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When I start a new novel, I often write 'test chapters' in different tenses and from different points of view in order to figure out which is best to tell the tale.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

I am a linear thinker in a lot of ways.

I write what feels real. I write things that are informed both by my own experience and by actual history.

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

I read a lot of history for fun.

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

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Talent alone gets you nowhere. You really have to have the grit, and you gotta have a love for people.

I want more movies like 'Straight Outta Compton.' Showing our stories of triumph, we'll make it through, and we'll get to something better.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

Having wires strewn across your couch and across the floor is a big deal to a lot of people.

I'm trying to get people to see that we are our brother's keeper. Red, white, black, brown or yellow, rich or poor, we all have the blues.

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