Learn pacing from me at Futurescapes!
Learn pacing from me!
Due to a cancellation by another instructor, I'm taking over to teach a class on pacing this Saturday at the Futurescapes 100 Page-Workshop. Finding the Pace That Serves Your Narrative will be happening on Saturday, September 26th from 4:00-5:30 PM ET. The class description: Pacing is the speed and rhythm of a story. In this class, author and editor Valerie Valdes will break down how pacing works at every level of a story, from big-picture structure to individual scenes and emotional beats.
valerievaldes.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Learn pacing from me at Futurescapes!
I'm subbing in this weekend at Futurescapes to teach a class on pacing! futurescapes.ink/classes/p/us...
Finding the Pace that Serves Your Narrative — Futurescapes Writers' Workshop: International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Workshop
Pacing is the speed and rhythm of a story. In this class, author and editor Valerie Valdes will break down how pacing works at every level of a story, from big-picture structure to individual scenes a...
futurescapes.ink
September 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I'm subbing in this weekend at Futurescapes to teach a class on pacing! futurescapes.ink/classes/p/us...
🔥✨''...The current crisis, therefore, has the potential to not only lower fossil-fuel use and emissions in the short term, but also on a more lasting basis.'' #synthesis #decarbonisation #complexity #futurescapes #climate #fossilfuels #macro #energy
Lol, Trump is reducing global greenhouse gas emissions despite himself.
Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief
Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
🔥✨''...The current crisis, therefore, has the potential to not only lower fossil-fuel use and emissions in the short term, but also on a more lasting basis.'' #synthesis #decarbonisation #complexity #futurescapes #climate #fossilfuels #macro #energy
✨''Any honest conversation about big tech AI accountability has to acknowledge that authoritarian corruption has hollowed out U.S. regulators and corporate oversight, which weren't particularly robust to begin with.'' 🔥 2/2 #AI #oversight #US #siliconvalley #futurescapes #corporatecapture
September 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
✨''Any honest conversation about big tech AI accountability has to acknowledge that authoritarian corruption has hollowed out U.S. regulators and corporate oversight, which weren't particularly robust to begin with.'' 🔥 2/2 #AI #oversight #US #siliconvalley #futurescapes #corporatecapture
Listening to Professor Steve Keen..
✨ youtu.be/j2kUtbfE3eo #macroeconomics #futurescapes #iranwar #finance #analysis #geopolitics #systemsthinking #complexity #synthesis
✨ youtu.be/j2kUtbfE3eo #macroeconomics #futurescapes #iranwar #finance #analysis #geopolitics #systemsthinking #complexity #synthesis
Financial Crash Expert: The Crisis Is About to Get Much Worse
YouTube video by ProfSteveKeen
youtu.be
September 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Listening to Professor Steve Keen..
✨ youtu.be/j2kUtbfE3eo #macroeconomics #futurescapes #iranwar #finance #analysis #geopolitics #systemsthinking #complexity #synthesis
✨ youtu.be/j2kUtbfE3eo #macroeconomics #futurescapes #iranwar #finance #analysis #geopolitics #systemsthinking #complexity #synthesis
Just fyi, I saw you speak many moons ago at a Futurescapes workshop, and you were all those things. Don't second guess yourself!
September 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Just fyi, I saw you speak many moons ago at a Futurescapes workshop, and you were all those things. Don't second guess yourself!
More not dark academia.
Fragmentia: Ambient Sci Fi Music from the Fragmented In Between
YouTube video by Futurescapes
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
More not dark academia.
Take a look! 📌 pin.it/2xIuaXBzx
Futurescapes
Futurescapes
🏁 𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕆⚡𝕊𝕋𝕐𝕃𝔼 🏁 “They Hacked the Future… in 199X 📼👾”… 🎥 @swordspeed 🔥 🎵 Roland Jones • Riding Crown ---… | Masa depan, Cara menggambar, Animasi
15 Jul 2026 — 🏁 𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕆⚡𝕊𝕋𝕐𝕃𝔼 🏁 “They Hacked the Future… in 199X 📼👾”… 🎥 @swordspeed 🔥 🎵 Roland Jones • Riding Crown ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚡⚡ Helmet Cla...
pin.it
September 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Take a look! 📌 pin.it/2xIuaXBzx
Futurescapes
Futurescapes
So it was like:
"Hey Dude, come look at My Runic Game. :I
And it has a Source Code with Runes."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fu6...
