New Futures in SF II (Talk for Westercon, July 4)

Here's a draft of the talk on "New Futures in SF" that I'll be giving at the Westercon in Pasadena, CA, at 11:30 AM on Sunday, July 4, 2010. I'm the Guest of Honor! Woo-hoo! I'll be on a some panels and such on Friday, July 2, and on Saturday, July 3, as well.

Ideas and Stories

Living art forms change—think of painting or popular music or literary novels or even TV sit-coms. SF people are always sad to see the most recent "Golden Age" slip away, but it's sadder still to keep doing the same ...