The ugly truth about writing a dystopian novel.

I knew when I read dystopian novels that things get ugly. Things ​have to get ugly. The Government has to inflict evil. People have to die. Viruses have to run rampant. Yada-yada-yada. The list goes on. So when I sat down to write my own dystopian beast, I had to decide something. Was I ready to write something so ugly? 

More importantly, was I ready to make a statement about Things. Life. True, I never want to turn a book into something preachy. Not the place for it. But writing a dystopian novel means making a bit of a statement about the world around you. So I chose a theme. A theme I see running throughout our country. I won't tell you what it is--but I'll be interested to hear your thoughts when this manuscript is finished.

Which hopefully *crosses fingers and toes* is set to be published February 2017. *_* 

I'm curious--if YOU were writing a dystopian novel, what would your theme be?