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Nora K. Jemisin Quotes

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.

Audience Degree Exclusive Genre Issues Me Move Outside Speculation

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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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I write for myself – but it is nice when other people like it, too!

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I would love to just write and not have everything I say or do turn into a political battle.

Nora K. Jemisin

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

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If you can imagine something, it will be.

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

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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.

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

There's a tendency in American thought – maybe elsewhere, but that's the culture I know best – to default to social Darwinism, even though even Darwin noted that's a misapplication of his ideas.

Nora K. Jemisin

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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