"Hey Dude, come look at My Runic Game. :I
And it has a Source Code with Runes."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fu6...
Arrival: Relaxing Alien Sci Fi Music
YouTube video by Futurescapes
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:42 AM
So it was like:
"Hey Dude, come look at My Runic Game. :I
And it has a Source Code with Runes."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fu6...
"Hey Dude, come look at My Runic Game. :I
And it has a Source Code with Runes."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fu6...
✨''The Trump administration has a clear communication objective: Flood the zone with bad news to overwhelm us, keep us off-balance, and make us feel like we can’t stop their regressive and oppressive policies'' #navigatingchaos #futurescapes #emergence #synthesis #blindspots #complexity
The Two Words Still Giving Me Hope — Even As the Trump Administration Dismantles More Climate Regulations https://therevelator.org/despite-trump/
The Two Words Giving Me Hope — Even As the Trump Administration Dismantles More Climate Regulations • The Revelator
There’s a lot going on to distract us from progress. But if you look through the noise, you’ll find encouraging patterns.
therevelator.org
August 25, 2026 at 5:41 PM
✨''The Trump administration has a clear communication objective: Flood the zone with bad news to overwhelm us, keep us off-balance, and make us feel like we can’t stop their regressive and oppressive policies'' #navigatingchaos #futurescapes #emergence #synthesis #blindspots #complexity
How do we envision futurescapes today?
In the mid 90s it was a bit different: theasc.com/article/fant...
In the mid 90s it was a bit different: theasc.com/article/fant...
FantasticVoyage: Creating the Futurescape forThe Fifth Element
Digital Domain’s imagery experts help to create eye-boggling visual effects for Luc Besson’s sci-fi fantasy.
theasc.com
August 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
How do we envision futurescapes today?
In the mid 90s it was a bit different: theasc.com/article/fant...
In the mid 90s it was a bit different: theasc.com/article/fant...
Okay! I turned in my submission for Futurescapes! Yes, it features gems like "He choke down his pour." But, aside from the painful typos I don't completely hate it. It reads more coherently than I thought, even with a messy timeline structure.
Phew. Okay.
Phew. Okay.
August 9, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Okay! I turned in my submission for Futurescapes! Yes, it features gems like "He choke down his pour." But, aside from the painful typos I don't completely hate it. It reads more coherently than I thought, even with a messy timeline structure.
Phew. Okay.
Phew. Okay.
✨🤖✨''..RiseGuide is a real company. But June Barton is not a real PR rep, or even a real person..'' #AI #risk #tech #navigatingcomplexity #futurescapes #investigative #medialiteracy
NEW: A PR firm used at least 15 fake personas — equipped with fake emails, fake websites, and in some cases, fake AI-generated faces — to send me dozens of pitch emails about its (very real) clients.
Those clients told me they had no idea this was happening.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Those clients told me they had no idea this was happening.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
We Are Alarmed by This PR Firm Using a Small Army of Fake AI-Powered Publicists to Barrage Journalists With Pitches for Its Clients
A PR firm called Movchan Agency operated a roster of fake PR representatives, some with AI faces, to pitch journalists on stories. Why?
