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Nora K. Jemisin Quotes

Nora K. Jemisin

It's human nature that we come in our own flavours, and it doesn't make any sense to write a monochromatic or monocultural story unless you're doing something extremely small – a locked room-style story.

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It takes practice to do anything unique within this field, period, in writing, practice doing anything unique in writing.

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Readers seem to really like the fact that what I'm writing is not traditional fantasy.

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In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate.

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I think most fiction focuses on uncomfortable settings because that's interesting.

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I've been very happy with Orbit and am thrilled that they're giving me more chances to explore my creative visions.

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Magic is the mysteries into which not everyone is so lucky, or unlucky, as to be initiated. It can be affected by belief, the whims of the unseen, harsh language. And it is not. Supposed. To make. Sense. In fact, I think it's coolest when it doesn't.

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I am a linear thinker in a lot of ways.

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My first series, the 'Inheritance' trilogy, in the first book, you were dealing with a woman of color from an impoverished culture, being brought up among wealthy, privileged white people and having to cope and perform in ways that she has not been raised to do, and that was obviously drawn from some personal experiences.

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If you can imagine something, it will be.

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Knowing about authors' beliefs helps you understand how those beliefs influence their writing, and things you thought meant one thing, once you've got enough information about that writer, you suddenly realize mean an entirely different thing. That makes a difference.

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