1. I'm so glad you gave me this opportunity to interview you. Can I ask, why you chose me?
You didn’t act Hollywood
when I met you at the Full Figured Pageantry in Jersey.
2. What do you expect to get from this interview? What is it you want
people to know about you or
your series of books?
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People on social sites complain
about being bored. My interviews are the cure to getting rid of boredom in your
life. As far as my books, readers will know they’ll get their money’s worth
because even if they dislike the books, they’ll still get something from them.
3. Who inspired you to become a writer?
Winning 25 dollars on a Malcolm X
essay that bested everyone in the 4th grade level of my elementary
school inspired me…when I was in the 4th grade of course. The rest
is history.
4. Have you been on a book tour? If so what cities have you
visited?
I pick and choose the places I
wanna hit up. Some markets are stronger than others. Philly, Detroit, Atlanta,
Delaware, Miami, DC, Boston, NYC, New Jersey, and Virginia are places I’d hit
up so far. I still gotta hit up the West Coast.
What’s funny is that I haven’t
done a book signing in Chicago
(where I’m from), but that’s mainly due to industry politics.
Asking questions gave me insight
of what they go through. Then I let my imagination run its course. I’ve been
dating plus size women for awhile, so in a lot of cases I didn’t have to do the
homework because I knew the homework.
6. Do you agree that "Thick is the new thin?" Why?
Thick is NEVER the new thin
because plus size women were always attractive to the public eye. The Sarah
“Saartijie” Baartman story tells you that. Google her. It’s just that society
loves to front on the big girls and make way for their slender counterparts.
There maybe a racial undertone to
the shunning of thick women because women of African descent are mostly known
for wide hips and large butts. You know it’s hard for Black women to get props
for their beauty as it is, but overall, it’s hard for big girls of all shades
to get some shine for their beauty.
7. Have you always dated full figured women? And what makes you
so attracted to them?
Blame my uncle’s ex-wife for
walking out the room half naked when I was 3 years old. She was full figured
with some tig ol biddies. Seeing her half naked changed my life forever.
Full figured women are attracted
to me for some reason. I don’t size discriminate, but most of my dates have
been plus size women.
8. What type of full figured woman do you find attractive? For
example, conservative, candid,
spontaneous etc. And why?
A woman with some common sense
who can hold an intellectual conversation even if I disagree with her is
attractive. That makes me horny. Physical attraction is just the icing on the
cake, not the cake itself.
9. If you had to choose a feature that you loved the most on a
full figured woman what would it be?
This must be a trick question
because I’m an ass man. My answer is generic as hell, but it is what it is. A
round basketball ass with wide “baby making hips” is a plus. I love palming
asses.
10. There isn't a lot of fashion in your series, do you not like what
full figured women are wearing?
Clothes don’t make the woman, the
woman makes the clothes. I write stories to bare the soul of my characters, not
write a book that’s a glorified commercial for brand name clothes, cars, shoes
and alcoholic beverages without me getting paid for it.
11. What sort of outfit would you like to see?
Outfits like dresses, skirts,
blazers, fishnet stockings, or anything sexy but classy unless I’m writing an
erotic scene where a woman is wearing only her birthday suit with “phuck me
pumps” if I want her kinky
I like to be different. I use
certain phrases to describe chapters without giving them away. In the original
THICK novel I used foods, and in the sequel I used funny phrases. I dare to
stand out, and it worked since you asked me a question about my table of
content.
13. Your main character seems to be all over the place when it comes to
relationships. Is this a reflection of the author?
My characters are based on
imagination and what I see and hear on the regular. Some of my characters are
all over the place because they’re chaotic. Life is chaotic, and that reflects
a lot of my characters. The goal for them is to either find themselves, or
forever get destroyed by their recklessness.
14. Which character is your favorite of the series? And why?
My favorite character in the
THICK series so far is Born Life. He’s the person I might’ve become if I was
wild and uncivilized.
