I know people who have gone into career death spins, and that's something you're always aware of as a writer. Paolo Bacigalupi awarecareerdeath Change image and share on social
Everyone in China knows The Topics. The television stations and newspapers run the same state-generated stories all across the country, and the Chinese form their opinions based on these somewhat controlled sources. Paolo Bacigalupi basechinachinese share on social
As a kid, I always liked reading stories where I had a power-projection fantasy. I wanted to be inside of a story where I had power and influence, was going to rise to power, was going to somehow influence my society. Paolo Bacigalupi fantasyinfluenceinside share on social
People don't actually stay still, you know - when their area is a disaster, they go somewhere else, right? And that's just a natural human impulse. Paolo Bacigalupi areadisasterhuman Change image and share on social
The things that have really gotten confusing to me is how you balance the desires of your publishers to produce things on a schedule, and people are always sort of giving you ideas on what you should follow up with or how you should proceed next and things like that. Paolo Bacigalupi balanceconfusedesire share on social
I think the fact that we, as writers, don't engage with resource-level questions is a symptom of our society where we just don't know where our stuff comes from. Paolo Bacigalupi engagefactlevel Change image and share on social
Maybe storytelling belongs in audio - a short story is the length of a commute. That can be a sacred spot where you have the ear of the reader without having to compete with other media like games or TV. Paolo Bacigalupi audiobelongcommute share on social
Businesses that decide to be reality based and identify where they're vulnerable to climate impact, that start thinking about how to buffer against it, are going to be able to take advantage of shortages. When the water runs out, not everyone is in the same pickle. Paolo Bacigalupi advantagebasebuffer share on social
I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice. Paolo Bacigalupi arisechoiceconflict Change image and share on social
I say I write extrapolations. I look at data points and ask what the world could look like. Paolo Bacigalupi datumextrapolationpoint Change image and share on social
