Nnedi Okorafor

It's more fun to write villains. They are more of a challenge, and I get a sick kind of pleasure out of delving into their minds. There's rarely emptiness, and there is almost always deep intelligence.

I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy.

I love and am terrified of the water, particularly the ocean.

I love writing about monsters and food.

I love ocean life. I'm fascinated that so much of it remains unexplored by human beings. Diluted seawater consisted of nearly the same concentration of elements and minerals as blood plasma. They've got the same amount of sodium, too.

Who Fears Death' addresses the push and pull in African culture that powerful women face when their culture has certain duties and beliefs that can stifle them.

I see the world as a magical place. Therefore, it was only natural that magic wafted from my fiction like smoke.