It officially started on May 22, 2022, but behind the scenes? That began earlier.

It began with an idea, as all books do. A Pinterest pin about Little Red Riding Hood investigating the true story behind each fairy tale. That pin sparked something. A vague concept that kept percolating and growing until, finally, I put down the first ideas for what would eventually become IRON.

None of those ideas were incorporated into the final book. Chamonix had a different name, there was magic involved...