How To Write The Future

“What about the future are you trying to determine? Is it a specific kind of technology? A cultural behavioral pattern? A system of running companies? A way of feeding people? Language evolution? Where in society today are people asking the hard questions or making some new discoveries?”

In high school, I would spend every week reading Omni magazine in the school library. Today I often read Science Daily. Both of these sources of information play huge inspirations into the questions I ask about the future. 

In this episode I talk about Amy Webb’s book (that shares the same name as the title of this episode) and delve into her six-step methodology, offering my viewpoint for each step. I use my own Janey McCallister sci-fi mystery novels as an example and some of the decision making process for that series. 

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1) Where do you look for inspiration in writing the future?

2) What are you trying to determine about the future?

3) How can Amy Webb’s six step methodology help your writing?

Summary:

1) Beth Barany runs the How To Write The Future podcast for science fiction writers who want to write positive futures and bring those stories successfully out into the marketplace. She shares how Omni magazine was one of her early inspirations and why.

2) In today's podcast episode titled ‘The Signals are Talking’ Beth will talk about Amy Webb's book (that shares the same name) and recognizing different patterns from the fringes of society. She also uses her own Janey McCallister sci-fi mystery story as an example and shares some information in her decision making for her series.

3) Beth asks “Where can you go to find people working maybe on the fringes of society that is not published in mainstream media? Can you talk to those people?” Read those articles. Watch those interviews and notice that inspiration is coming from places that aren't naturally making headlines.

4) Additionally, in the second part of the podcast episode, Beth delves into Amy Webb’s six step methodology and shares her informative viewpoint for each step that Beth herself will revisit going forward.

RESOURCES
Amy Webb, The Signals Are Talking: https://books2read.com/thesignalsaretalkingwebb  ; and her organization: Future Today Institute: https://futuretodayinstitute.com/

SCIENCE DAILY:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/

TALK TO A WRITING COACH
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/talk-to-a-writing-coach/ 

Connect with me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BethBarany

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethbarany/

EDITED WITH DESCRIPT
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MUSIC CREDITS
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PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
SHOW NOTES SUPPORT from Kerry-Ann McDade