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New Release / Giveaway: Transform the World Anthology

Transform the World

There’s a new hopepunk book out in the Writers Save the World anthology series from Other Worlds Ink: Transform the World. And there’s a giveaway. FOURTEEN WAYS TO CHANGE THE PLANET Income inequality is worse than it was in the Roaring Twenties. Corporations are moving fast and breaking things, and the social contract seems to be falling apart, aided by social media disruption and division on steroids. There has to be a better way. We asked fourteen sci-fi writers to come up with innovative ways the world could work better. Universal basic income, smaller communities, AI voting, and learning to … Read more

WHAT IF: We lived in a truly Genderless Society?

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Every Wednesday, we’re asking a what-if question – how would our world be different if something were changed? Today’s question is from QSFer Scott: Is a truly genderless society possible? What would it look like? Or is one where no one cares about which gender you are more likely? Share your serious scientific analyses, and random thoughts on the topic on our FB and MeWe Groups: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Deepfakes

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Deepfakes are here – you can now make fairly realistic videos of other people saying what you want them to say. How will this change society going forward? Source article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/25/deepfake-video-apps/ Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS & WRITERS: All-Queer Societies

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Writers, have you ever written a spec fic story featuring an all-queer society? Tell us about it. Readers, what are your faves? Writers: This is a reader and writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic.

FOR WRITERS: Writing a Warming World

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: As the climate changes, there will be all kinds of ramifications – on the physical world, on society, and on our institutions. How do you forsee the world changing? What sci fi nuggets can we pry out of it? And can we somehow make a difference in the shape of things to come? Join the chat

FOR READERS/WRITERS: Privacy in Telepathic Societies

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FOR READERS/WRITERS Today’s topic comes from QSFer Kethric Wilcox: The issue of privacy in telepathic societies, do you prefer the open invasion style of Star Trek’s Betazoid style telepaths or the regimented only with a contract and permission style of Babylon 5’s PsiCorps style or is their a happy middle ground between the two? Join the chat