"W.A.S" |
— Kate speaking to BlogClan members in BlogClan |
Kate Cary is one of the authors of the Warriors novel series, whom shares the pseudonym "Erin Hunter" with editor Victoria Holmes, and fellow writers Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland.[2]
Biography[]
- Kate Cary was born on November 4, 1967,[blog 1] during a storm, in England, outside of Birmingham. She studied history of witchcraft, madness, and women at the Royal Holloway College, London University, gaining a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History in 1989 and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Women's History in 1992.[3] She then moved to Scotland, living there for 12 years in the woods, and started writing there. In 1997, she had a son, named Joshua (Josh).[blog 1] In 2004, she moved back to England, and is now currently residing in a city in the north of England.[blog 1]
- She began writing Warriors after sending a sample of her writing to a company called Working Partners in 2001.[4][blog 1] They suggested that she work on a project they were going to start about feral cats, and after trying it out and sending her work to Victoria Holmes, an editor for Working Partners who had come up with the idea for Warriors,[4][blog 1] and Vicky liked her writing so Kate wrote the first two books.[4] Cherith Baldry was also recruited to help so that they could keep up with the fast publishing schedule.[blog 1]
- She has three cats, and their names are Miu-Miu, Flower[blog 1] and Bartholomew.[blog 2] Miu-Miu and Flower are brother and sister.[blog 1]
Quotes[]
"I have loved cats since I was a child. My dad gave me a kitten when I was six: a small black, gentle cat. She would follow me around the house waiting for me to sit down so she could clamber onto my lap and purr. Since then I have never been without a cat. Even at University I found a cat to love: a black tom who lived in the halls of residence. He would slip into my room and sleep on my bed and when I left the University and set up my own home, the first thing I acquired was a cat. I have three cats now. My eldest cat is a grumpy granddad of a cat who loves to sleep in the warmest place he can find to rest his aching bones. Flower and Miu-Miu are much younger; a brother and sister we found in a rescue home. They love it when I write; as soon as they see me at my keyboard, Willow settles himself under the radiator in my study and Flower curls up on the chair behind me, while Miu-Miu lounges across my desk pressing the keys with his paws with every languorous stretch. They graciously share their home with my partner Geoff and my seven-year-old son, Joshua, who love them almost as much as I do. Although our three cats are soft kittypets, I know that at night, while I'm tucked up in bed, they go out exploring a world all their own. Writing Warriors gives me the chance to imagine that world. I used to worry about my cats, out alone in the dark by themselves. But the ThunderClan cats have taught me that there is nothing for them to fear, only adventures to be enjoyed."[5]
Warriors books[]
- Into the Wild[6]
- Fire and Ice[7]
- Rising Storm[8]
- Dawn[9]
- The Sight[10]
- Dark River[11]
- Eclipse[12]
- Fading Echoes[13]
- Night Whispers[14]
- The Last Hope[15]
- The First Battle[16]
- A Forest Divided[17]
- Path of Stars[18]
- Thunder and Shadow[19]
- Darkest Night[20]
- The Raging Storm[21]
- The Silent Thaw[22]
- Darkness Within[23]
- A Light in the Mist[24]
- Sky[25]
- Thunder[26]
- Star[27]
- Bluestar's Prophecy[28]
- Crookedstar's Promise[29]
- Tallstar's Revenge[30]
- Moth Flight's Vision[31]
- Tigerheart's Shadow[32]
- Squirrelflight's Hope[blog 3]
- Leopardstar's Honor[33]
- Riverstar's Home[34]
Other books[]
- Bloodline (2005)[35]
- Reckoning (2007)[35]
- Signs of Love: Love Match (2012)[35]
- Seekers: Return to the Wild: River of Lost Bears (2013)[blog 4]
- Signs of Love: Paris Crush (2013)[35]
- Signs of Love: Destiny Date (2013)[35]
- Pippa Morgan's Diary (2015)[35]
- Pippa Morgan's Diary: Love and Chicken Nuggets (2015)[35]
- Pippa Morgan's Diary: Isle of Fright (2015)[35]
- Seekers: Return to the Wild: The Longest Day (2016)[blog 5]
- Pippa Morgan's Diary: Trouble and Squeak (2016)[35]
- Signs of Love: Stupid Cupid (2017)[35]
Trivia[]
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Characters[]
- Kate's favorite characters change with time, but her all time favorite character was Graystripe,[blog 6] before being topped by Frostpaw.[36] Other favorites include Yellowfang,[37] Jayfeather,[38] Lionheart,[blog 7] Bluestar,[blog 8] and Gray Wing.[blog 9]
- Her favorite Clan leaders are Leopardstar[blog 10] and Tigerstar.[blog 11][blog 12]
- Her favorite villains are Hawkfrost,[blog 13] and Tigerstar.[38]
- Her least favorite characters are Crowfeather,[blog 14] Squirrelstar,[blog 15] Hollyleaf,[blog 6] Sleekwhisker[blog 16] and Bumblestripe.[blog 17]
- Her favorite characters to write about are Bluestar and Yellowfang.[39]
- Her favorite Warriors shipping is Leafpool/Crowfeather.[38]
- Her favorite warrior names are Birchfall,[38] and Fernsong.[blog 18]
- Her least favorite death to write was Yellowfang's.[38]
- If she could be married to a Clan cat, she would choose Graystripe.[38]
- It was hard for Kate to write Jaypaw's point of view in the Power of Three arc, but easier than writing Hollypaw's or Lionpaw's.[38]
- She does not like Ashfur and she had stated that, "I feel Ashfur had a major hissy fit because he wasn't going to get to be on the A list, and it’s hard to respect him for that."[blog 19]
- If she could bring one Warriors character to life, Kate would pick Yellowfang to "give her a nice happy home in her old age."[blog 20]
- If she could be a Warriors character, Kate would be Mistystar.[39]
- Kate's favorite group outside the Clans is the Tribe.[blog 21]
Books[]
- Her favorite books to write and read were The Sight and Twilight, respectively.[37] However, in Erin Hunter Chat 3, her favorite book to write was Dark River.[38]
- The hardest scenes for her to write were the three chapter battle scene in Eclipse and the last battle scene in The Last Hope.[blog 13]
- Her favorite Warriors books are Bluestar's Prophecy,[blog 22] and The Sight.[blog 23]
- Her favorite arcs are The Prophecies Begin and Omen of the Stars, although she is also fond of Power of Three and Dawn of the Clans.[blog 24]
- When asked which scene that Vicky provided that was the most upsetting, Kate answered that Graystripe's kidnapping by Twolegs in Dawn.[39]
Other[]
- If she could be a Clan cat, she would be in RiverClan.[37] Her favorite Clan is also RiverClan.[blog 25]
- If she could be in a Clan, she would want to be leader.[37]
- If Kate would have a warrior name, it would be Crookedfang.[blog 26]
- Kate thinks there are other Clans beyond the lake with their own code and different prophecies.[blog 27]
Miscellaneous[]
- Her pseudonym on BlogClan is Cakestar, derived from a childhood nickname, despite not being a huge fan of cake,[blog 28] and imagines her as a long-furred russet colored female cat.[blog 29]
- Both Kate and Cherith write for about six hours a day.[38]
