It has been a busy month in Starrlandia.
In the last five weeks, I have written a non-fiction book, designed the cover for and formatted the content for said book, published the book, and traveled to New Hampshire to vend the book at the Porcupine Freedom Festival.
The book is called How to Survive Dystopia (With Your Humanity Intact). It is a culmination of two years of relentless contemplation on the nature of dystopia and the ability of individuals to outlast, withstand, and transcend it. Combining insights about our real-world dystopia with analysis of fictional dystopia and the hero’s journey, it is a humble guide for you, the protagonist in this story.
A small portion of it is taken from some of the essays in this Substack, but the majority is new material, never-before-published.
While it doesn’t shy away from objective evaluation of the challenges we face, How to Survive Dystopia is a hopeful book. I’m quite proud of it, and I hope you like it, too.
Here’s the back cover blurb:
In this story, you are the hero.
In times of real-world dystopia, dissenters must not surrender to fear and delusion, but become active protagonists in the story of realignment.
As in all good stories, the path will be difficult, with many obstacles in the way. And like all heroes, the dystopian survivor will need to develop his character in response to each struggle. Only in this way can he gain the strength he'll need for the final battle.
The Great Reset, technocratic agendas, mass delusion, and economic insanity may create outer crises, but they can't crush the protagonist's spirit. By devoting ourselves to inner growth and outer integrity, we hasten dystopia's end and acquire the qualities that will be needed for rebuilding.
How to Survive Dystopia (With Your Humanity Intact) is a guide to the hero's journey through the dystopian landscape.
Be not afraid.
How to Survive Dystopia is available as a paperback and as an ebook on virtually all digital platforms. Find your preferred format below.
In Other News…
I have changed the name of this publication from Technate 2051 (the name of the novel that was the impetus for creating it) to Dispatches From Dystopia (the old tagline, now the headline.) More on that in an update coming later this week.
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I am almost through the financial drought, bear with me, I will be ordering it in Paperback on Friday! I can't wait to read it!