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Nora K. Jemisin Quotes

Nora K. Jemisin

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

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I am a linear thinker in a lot of ways.

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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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A fantasy novel set in something other than medieval Europe, featuring an almost entirely black cast, is considered risky.

Nora K. Jemisin

It's hard out here for a fantasy writer, after all; there's all these 'rules' I'm supposed to follow, or the Fantasy Police might come and make me do hard labor in the Cold Iron Mines.

Nora K. Jemisin

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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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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With epic fantasy, there is a tendency for it to be quintessentially conservative in that its job is to restore what is perceived to be out of whack.

Nora K. Jemisin

Fantasy is fantasy. It's fiction. It's not meant to be a textbook. I don't believe in letting research overwhelm the fiction. That's a danger of science fiction in particular, as opposed to fantasy. A lot of writers forget that what they're doing is supposed to be art.

Nora K. Jemisin

I was raised to be very wary of the police. I was raised to stay away from them unless you absolutely have to. Because they're dangerous.

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Reactionary movements can't sustain themselves unless they find something new to catch and burn on.

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