Futurism

[close] Interested in strategic communications, public diplomacy, or just out-and-out information competition? How about futurism or politics? These are just a few of the topic pools in which The Rendon Group (TRG) swims. In our long experience, we have read quite a few books, and we would like to share our recommended reading with everyone. Feel free to join, comment on our reviews, or suggest books we should be reading. The free exchange of knowledge is critical to an open society. So get exchanging!

[close] This group explores, discusses, and provides a forum for humanist science fiction. Humanist science fiction and, by extension, transhumanist science fiction explore themes central to human improvement, expansion, and transcendence. While humanist science fiction, like all good storytelling, pits characters agains great challenges, its drama derives from the challenges inherent in being human in a complex universe; it needn't reach for tropes of petty villainy, the forced drama of poor choices, or readymade dystopias. It expressly avoids the supernatural or, at least, declares that the supernatural is natural. Discuss futurist ideas, works of humanist science fiction, and the challenges of humanist storytelling.

[close] This is where we keep track of the books we read for our work book club, and make recommendations for future reads.

[close] This group exists because “how we see the place and how the place sees us is different" and can undermine the feedback we get in everyday spaces. Feel free to request feedback and swap chapters and manuscripts. Fiction, nonfiction. All genres, hybrid, post-genre. Find Black beta readers for community, story development, and cultural understanding. In your request, please include: 1. Type of manuscript (short story, chapter, or article)? 2. Genre (if any)? 3. How many words? 4. Any special requests (cultural sensitivity check, continuity, what the hell am I writing??) 5. Turnaround time? Facebook: POC Beta Readers https://www.facebook.com/groups/838368946563589/ LinkedIn: Black Beta Readers https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13747064/