futurism.com
July 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
✨🤖✨''..RiseGuide is a real company. But June Barton is not a real PR rep, or even a real person..'' #AI #risk #tech #navigatingcomplexity #futurescapes #investigative #medialiteracy
✨ ''An early precursor to the internet emerged from ARPANET, a collaboration between a Pentagon agency and university researchers.'' #synthesis #bigtech #complexity #futurescapes #AI #warfare 2/2 @inthesetimes.com
July 31, 2026 at 5:41 PM
✨ ''An early precursor to the internet emerged from ARPANET, a collaboration between a Pentagon agency and university researchers.'' #synthesis #bigtech #complexity #futurescapes #AI #warfare 2/2 @inthesetimes.com
✨👁️🗨️ ''Since the mid-20th century, military contracts helped make Silicon Valley what it is, funding early research in microwave electronics, missiles, satellites, and semiconductors..'' inthesetimes.com/article/ai-m... #synthesis #bigtech #complexity #futurescapes #AI #warfare 1/2
AI’s Rise is Being Fueled by the Sprawling U.S. Military State
Can an increasingly precarious tech workforce be a site of antiwar resistance?
inthesetimes.com
July 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
✨👁️🗨️ ''Since the mid-20th century, military contracts helped make Silicon Valley what it is, funding early research in microwave electronics, missiles, satellites, and semiconductors..'' inthesetimes.com/article/ai-m... #synthesis #bigtech #complexity #futurescapes #AI #warfare 1/2
I took the first 50 pages to Futurescapes Italy in 2025, and that feedback informed a lot of revisions in draft two. I had four peers and an agent mentor review the 50 pages, an experienced writer review a sample query, and another agent review a sample synopsis as part of the workshop.
July 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I took the first 50 pages to Futurescapes Italy in 2025, and that feedback informed a lot of revisions in draft two. I had four peers and an agent mentor review the 50 pages, an experienced writer review a sample query, and another agent review a sample synopsis as part of the workshop.
I was lucky enough to learn from the author at the Futurescapes Writers' Workshop. Great writer and teacher. THE LIES OF THE AJUNGO in particular inspired my next book.
July 23, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I was lucky enough to learn from the author at the Futurescapes Writers' Workshop. Great writer and teacher. THE LIES OF THE AJUNGO in particular inspired my next book.
Superb lengthy conversation with author and environmental scholar @billmckibben.bsky.social youtu.be/ogAZS7_RhhA #climate #futurescapes #synthesis #perspectives #complexity #decarbonisation 🌍✨
The Miracles (and Maddening Politics) of the Clean Energy Revolution | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
July 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Superb lengthy conversation with author and environmental scholar @billmckibben.bsky.social youtu.be/ogAZS7_RhhA #climate #futurescapes #synthesis #perspectives #complexity #decarbonisation 🌍✨
Sure.
Futurescapes Writers' Workshop: International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Workshop share.google/TQDIHBznkR7l...
It's more of a feedback and networking workshop than craft, but it's a good way to make some friends and get some feedback.
Futurescapes Writers' Workshop: International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Workshop share.google/TQDIHBznkR7l...
It's more of a feedback and networking workshop than craft, but it's a good way to make some friends and get some feedback.
Futurescapes Writers' Workshop: International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Workshop
International Writers' Workshop for writers of science fiction, fantasy, horror. Get feedback on your novel from top authors, agents, and editors in the field. Virtual & In-Person workshops. Appl...
share.google
July 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Sure.
Futurescapes Writers' Workshop: International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Workshop share.google/TQDIHBznkR7l...
It's more of a feedback and networking workshop than craft, but it's a good way to make some friends and get some feedback.
Futurescapes Writers' Workshop: International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Workshop share.google/TQDIHBznkR7l...
It's more of a feedback and networking workshop than craft, but it's a good way to make some friends and get some feedback.
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Free water was ILLEGAL..
Until a neighbourhood went rogue ✨
youtu.be/lQ-jdUGCxcc Andrew Millison in conversation with rainwater harvesting pioneer Brad Lancaster 💦 #Tucson #Arizona #Ecology #Systemsthinking #Complexity #Perspectives #Futurescapes #Communities #Resilience
Free water was ILLEGAL..
Until a neighbourhood went rogue ✨
youtu.be/lQ-jdUGCxcc Andrew Millison in conversation with rainwater harvesting pioneer Brad Lancaster 💦 #Tucson #Arizona #Ecology #Systemsthinking #Complexity #Perspectives #Futurescapes #Communities #Resilience
FREE Water was ILLEGAL…He Changed That…
YouTube video by Andrew Millison
youtu.be
July 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
✨⚡
Free water was ILLEGAL..
