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Still learning how to navigate all the forums, so not sure if this is the right/best place for this post. Feel free to move me, mods!
I read this article (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/...g_the_tools_of_the_science_fiction_genre.html) the other day and haven't been able to stop thinking about it.
The whole thing was interesting, but for the sake of a focused topic I thought I'd get your thoughts on the central premise of the article. Do you think that more and more writers are turning to sci-fi or setting stories in the near future to avoid becoming instantly dated? Is this "writing to a trend" or something that has happened plenty of times before during times of rapid innovation and change?
I read this article (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/...g_the_tools_of_the_science_fiction_genre.html) the other day and haven't been able to stop thinking about it.
The whole thing was interesting, but for the sake of a focused topic I thought I'd get your thoughts on the central premise of the article. Do you think that more and more writers are turning to sci-fi or setting stories in the near future to avoid becoming instantly dated? Is this "writing to a trend" or something that has happened plenty of times before during times of rapid innovation and change?