21 - Top Down Storytelling

Rationally Writing Podcast
Daystar and Alexander discuss how authors explore social and political systems through top-down storytelling.
Co-hosted by Alexander Wales

With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected

Links

Farenheight 451 by Ray Bradbury

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Avatar, aka Ferngully, Part 2 In Time District 9 Elysium X-Men 2 Anita Blake, by Laurall K. Hamilton Minority Report, by Phillip K. Dick Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut Two Year Emperor by Eaglejarl Timestamps 0:25 Top Down World Building
2:29 Science Fiction for Social Commentary
18:41 Top-Down Writing in Our Work
25:30 Fitting Story to Genre
33:28 Tips for Top-Down
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