tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.comments2023-10-15T04:48:05.528-04:00Free the PrincessMatthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger1779125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-135756606947011562016-04-17T03:05:17.926-04:002016-04-17T03:05:17.926-04:00Oh yes! Writing a romance from a guy's POV isn...Oh yes! Writing a romance from a guy's POV isn't always easy. I'm glad to find stuff like this. Reading my manuscript over, I realize just how clueless my main character really is. Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069355380770320534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-63116946891420654782015-08-09T22:16:35.962-04:002015-08-09T22:16:35.962-04:00Nice depth you have.Nice depth you have.krhhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350716036027710178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-39186293816187573142013-11-11T17:31:41.785-05:002013-11-11T17:31:41.785-05:00I'm a fur-trade reenactor since a young'un...I'm a fur-trade reenactor since a young'un. Now, with my own young'uns, I'm looking for a fresh angle to interest them in both history and fantasy. Since we're also makers (a big part of reenacting is making your own gear, which is especially easy in the fur trade: sew your own moccasins, pouches, etc) we want to cross over. This post give me some fuel to do that. Thanks, Imaginative One!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05278945286336324208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-77430081559127499842012-05-31T23:44:19.581-04:002012-05-31T23:44:19.581-04:00The funny thing is that I'm researching guns f...The funny thing is that I'm researching guns for my steampunk novel and I found this post, but it wasn't till I reached the end that I realized that this is a steampunk blog lol. <br /><br />If you could answer me these question, I would be very grateful. How many shot would this gun fire before one needed to reload, about 6? Also is it likely that a person could fire all 6 before replacing the flint?<br /><br />Thanks for your help and thanks for this post!Author Lindsay Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937572146199133884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-22435546071277649772011-09-21T10:36:17.756-04:002011-09-21T10:36:17.756-04:00"Girl Genius" is full of both and everyt..."Girl Genius" is full of both and everything in between too. "Q" from the bond series would go under quirky inventor, right? Dr. Light: Quirky inventor and his counter part Dr. Wiley: Mad scientist. Gordon from "Wild Wild West" was a quirky inventor.<br />Where would Captain Nemo go?Dr. Turtlebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334990838685925586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-48638506556235000402011-09-13T15:01:23.269-04:002011-09-13T15:01:23.269-04:00Awww...Happy Anniversary!Awww...Happy Anniversary!Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-11254340452733689412011-08-02T08:05:17.481-04:002011-08-02T08:05:17.481-04:00beautiful.courtly. charming.thank youbeautiful.courtly. charming.thank youCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565382004490939756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-73841866713989466672011-07-31T06:38:08.892-04:002011-07-31T06:38:08.892-04:00May you enjoy long life and happy days young lione...May you enjoy long life and happy days young lionessLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182973277935751209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-20209516892711381662011-07-29T19:03:20.525-04:002011-07-29T19:03:20.525-04:00Many happy returns of the day.
