I don’t really understand why so many fantasy writers choose to focus on worlds that just seem strangely denuded. But to them, I guess it doesn’t seem strange. And I guess that’s their privilege. It isn’t mine. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
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. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
It’s the way the human brain works: when enough events occur in a pattern, we stop thinking and go into macro mode. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
A fantasy novel set in something other than medieval Europe, featuring an almost entirely black cast, is considered risky. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
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. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
Any writer kind of who knows what they’re doing goes forth and grabs a copy of an issue of something that they want to be published in, or they skim it online. They read what that market has been doing. They see a particular flavor of fiction. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
My first series, the ‘Inheritance’ trilogy, in the first book, you were dealing with a woman of color from an impoverished culture, being brought up among wealthy, privileged white people and having to cope and perform in ways that she has not been raised to do, and that was obviously drawn from some personal experiences. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
I’ve been very happy with Orbit and am thrilled that they’re giving me more chances to explore my creative visions. N. K. Jemisin Read Quote
