http://martyhalpern.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-on-death-of-science-fiction.html
Anyway, I felt my response was worth posting on my blog.
Personally, I think that the death of certain types of science fiction writing, ie. dime novels, pulp fiction magazines, is mainly due to changes in culture and technology. I think another shift is occurring now as literature becomes digitized. Will future readers, who grew up with a Kindle in one hand and a notepad in the other, be content with perusing through pages upon pages of text? Perhaps they will demand that e-stories become more interactive, with numerous, imbedded videos (perhaps even interactive videos that allow the viewer to control some aspect of their denouement).
Anthony
Interesting thought Anthony. I can see how the embedded clips would have appeal to the next generation of readers.
ReplyDeleteNot just with SF authors but all types, I think that there will be fewer and fewer professional writers. With the decline in profit margins for e-books and the ease of publishing, I believe the moonlighting author (who works a regular day job) will be the norm instead of the full-time career writer.
That might be true Slamdunk. In one way, the new e-technologies might democratize the sci-fi/fantasy writing business via allowing more people to publish books/novellas. On the other hand, it will likely dilute the quality of the literature that is produced.
ReplyDeleteIf nothing else, the coming technological changes will have unintended consequences (both positive and negative).
I know too little about SF but to literature surely it will change.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard predict and I'm still thinking about it. Maybe the relations with "words" will change. I still cannot make it clear but I've been reading online for the last five years.
I still have a connection to the "paper word" because I spent my whole life using it.
I feel the difference reading online but, again, I don't know how to express it.
This is on my list.
Great blog!
Go to "bloggers" directory to have more friends and followers.
It was the place I made more friends and got most followers.
I'm not good in commenting on blogs just to make friendship. I just comment on those I feel like doing so. They are rare.
Hi Ana...Thanks for reading the post and commenting. Given what you have said, I will take your remarks as the highest compliment. Thank you!
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Ana, I also want to thank you for the suggestion to search for blog directories.
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