Birthdays are good...Many happy returns of the day.<br /><br />Birthdays are good for you. It's scientifically proven that the more you have, the longer you live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-53312549371639283842011-05-12T13:55:45.186-04:002011-05-12T13:55:45.186-04:00Can't wait to read this prequel story of the s...Can't wait to read this prequel story of the series. Thanks for the awesome post!<br /><br />whitewolfreads AT gmail DOT comwhitewolfreadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890639270913586659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-75229918797510948122011-05-09T15:59:22.852-04:002011-05-09T15:59:22.852-04:00Thanks so much for hosting this blog tour. This is...Thanks so much for hosting this blog tour. This is a new author for me and I definitely look forward to reading more about her and her work. I would love to win an ebook from Leanna - wow treats who could ask for more!<br /><br />dz59001[at]gmail[dot]comDenise Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743337429214149474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-13396494473167328122011-05-09T14:12:24.574-04:002011-05-09T14:12:24.574-04:00Hi Leanna! I can't wait to read the new book....Hi Leanna! I can't wait to read the new book. ~hugs~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652708425700758883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-20033089834632798542011-04-29T19:39:52.097-04:002011-04-29T19:39:52.097-04:00Belated congrats on this, good sir!Belated congrats on this, good sir!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-87684699042209650452011-04-27T22:47:56.402-04:002011-04-27T22:47:56.402-04:00I love China Mieville's work. For me his best...I love China Mieville's work. For me his best so far has been The city and the city. I haven't read everything of his yet, still making my way through his titles.scribeswindowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724431705478298675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-84021996205380384842011-04-20T09:50:58.708-04:002011-04-20T09:50:58.708-04:00(Published under HolzmanTweed@AIM because holzman@...(Published under HolzmanTweed@AIM because holzman@LJ isn't working right now)<br /><br />The others who raised this point utterly failed to substantiate it, either, and were rightly taken to task for it.<br /><br />"Where have they dealt with the issues I suggested?"<br /><br />This is exactly what I'm talking about regarding homework. It is not possible that you can have read any of these authors published works and ask that question.<br /><br />Poverty, slavery, child labor, and imperialism are central themes in Gilman's <i>Thunderer</i>, Priest's <i>Boneshaker</i> and <i>Dreadnaught</i>, and Mann's <i>The Affinity Bridge</i> and <i>The Osiris Ritual</i>, Sedia's <i>The Alchemy of Stone</i>. <br /><br />Sexism, racism, and classism are even the central themes in Carriger's light-hearted comedy of manners, <i>The Parasol Protectorate</i> trilogy.<br /><br />And this is just a partial list of novels. The list of Steampunk short stories by authors like Amal el Mohtar, N.K. Jemisin, Saladin Ahmed, and on and on and on is too long to list here.<br /><br />And that's just fiction. There's James Ng's art. There's Jha Goh's Silver Goggles blog, Diana Pho's Beyond Victoriana, and Miriam Rocek's Shiola.Dan Holzman-Tweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291546648247016483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-59750606215919027572011-04-20T08:09:19.688-04:002011-04-20T08:09:19.688-04:00Thanks for all your comments.
Hi Holzman,
I'...Thanks for all your comments.<br /><br />Hi Holzman,<br /><br />I'm not pointing fingers. I'm raising questions, based on others who have raised this point. 'CAN such a leap be made, from the appreciation of artistry to the acceptance of out-dated values?' 'PERHAPS...' I'm suggesting that it's a POTENTIAL danger of the genre.<br /><br />But with the authors you've highlighted, where have they dealt with the issues I suggested? Child labour, slavery, extreme poverty, imperialism, racism... (I'm not accusing, I'm genuinely asking for examples.)<br /><br />--<br />Hi R.S. Bohn,<br /><br />You say 'The question is, should those elements be there in order to constitute Steampunk? Are they essential?' in reference to the negative aspects of the time. I'm not saying that they should be, I'm just suggested that perhaps because they are not, it has lead to this portrayal. <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I adore the aesthetic element of steampunk, and as you suggest, it was definitely one of the things that drew me to the genre.<br /><br />I think you are right. Steampunk is a relevantly new genre. Though its elements have been around for decades, it is only recently become established as something in its own right. And it is diverse, evolving and expanding.<br /><br />Dru Pagliassotti wrote a very interesting post in which she suggests there is such as thing as 'steampulp'. Definitely worth a read: http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/how-do-i-write-a-steampunk-story-by-dru-pagliassotti/<br /><br />I wish I could find the article (I think it was on The Mad Hatter's site: http://booktionary.blogspot.com/) where someone suggests that steampunk is defined by its readers and is whatever they want it to be. An interesting perspective.Sophie Playlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937622260333202138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-8285973910818209962011-04-19T16:34:46.951-04:002011-04-19T16:34:46.951-04:00Did you ever notice that it's really popular t...Did you ever notice that it's really popular to say "Steampunk ignores the negative aspects of the Victorian age," but no one -- including the author of this article -- ever actually points to a specific example of such? In the meantime, I can point to Priest, Mann, Gilman, and a host of others as refutation of the charge! I really, really wonder who all these commenters are reading in order to come away with this notion. <br /><br />Do your homework, people! This criticism is as tired as it is false.