hippyshade

wow, I just went and read this, and was genuinely shocked. It's literally just a massive collection of lies and misrepresentations

Hi Mr. Nix, I am a huge, huge fan of your work, particularly the Keys to the Kingdom series, the sheer depth of imagination that is present in that series really inspired me to making reading a hobby. I was given Mister Monday as a gift when I was young and was completely hooked from the very first chapter! I read it and anticipated the rest of the series throughout my childhood and early teens, and my mind was blown that there could be such depth and complexity and imagination and yet in my opinion you managed to end it in such a satisfactory way that was completely in keeping with the tone and themes of the series!

My questions are: How much of a challenge was it coming up with all of the vibrant, colourful, and completely unique sections of the house with each book?

Where did the inspiration for the mechanics of the House and its Denizens and rules come from?

thanks so much for doing this, it's so exciting to be able to read all these responses!