Jul 24 2022 9 mins 2
"What if we value the art of conversation and truly listening to other people and valuing what they had to say as one of our primary values? Well, now to me, that would be a positive future. No one would be a loser, and everyone would have their needs met."
I'm an eternal optimist who sees the world through rose-colored glasses. I've always been this way, and I've learned that there are many benefits to seeing the positive in life. This is what drew me into work on how to write the future. I'm here today to talk about what I mean by positive futures.
A positive future for everyone is what I'm envisioning - where all voices have a place, and everybody has equal access to education, housing, food, and water. I believe that this is possible, and I want to harness our ability to tell stories into visioning what is possible in a positive light.
In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. What are the benefits of seeing the positive in life?
2. What does it mean to have a "win-win" model?
3. How can we bring positive futures into being?
Summary
Beth Barany is an eternal optimist. She's creating a podcast for science fiction writers and creative writers who want to write positive futures and bring those visions into the marketplace.
In this podcast, Beth Barany shares what she means by positive futures and about values and different models that we live in.
By a positive future, she means that everyone has equal access to education, housing, food, water and medicine, and has a voice in the politics of their location. In the past 500 years, we've been living under a capitalist model that is designed to have winners and losers.
ABOUT THE HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace. Hosted by Beth Barany, science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers.
Tips for fiction writers!
This podcast is for you if you have questions like:
- How do I create a believable world for my science fiction story?
- How do figure what's not working if my story feels flat?
- How do I make my story more interesting and alive?
This podcast is for readers too if you’re at all curious about the future of humanity.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Start with Episode 01: Introduction
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/10918821-how-to-write-the-future-episode-01-introduction
Episode 02: Stepping into Another's Shoes
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/10969869-02-stepping-into-another-s-shoes
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Connect with Beth Barany: https://twitter.com/BethBarany
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c. 2022 BETH BARANY