15. In regards to preparation, how did you come up with story lines?
And what mindset did you put
yourself into in order to create this series?
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I write a quick outline and work
from there. My imagination crushes the outline once I freestyle the story and
find my groove. I already know what I wanna write in the series. I just gotta
execute what I have in mind.
That’s the hard part.
16. When you write do you know how you want the story to end? Or do you
let it flow and figure it out as you go?
I don’t know how the story ends
until I write. Hell, I constantly change the story in my mind as I write once I
get the feel of a story. That’s why it takes me 9 months to complete a novel. I
don’t wanna rush when I know I can do better.
17. In the intro section you said "Invest in your career."
What advice would you give aspiring writers interesting in a career in publishing?
Master the art of writing by
taking a creative writing course at a community college. I majored in
Journalism and minored in English a 4-year university, but you don’t have to
spend an arm and a leg to get your feet wet with writing. Just take a writing
course or two, or participate in a writing fellowship to get a feel of how
others view your work.
I sharpened my swords to take off
heads before I stepped foot in the book game. You only get one good crack at a
first impression once you release your debut novel. Also know the business. If
the business side isn’t right, nothing else matters regardless of how talented
you are.
I bombed with my first novel. My
first novel (which shall remain nameless) sold very well, but a lot of people
didn’t “get it” because the writing style was too literary, meaning you
wouldn’t understand the style unless you had a clear understanding of
metaphors, symbolism, motifs and other literary devices. It was the type of
book you’ll read in class instead of your vacation. I switched my style and put
the most profound messages in a simpler form without the bells and whistles.
In other words, I got to the
point and kept it simple without dumbing down.
19. In Thick When the Chances are
Slim, you've said that you can appreciate a woman's physical self without
perversion. Can you elaborate?
I can look at a naked woman
without the urge to sleep with her. That’s why my books covers are illustrated
the way they are. Some people criticized the book covers of THICK 1 and 2, but
I make no apologies for how they were drawn. I purposely made them artistically
erotic to subconsciously put the thought in people’s minds that plus size women
are sexy, too.
We shouldn’t be afraid of
nakedness, but society is so undisciplined and tainted to the point where the
days of walking on earth clothes-less without worries are over. This isn’t the
Garden of Eden. It’s a jungle. That’s why women gotta cover up more when they
dress up so guys, and society at large, can focus on their inner beauty instead
of plotting on ways to get in their jeans or judging them.
20. In regards to writing, publishing, and promoting what would you
have done differently?
I would’ve written the THICK
series first. The THICK style is simple enough for everyone to follow. It’s
catchier. My first novel was too difficult for a lot of readers to follow.
That’s when I realized that people read fiction for entertainment purposes and
not necessarily for the poetics of the writing.
21. How do you plan to deal with the switch from hardcover or paperback
book to that of the digital
book?
eBooks are the devil, but I’ll
eventually convert my paperbacks to digital because people nowadays act like
they can’t read a book unless it’s digital. It’s funny because they’ve been
reading hardcover and paperbacks for years. Now they act like it’s a sin to not
read eBooks.
Society is slowly but surely
becoming enslaved by technology, but hey, it is what it is.
22. What else can we expect for the "Thick" series?
Expect your money’s worth. I bust
my ass when I write so you can bust your ass at work to spend 15 bucks on one
of my books. Fair exchange is no robbery.
23. What's next for Nah'Sun?
Who knows…I might get into
porn…anything’s possible.
24. Where can we find your novels?
You can find my novels at any mom
and pop spot, and also hit up the company’s website @ www.nahsunblaze.com to get an
autographed copy of my books once you order.
Peace
Nah’Sun the Great
Blogspot: http://www.nahsun.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nahsun1
Website: http://www.nahsunblaze.com
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This was truly an awesome interview. Thank you Nah'Sun and Dominique for really informing us about yourself, your writing and the current novels that are are out. I will definitely look into reading more about you.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Mayra
Thank you so much there is more to come!
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