracting because I end up listening to the music and not writing.
- No, he just felt responsible for her because she had been his apprentice His heart belongs to Sandstorm
- If they found something like that, they would have to name it, so yes.
- Maybe Rusty would have gone home and there would have been no story.
- Firepaw came into the Clan at a crucial time when there was a threat from both ShadowClan and RiverClan, so he had plenty of opportunity to show the qualities of a warrior. For Birchpaw, that wasn't the same, and also the journey and settling into the new home took up so much time.
- He can't see into all the Clans, so his vision is more limited than it would be from StarClan. The idea of the warrior ancestors looking down on the cats below is deliberately left mysterious - it's not like they literally sit on clouds in the sky!
- I love the sound of it, and it suits a kit with a fiery pelt.
- I love the idea, even though I don't play video games myself. I think it depends on a movie being made first.
- I'm not sure I have any: I do like 'heart', especially for Brightheart, and I like 'silver' and 'thorn' for the first part.
- Warriors came about because our publisher, HarperCollins Inc, asked me to come up with a fantasy story about feral cats. I wasn't hugely keen, I must confess, because I couldn't imagine coming up with enough ideas. Kate came on board as the writer shortly after the first storyline was bashed out; I invited Cherith to join for Book Three because I knew she was a brilliant writer who loved cats. One story stretched to six, then nine, then twelve, and now there will be OVER THIRTY books by the time we get to the end.
- I'd love to do a novel about StarClan. Pretty please, Vicky?
- Do you think he was in the tunnel? Do you think perhaps he knew the tunnels so well, he knew of a place where he could go to be safe when they flooded?
- I need perfect silence to write. If I put music on I kinda float away into my own thoughts. I'm easily distracted.
- Probably not, because it would make them sound like a member of StarClan. Also, you'll notice that we don't use the word "spirit" in the books at all, because it has very human connotations, I think.
- Tigerclaw had really huge, fiercesome claws, and Brambleclaw was named in honor of him.
- At the end of Book Four: Eclipse.
- I don't think he was bad enough for that. I kind of sympathized with him for wanting to be leader after Tallstar's death, seeing as he'd been deputy for ages and ages. I think StarClan would feel the same; even though they'd support Tallstar's decision and give Onestar his nine lives, they wouldn't punish Mudclaw any more by banning him.
- There is a SkyClan symbol! I drew it on tour last year, to the amusement of everyone because I'm truly hopeless at drawing. It looks like a mountain peak with a tiny crescent moon in the sky. It hasn't appeared on a book yet but it should pop up in the SkyClan special edition.
- Because it's what they do!
- Before.
- Birchfall and of course Graystripe.
- Does she? Oh good! That means I can put her demise into Code of the Clans, which comes out next year. And sorry for the inconsistency...
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