It takes practice to do anything unique within this field, period, in writing, practice doing anything unique in writing. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
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. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
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. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
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. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
I would love to just write and not have everything I say or do turn into a political battle. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
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. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
Readers seem to really like the fact that what I’m writing is not traditional fantasy. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
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. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
