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# Interviewed by File 770 about Better Worlds
- URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/better-worlds-file-770-interview-optimistic-science-fiction/
- Published: 2019-02-07T13:50:21.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-25T13:27:01.000Z
- Author: Andrew Liptak
- Tags: Writing

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[Mike Glyer at *File 770* recently interviewed](http://file770.com/qa-on-sci-fi-package-better-worlds-w-the-verges-editor-andrew-liptak/?ref=andrewliptak.com) me about the online anthology that I’ve been working on, *Better Worlds.* Mike asked some good questions about the balance between science and technology, the larger impact of the project, and some advice for aspiring writers.

> **MG: What’s your advice for aspiring science fiction authors?**  
>  
> **ANDREW LIPTAK:** There’s a lot of advice out there that’s good — read a lot, write a lot, and read what you’ve written out loud, and so forth.  
>  
> Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how incredibly valuable it is to break out of your shell / community / circle of writers / group to discover new ideas and viewpoints. I recently moderated a panel on the implications of artificial intelligence at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and I came out of that three-day experience with a notepad full of ideas for potential stories, based on what I’d seen and heard.

In other, related *Better Worlds* news, we’ve released a couple of other stories since I [first updated](https://www.andrewliptak.com/justina-ireland-a-theory-of-flight-better-worlds-science-fiction/) about the project back in January. We’ve got ‘[Online Reunion](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/16/18068814/leigh-alexander-online-reunion-e-pet-story-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)’ by Leigh Alexander, ‘[A Model Dog](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/21/18139239/john-scalzi-robot-dog-story-video-sci-fi-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)’ by John Scalzi, ‘[Monsters Come Howling in Their Season](https://theverge.com/2019/1/23/18175285/cadwell-turnbull-sci-fi-story-common-ai-climate-change-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)’ by Cadwell Turnbull, ‘[St. Juju](https://theverge.com/2019/1/28/18139447/rivers-solomon-sci-fi-short-story-hound-mutants-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)‘ by Rivers Solomon, ‘[The Burn](https://theverge.com/2019/1/30/18177287/peter-tieryas-sci-fi-story-ar-augmented-reality-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)’ by Peter Tieryas, ‘[A Sun Will Always Sing](https://theverge.com/2019/2/4/18139371/karin-lowachee-sci-fi-story-video-seimei-ai-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)’ by Karin Lowachee, and ‘[Skin City](https://theverge.com/2019/2/6/18197632/kelly-robson-sci-fi-story-privacy-ar-skins-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)’ by Kelly Robson. We’ve got three more stories coming up — ‘Move The World’ by Carla Speed McNeil (coming Friday), ‘Overlay’ by Elizabeth Bonesteel (coming Monday), and ‘Machine of Loving Grace’ by Katherine Cross (coming Wednesday).

The project has been a bear, and it’s great to finally see the stories up online. Of the entire group, I think my favorite stories are the ones by ‘Monsters Come Howling in Their Season’, ‘A Sun Will Always Sing’, and ‘A Theory of Flight’, but that’s not to say that I don’t really like everything else on this table of contents. The art is superb — all credit there goes to William Joel, our Art Director for the project, and I’ve really enjoyed the videos — especially ‘A Theory of Flight’ and ‘A Sun Will Always Sing.’ The video for ‘Overlay’ is also quite good — you’ll see that next week.

I’m also a big fan of the audio adaptations, which feature full casts and sound effects, which really puts them a leg up and above other fiction podcasts that I’ve heard. I’m biased, of course, but the general feedback that I’ve seen in online comments on the videos and on Twitter / Facebook have been almost uniformly positive.