Easy tip because I've found that you tend to write like what you read. So if you want to write in a genre, read in that genre!

People die

History doesn't repeat itself, it doesn't even rhyme. But it gives you a pretty damn clear view of what happens when states fight.

Thanks! I've noticed that the work has changed the more drafts I've done. More analysis and tweaks, less just putting words on a page

In some ways that seems easier, but it also seems a little scary! Suddenly I have to step back and make this all work

I find it's great for all pieces of writing, not just dialogue. You pick up on super weird sentences real fast if you're forced to say them aloud

despite what you think, everyone else is usually right and you're usually wrong

all I want to do is smash-cut scene transition mid-chapter with NO break

Really looking forward to see how this develops!

Most discourse around this (or other future projections) tends towards some sort of catastrophism.

Especially interesting is his framing:

"The problems this dynamic raises, however, are not necessarily tantamount to a catastrophe. Depopulation is not a grave sentence; rather, it is a difficult new context, one in which countries can still find ways to thrive."

Done. Two fifteen minute sprints.

Sprints never feel like much, but they do add up over time. Significantly.