great definition of steampunk

2011-10-21

Several people have lately asked me what “steampunk” literature is.

Rose Anderson, Author of Dreamscape and Hermes Online, just posted this great definition of Steampunk on a listserve:

Steam grew from speculative fiction, think Jules Verne with his gadgets and machines being way ahead of their time, also Sherlock Holmes science, HG Wells philosophy etc. It’s a subculture too and this is where the punk part comes in. It’s as if the Victorian/Edwardian past has come to the future but retains much of the look of the past. It takes all modern conveniences etc and does them over with sheet metal and rivets and steam turbines and gears power it all. But more than that, it’s an ideology. It rejects the mass produced aspects of our culture and celebrates handcrafted. I know quite a few people who are into it and every one of them says it’s the romanticism of the Victorian age superimposed on the ugly realism of today. It’s fascinating really, an anachronism of sorts.

This site has the best description I’ve ever seen. http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/the-punk-in-steampunksteampunk-ideology/

More soon!

Lizzi

Character Arcs

2011-10-15

Amazing how working on a character arc can sometimes be a huge lesson in self-psychoanalysis. My Heroine in Express Desire is teaching me significant lessons today which I’ve needed to learn my whole life… More on that later.

Social Media

2011-10-05

Boy, is learning about social media a steep learning curve!

Getting my ducks in line, I’ll get there!

Now that they are pretty well there and the cotton is slowly coming out of my head from this virus we’ve all had, the writing continues, but in earnest now!

Have created a new FB page under pseudonym.

Have a great evening!

Consistency in Times of Transition

2011-09-19

Reading Bob Mayer’s blogs reminds me that I have already discovered,( usually by trial and subsequent error) that no matter what goal I set for myself, it cannot be achieved without consistent, directed effort. Coupled with the fact that in the past I have nearly always tried to do more than was humanly possible, and of course I wanted it done YESTERDAY, it’s not a surprise that some things haven’t worked out as I’d planned…

But, luckily, many did. Now, with the help of some special people in my life, I am also learning to sit down and look at things a little more slowly. The world is not going to fall apart if I don’t do my whole list today, but I might. An injury might put things back a day or a week or a year, but I’m finally believing that it’s okay. SO, for me now, the goal is to set realistic, attainable ones and put in consistent, quiet effort to create my new reality.

My novel awaits me and my Dragon, but I just wanted to put this out there to any of you who might take something from it– my two cents for today. Puttin’ a little back.

Enjoy your day,

Lizzi

The new Dragon 11.5 upgrade is magnificent, if anyone’s in the market for voice recognition software!

Ta Da!