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Reminder for $50 and $100-tier patrons: Check your addresses!
Just a quick FYI -- since THE CITY WE BECAME comes out on March 24th in the US, I should be receiving my author copies sometime in the next month. As You Know, Patrons, those of you in the top 2 patronage tiers get a free signed copy of any new publications of mine. But every time I've done this, a few copies come ...
Worldbuilding Lecture
This isn't really exclusive content, note; I give this talk at MFA programs, cons, and writing workshops, all the time (most recently at Sarah Lawrence college, as you can see). Making it public, given that. But if you haven't been to one of those, maybe you'll enjoy this. ETA: Ooh, Patreon did NOT like tha...
So you want me to give a 2018 wrap-up.
Which I guess I should do. Granted, 2018 was an amazing year for me, professionally. Hugo #3! NYT bestseller! I finished the first Cities book, for now titled THE CITY WE BECAME! I was guest editor for BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY! I met Neil Gaiman and LeVar Burton! I got Magpie! All awesome stuff.But 201...
November Cat (and author!) Pic
Fellow fantastic fantasy author Kate Elliott is visiting me! She's just blowing through town to do some Srs Author Bzns before she's off to World Fantasy. And Magpie luuuuuuurves her because she plays with him all the time. I suspect she might try to steal him when she leaves. Given that he was just chewing on ...
Patreon's new tune
Hi folks. So, I've heard all over Twitter about Patreon's new fee structure. I'm still reading up on it and trying to wrap my head around it, but this article seems to be a good writeup on the basics... and the associated problems.So at this point, all I'm going to say is -- I wish Patreon had chosen to...
So you're blocked on Twitter...
Making a primary post about this, since not everyone sees comments. Because I use an autoblocker to reduce harassment on Twitter, it's easy for "friendlies" to get blocked. The most common problem is if your account looks like the account of a newbie -- which harassers use during bombardment campaigns -- by...
Survey Results! Also: Qs for Q&A?
Hi folks. As I've mentioned, I've had other stuff going on lately, but am getting back into things. Better late than never, I'm now taking questions for the March Q&A for patrons, which will obviously be a little late. Let's say get your Qs in by Friday night/Saturday morning at midnight EDT, and I'...
Bonus cat pic
Hi folks. IDK if you've seen my social media for a bit, but re my recent (patron-only) posts from Mom's, where I'd gone down to look after her affairs while she was in the hospital... She did not get better. She passed away, peacefully, on March 9th. I stayed to handle the memorial and interment, and just g...
August Q&A Video
Sorry it's late; had a lot of trouble uploading on YouTube. This one CONTAINS SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate! Because today is Launch Day for the book, I'm going to make this video public -- but these are questions posed by my patrons, who are awesome for helping me have the time to write more and faster.I hope ...
Streaming for Diverse Games
https://ineeddiversegames.net/2016/08/08/join-us-for-a-special-twitch-stream-with-guest-nkjemisin-others-on-august-11th/Hi folks, just a heads-up. On Thursday evening I'll be participating in a live stream on Twitch with Tanya D of the non-profit group I Need Diverse Games, in order to promote INDG. You can support...
8 days and counting...!
We're in the runup to launch day for The Obelisk Gate. Some of you have your copies already, but for the rest of my patrons, for this month's Q&A video, tell me the biggest questions you neeeeeeeeeed to have answered from The Fifth Season! I won't spoil anything in books 2 or 3, but I'll tell you in whi...
Surprises all around!
Folks, I just realized this Patreon has grown to over $5000/month. That's so far beyond my initial expectations that my mind is blown. Thank you.And for those of you who support me at the $50 and up level, surprise #2: I just got my author copies in! It'll take me a day or two to sign and package them, and get ...
June's Posts
Hi patrons and interested others!Well, here we go. I've prepped a short story draft for the Early June Exclusive Content posting, which will go out tomorrow (June 1st) sometime. Since we've reached the patronage level that means at least two posts of exclusive content per month, with all patrons getting access ...
Guest Post: Raising Money for LGBTQ Health Care, the Progress We've Made
Here's a thing I would've put on my blog at nkjemisin.com, but since it's ideal for people who are already familiar with Patreon, I thought it might be better to put it here. Hope you don't mind! From Rachel Swirsky, Nebula winner and fellow skiffysta, who's trying to raise money for a good cause....
OH MY GOD
This is amazing, y'all. Thank you. Thank you.
Well, this is a surprise
Posted this Patreon barely an hour ago and already I've got over $500/month in pledges! Holy crap!I'll be posting the monthly short story and other rewards sometime this weekend. Just note that until we hit the $2000/mo goal, I won't be able to provide many newly-written stories or chapters, because -- well...