- In addition, Kate revealed that she and the other Erins typically do not get writer's block and once the main storyline is completed, it takes roughly eight to twelve weeks to write a Warriors book.[blog 30]
- Kate is squeamish and avoids mentioning gore when writing.[blog 31]
- Kate uses Warriors Wiki while writing for reference.[blog 32]
- When asked about the inclusion of same-sex couples in Warriors, Kate has said that because of where their books sell, they are not allowed to include the relationships. She says that their market extends to countries that oppose gay marriage.[blog 33][blog 34]
- Kate was not asked to provide dedications in books until the series became popular.[blog 35]
- Kate's favorite food changes, but her latest favorite is Chicken Caesar salad,[blog 36] and her favorite dessert is lemon meringue pie.[blog 37] She is fond of waffles as well.[blog 38]
- She does not like pineapple, and does not drink soda. She prefers tea or water.[blog 39] Her favorite tea is peppermint tea.[blog 40]
- Kate prefers zucchini in her salads, as cucumbers are too watery, but thinks they make nice-tasting burps.[blog 41]
- Her favorite colors are autumn colors.[blog 13]
- Kate's Harry Potter house is Hufflepuff.[blog 42]
- She has a fear of airplanes.[blog 43] If she could have a superpower, Kate would have teleportation or fast travel.[blog 44]
External links[]
- Kate's Book Website
- Kate's Facebook
- Kate's Twitter
- New "BlogClan"
- Old "BlogClan"
- Who is Erin Hunter? on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Author Profile: Kate Cary on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- A Good Death in Writing on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Forbidden Romance on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Destiny guides our paws... on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Darkness Within: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Leopardstar's Honor: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- A True Warrior? on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! A Light in the Mist: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Darkness to balance the light on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Riverstar's Home: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Author Kate Cary on "the most gentle warrior" on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Thunder: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Revealed on Fantasticfiction
- ↑ Revealed on Who is Erin Hunter? on the Warriors official website
- ↑ Revealed on Royalholloway.ac.uk
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Revealed on LinkedIn
- ↑ Revealed on a quote from Kate on the official Warriors website
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Into the Wild
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Fire and Ice
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Rising Storm
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Dawn
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Sight
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Dark River
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Eclipse
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Fading Echoes
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Night Whispers
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Last Hope
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The First Battle
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of A Forest Divided
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Path of Stars
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Thunder and Shadow
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Darkest Night
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Raging Storm
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Silent Thaw
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Darkness Within
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of A Light in the Mist
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Sky
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Thunder
- ↑ Revealed in an Instagram livestream (backup link)
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Bluestar's Prophecy
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Crookedstar's Promise
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Tallstar's Revenge
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Moth Flight's Vision
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Tigerheart's Shadow
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Leopardstar's Honor
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Riverstar's Home
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 Revealed on her personal blog
- ↑ Revealed on Kate's Instagram (screenshot)
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 2
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 3
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Erin Hunter video special: Exclusive anniversary interview on the Warriors official website (backup link)
Author references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 FAQs on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Silent Thaw Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Book News! on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ My First Seekers Book Out on Tuesday! on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Seekers#6: The Longest Day Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ River of Fire Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ BlogClan Tavern #8 on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ The Raging Storm Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Silent Thaw Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Spoiler Page: The Last Hope on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ River of Fire Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Silent Thaw Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ A Light in the Mist Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Path of Stars Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Silent Thaw Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Spoiler Page: The Place of No Stars on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Squirrelflight's Hope Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Spoiler Page: The Last Hope on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ The LAST LAST LAST Hope! on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Silent Thaw Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ BlogClan Tavern #8 on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Darkest Night Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Darkest Night Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Silent Thaw Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Darkest Night Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Kate Answers Questions: Moths on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Harry Potter Discussion Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Ask Kate Questions on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)