Until a neighbourhood went rogue ✨
youtu.be/lQ-jdUGCxcc Andrew Millison in conversation with rainwater harvesting pioneer Brad Lancaster 💦 #Tucson #Arizona #Ecology #Systemsthinking #Complexity #Perspectives #Futurescapes #Communities #Resilience
Free water was ILLEGAL..
Until a neighbourhood went rogue ✨
youtu.be/lQ-jdUGCxcc Andrew Millison in conversation with rainwater harvesting pioneer Brad Lancaster 💦 #Tucson #Arizona #Ecology #Systemsthinking #Complexity #Perspectives #Futurescapes #Communities #Resilience
Been a while since I've done one of these, but doing the 100 page #futurescapes workshop this September, which means I need a workable draft by August 1. What I have is a 120k hot mess of vibes across the Milk.
Can I make book 3 standalone enough to carry this? Can I do it by August? #booksky
Can I make book 3 standalone enough to carry this? Can I do it by August? #booksky
July 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Been a while since I've done one of these, but doing the 100 page #futurescapes workshop this September, which means I need a workable draft by August 1. What I have is a 120k hot mess of vibes across the Milk.
Can I make book 3 standalone enough to carry this? Can I do it by August? #booksky
Can I make book 3 standalone enough to carry this? Can I do it by August? #booksky
I'm leading a cohort with Futurescapes 100-Page Workshop this September! This is my favorite part of editing, talking craft while an author and I figure out how to bridge the gap between the story they're trying to tell and what's currently on the page. futurescapes.ink/100-page-wor...
June 23, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I'm leading a cohort with Futurescapes 100-Page Workshop this September! This is my favorite part of editing, talking craft while an author and I figure out how to bridge the gap between the story they're trying to tell and what's currently on the page. futurescapes.ink/100-page-wor...
✨✅ related: Maiya May investigates what history reveals about system collapse, failed cities, and civilizations that didn’t survive climate shocks.
So what makes the difference? youtu.be/M4pSD1D1JMo #synthesis #adaptation #futurescapes #climaterisk #riskawareness #science @lukekemp.bsky.social
So what makes the difference? youtu.be/M4pSD1D1JMo #synthesis #adaptation #futurescapes #climaterisk #riskawareness #science @lukekemp.bsky.social
Climate Change Won't End the World. This Could.
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtu.be
June 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
✨✅ related: Maiya May investigates what history reveals about system collapse, failed cities, and civilizations that didn’t survive climate shocks.
So what makes the difference? youtu.be/M4pSD1D1JMo #synthesis #adaptation #futurescapes #climaterisk #riskawareness #science @lukekemp.bsky.social
So what makes the difference? youtu.be/M4pSD1D1JMo #synthesis #adaptation #futurescapes #climaterisk #riskawareness #science @lukekemp.bsky.social
✨🎯✅ Maiya May talks with civilization collapse researcher Luke Kemp and strategic climate risk expert Laurie Laybourn about why high-end warming scenarios are often dismissed as “doomerism,” youtu.be/wugkIxGKzx8 (PBS Tera)
#synthesis #riskmanagement #climaterisk #complexity #science #futurescapes
#synthesis #riskmanagement #climaterisk #complexity #science #futurescapes
This Is How the World Ends According to Science
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtu.be
June 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
✨🎯✅ Maiya May talks with civilization collapse researcher Luke Kemp and strategic climate risk expert Laurie Laybourn about why high-end warming scenarios are often dismissed as “doomerism,” youtu.be/wugkIxGKzx8 (PBS Tera)
#synthesis #riskmanagement #climaterisk #complexity #science #futurescapes
#synthesis #riskmanagement #climaterisk #complexity #science #futurescapes
“Therefore, we are participants rather than spectators, co-creators rather than controllers.” 2/2 #complexity #synthesis #science #emergence #futurescapes
June 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
“Therefore, we are participants rather than spectators, co-creators rather than controllers.” 2/2 #complexity #synthesis #science #emergence #futurescapes