Ben Weber
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N.K. Jemisin:
You're one of the few high profile authors I've encountered with their own Patreon and it seems to be a very successful endeavor. What made you decide to launch a Patreon to support your work, and why don't you think more authors take this approach to help fund their writing efforts?
N.K. Jemisin
Well, I explained this on my Patreon, but basically I decided to do it because something had to give. I had two full time careers and (at the time) an aging, ill parent. It was either quit my day job (which was the initial reason for me going on Patreon) or, IDK, die young of stress-related illness. -_- Patreon works great if you have an audience, period full stop. If you're a newbie, Patreon will not help you, or at least not that I've seen. But even mid-list authors are generally able to get some support from Patreon. What it comes down to is whether your readers want to see more work from you. If they do, they support. If they've never seen your work, though, you have to do that groundwork first.
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Kate Lansky
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N.K. Jemisin:
The sex (Inheritance bks) is all with male gods. There's a level of trust and power play here, especially since the women have limited agency. How might the power dynamics differ with goddess sex? Is this a dynamic you'd thought about? is the god-sex a side effect of straight female MCs (exception in bk 3)? If you were to portray a goddess/mortal relationship, how would you show that same power imbalance?
Kade Mascarella
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N.K. Jemisin:
First, a compliment, The Fifth Season Trilogy was brilliant! I've recommended it to many friends who complained about the use of second person and claimed this caused them difficulty reading. My question is why did you make this choice and do you care that this seems to cause some readers to not become immersed in the story? (You shouldn't, it's their lose)
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