Have recent world events made you nervous about the future? If so, I know how you feel. I felt that way too. But now I have a lot of hope for the future, and I’d like to share how that came about. Maybe it will you give you ideas as well.

In June 2019, I started writing a dystopian novel about a future where there is no gender and no race and a global government that micromanages everything from your career to your friendships to your clothes.

Then, I set the manuscript aside to work on th...