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-72569421487097467012011-04-19T15:57:32.428-04:002011-04-19T15:57:32.428-04:00I don't see much "punk" in Steampunk...I don't see much "punk" in Steampunk either, and as pointed out, a lot of the negative aspects of that particular time in history are often glossed over or ignored altogether by the genre. The question is, should those elements be there in order to constitute Steampunk? Are they essential?<br /><br />Science fiction is a much broader genre, but when you think of what's been done within it, it's astounding. For instance, Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (and its movie version, "Blade Runner") examine the concept of what it means to be human. I think you may be wishing for Steampunk to take on these larger themes, to "be all it can be," and while I am on your side and wishing heartily for some stronger themes, I think we also need to realize A) how extraordinarily new Steampunk is compared to other genres and B) how much its aesthetic is embraced as the base of its appeal. Simply coming to terms with that and waiting it out is, basically, what I'm doing. I'm waiting to see where this genre will go, and hoping for some huge things on the horizon.<br /><br />In the meantime, it's not necessarily a bad thing if a book is called Steampunk and is your basic adventure novel set in the 1880s with the addition of airships and goggles. There's room for that and for the bigger issues of counterculture and man's rapid acceleration into technologies he may or may not be prepared to handle. After all, if you look at publishers who ostensibly publish only fantasy, you'll see they do a large amount of spec fic and fantasy/SF cross-over. <br /><br />So, in short, while a literal and pedantic definition of Steampunk might be what you're looking for, I think it'll pay to broaden the definition and see what else comes along next.R.S. Bohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101260459422806220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-260894149188278372011-04-19T13:45:09.104-04:002011-04-19T13:45:09.104-04:00I'm not seeing much 'punk' in Steampun...I'm not seeing much 'punk' in Steampunk either. Everyone seems to be moving away from the negative elements of the Victorian age. <br /><br />Remember – Sherlock Holmes was a cocaine user. Haggard’s ‘She’ had cannibalism, a powerful feminist figure head. All excellent pieces. <br /><br />-TimTimothy P. Remphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422296532550497806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-3350863199279836552011-04-19T06:06:53.492-04:002011-04-19T06:06:53.492-04:00I'm not demanding anything. I'm simply hig...I'm not demanding anything. I'm simply highlighting some thoughts.Sophie Playlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937622260333202138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-86772192018543865122011-04-19T01:20:23.830-04:002011-04-19T01:20:23.830-04:00If it's rebellious, you can not demand its obe...If it's rebellious, you can not demand its obedience to what you think it should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-87549585406990969872011-04-18T15:31:29.791-04:002011-04-18T15:31:29.791-04:00As far as fiction based on Egyptian Steampunk, I r...As far as fiction based on Egyptian Steampunk, I reccomend The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers, a non-stop, breathtaking, time spanning, haunting adventure by one of the masters of Steampunk and The Osiris Ritual by George Mann a rich, riveting mystery which includes a Victorian mummy unwrapping party. As Timeless as Stone is another example of Egyptian Steampunk in fiction as its trailer illustrates at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQEOp9l9ZFAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757074406532445601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-81419060571983594142011-04-18T11:05:33.380-04:002011-04-18T11:05:33.380-04:00Punk, throughout history and by its very definitio...Punk, throughout history and by its very definition, is more than just aesthetic. <br /><br />I hate to quote from the free online dictionary but my subscription to the OED has run out:<br /><br />Punk: a member of a rebellious counterculture groupSophie Playlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937622260333202138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-6451006777781230992011-04-17T15:40:45.345-04:002011-04-17T15:40:45.345-04:00Was intended by whom? And who is this person who g...Was intended by whom? And who is this person who gets to dictate to all present and future writers/artists/etc. what they may and may not do in the field of steampunk, and why would anyone listen to him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-52920614281829544152011-04-17T07:51:41.468-04:002011-04-17T07:51:41.468-04:00"Steampunk being an aesthetic"
What I&#..."Steampunk being an aesthetic"<br /><br />What I'm saying, though, is that steampunk is more than an aesthetic. Otherwise it just becomes Victorian with cogs on. Punk is and was never intended to be *just* an aesthetic.Sophie Playlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937622260333202138noreply@blogger.com