Nora K. Jemisin Quotes Nora K. Jemisin There's a thriving field of self-published stuff in, particularly, black fiction. I don't know that other groups of people of color have that same recourse. Black Color Field Groups Know Particularly Black Fiction People Recourse Same Selfpublished Stuff Stuff
I would love to just write and not have everything I say or do turn into a political battle. Nora K. Jemisin
Within the sphere of steampunk, there seems to be a rapidly growing subsphere of gadgetless 'neo-Victorian' novels, most of which attempt to recapture the romance of the era without all the sociopolitical ugliness. 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
Reconciliation is a part of the healing process, but how can there be healing when the wounds are still being inflicted? Nora K. Jemisin
I've always believed that as an artist, as a writer, you need a lot of contact with other people to make your art good. 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. Nora K. Jemisin
To some degree, as I move outside of the exclusive genre audience, the exclusive genre issues don't bother me as much. Maybe that's just speculation. Nora K. Jemisin
Reactionary movements can't sustain themselves unless they find something new to catch and burn on. Nora K. Jemisin
The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to most people. Elwyn Brooks White