Extrait :
Is Rainbows End a kind of modernized sequel to “True Names”? Were there any similarities between the writing processes of these two pieces?
Both stories are attempts at serious discussion of the near future (circa 2013 and circa 2025), relative to the times (circa 1980 and circa 2005) in which they were written. The writing process was quite different, however. “True Names” was short, very easy to write, and largely based on extrapolation of progress with computer networks. Rainbows End was an attempt to extrapolate a much wider range of trends in biology, communications, politics, …. Not surprisingly, Rainbows End was much more difficult to write.