Most of the point-of-view characters in South are either under surveillance or doing the surveillance. How does surveillance in 2032 differ from what we have now in 2012? The sad and scary answer: not much. Most of the legal and technological plumbing is already in place and already being used….
I needed a topic this time around that wouldn’t turn into a major research paper. I’m on a roll in Act 3 of South and would like to get on with it. How will people pay for things in 2032? The foundations of retail transactions in 2032 are with us…
Okay, back to the “what do people in 2032 look like?” thread. Part 1 talked about how economics may have an impact on our shapes; today I’ll look at fashion. In this case, “fashion” doesn’t mean clothes (that’s another post down the line); it means what people do to their…
I wasn’t going to get into this so soon, but recent events have unfortunately made this discussion timely. I promise to return to the discussion of physical appearance next time. Remember, if you will, the setup for the world in South: In the America of 2032, the Tea Party and…
My previous work, Identity, is nearly through the Pure Fiction League critique group I belong to, and is out to agents on query. As I think about publication, I’ve run into a problem: its title. I found no less than 23 books entitled Identity in Amazon before I stopped looking,…
(If you haven’t already, you may want to read my Writing the Future post so you know what’s going on.) What will Americans look like in 2032? It’s only twenty years away, so we won’t see any major evolutionary changes. However, basic economics as well as fashion have a big impact on…
J.D. Robb set her “…in Death” series in 2058, far enough ahead that almost anything is credible and nobody reading the series is going to be around to quibble with her version of the future. I’ve set South, my crime/intrigue work-in-progress, in 2032. Silly me. There’s a reason the near-future…
After a lot of trepidation, I’ve decided to climb aboard the blog treadmill. I’ve resisted for a long time because there hasn’t been any lack of other things to occupy my time. However, I now have some extra time on my hands (not by choice) and after having been told…