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Uncertain Times: Five Creative Superpowers – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 200 *** “What is creativity? Here’s the short of it. For me, creativity is about combining disparate elements, elements we might...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published April 7, 2026 · Last modified April 13, 2026
Use Divination Cards to Spark Stories – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 199 ***** “If you need help with ideas, if you want to play with randomness, to inspire you, to jumpstart...
Beginning, Middle, End — And Mess – How To Write the future podcast, episode 198 *** “Life is messy. Life is unpredictable, and so is creating. Make room for that. Create compassion.” – Beth...
Business Advice Creatives Can Actually Use – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 197 *** “Traditionally, at least for the last 200 years, there’s been a cultural divide between being in business and...
Trust Your Creative Process – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 195 *** “In difficult days when I’m struggling with my story or I’m struggling with my creative entrepreneur business. I turn to...
Risk Taking Without Desperation: Write From Trust – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 194 *** “Every creative project involves risk, whether you are writing a novel, creating a play, a film, or...
Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 193 *** “Marketing and selling, especially learning how to do it in written form, is also a...
Level Up with Writer Feedback – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 192 *** “If you start asking for feedback too soon, it can really destroy the creative process for you. It can...
Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 191 *** “For me, writing fiction is a place of play. So, yeah, that Aha came to me recently and...
Ethical AI for Writers with Ana del Valle – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 190 *** “I think that if you sit on the sidelines and you choose to ignore these tools,...
World-Building Without Information Dumping – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 189 *** “I really recommend you write your book anyway. Let it be as messy and chaotic as first drafts are.” –...
Fantasy Steampunk: Do You Need Magic? – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 188 *** “Do your research, read widely in the genre, and don’t limit yourself to strict rules; go ahead and...
Decode The Obsidian Tower’s Setting – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 187 *** “By setting in this case, we are getting the scope of the world. We are learning the rules of...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published January 5, 2026 · Last modified January 12, 2026
How Much Science in Your Sci-Fi Stories? – How To Write the Future podcast, epsiode 186 *** “Go ahead and base your sci-fi entirely on your own imagination, whatever science that you want to...
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