tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post3457098819855261030..comments2023-10-15T04:48:05.528-04:00Comments on Free the Princess: CROSS-POST: HOW DO I WRITE A STEAMPUNK STORY?Matthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-77681208544369122011-04-07T21:06:59.820-04:002011-04-07T21:06:59.820-04:00Steampunk presents the aesthetic of a bright, shin...<i>Steampunk presents the aesthetic of a bright, shiny, elegant future of fine craftsmanship and exquisite sensibility powered by awe-inspiring, world-improving technologies … and then subverts it with the cynicism of the 20th and 21st centuries, pointing out the cracks and flaws in the Victorian dream that parallel the cracks and flaws in society today.</i><br /><br />Write your steampunk adventure to subvert the assumptions of this cynicism and you will write real social criticism and cultural critique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com