"Like so many others, I love the romance of a classic airship. That said, I also love that image of the smoke-belching coal-powered flying boat that you included with your post. I am not at all certain that I would want to travel on it but as a…"
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Juniper replied to Claire E. Smith's discussion Best way to fly? in the group AIRSHIP ADVENTURERS
"Definitly the classical airship. In my story, the pirates (me, captain smith and the crew) are flying a small but fast airship, stolen from the queen's royal air force. This airship, once called white eagle, is now the lost truth, and is the…"
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Claire E. Smith commented on David Shires-KnightWatch Press's blog post Call for Submissions: KnightWatch Press - Machina Mortis
"Sounds like a lot of fun! Can't wait to see what kind of stories you get out of this <3"
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Claire E. Smith replied to Lia Keyes's discussion Phillip Reeve Calls for Greater Scientific Plausibility in Steampunk Fiction!
"Hehe oh no, I totally agree Lia! I just thought those authors over-did it with an entire chapter devoted to explaining the how :)
Just my inner-editor taking over and thinking about what I'd have cut out if I was writing the book.
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Claire E. Smith replied to Lia Keyes's discussion Phillip Reeve Calls for Greater Scientific Plausibility in Steampunk Fiction!
"Okay, so I feel like I finally have an opinion on this matter instead of seeing both sides.
I was reading Phoenix Rising Ministry of Peculiar Instances the last few weeks and there was a lot of boring bits I found myself skimming over. One of…"
Alison DeLuca commented on Claire E. Smith's blog post First Steampunk novel coming to a close :)
"The Night Watchman Express - I had a true dream team help me with the cover. Print proof due on Wednesday - SQUEEEEEE!"
Claire E. Smith commented on Claire E. Smith's blog post First Steampunk novel coming to a close :)
"Oooo sounds exciting! What's your book called? Can't wait to see your cover too :)"
Alison DeLuca commented on Claire E. Smith's blog post First Steampunk novel coming to a close :)
"Indeed - lucky Canadians!
Best of luck, and I can't wait to see that finished product! Getting ready to post my cover here in a day or two..."
Claire E. Smith commented on Claire E. Smith's blog post First Steampunk novel coming to a close :)
"Oooo sneaky buggers! That's great to know, Alison, about Lulu - thanks :)
I think paying for an ISBN might be worth it. My plan this weekend was to investigate distributes for my cover artist for dimensions. Feel like a detective…"
Alison DeLuca commented on Claire E. Smith's blog post First Steampunk novel coming to a close :)
"Absolutely, although you have to pay for your own ISBN. Lulu gives you a free ISBN, but you can ONLY use it on Lulu - you can't use the number for Amazon, which leads to those contract difficulties later on. And let's face it - how many…"
Claire E. Smith commented on Claire E. Smith's blog post First Steampunk novel coming to a close :)
"Thanks Alison! Christopher sent a sketch yesterday and they look fantastic, can't wait for the finished product. I'm def going to post on SWAG when finished :)
Glad you like Createspace! The only reason I wanted Lulu was because I…"
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First Steampunk novel coming to a close :)
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 12:05pm 14 Comments 2 Likes
So my first Steampunk novel, which actually would be my debuting novel as my other novel, a YA time traveling book isn't ready yet as I'm agent-hunting for it...will hopefully be out September 15th. That's the goal. The goal is to be done by mid-September as I'd like to go to the Steamcon III in Seattle in October, and would love to have the book launched prior to that. So mid-September early October by the latestl, depending how long it takes my editor.
What do you…
Continue Science of Steam
Posted on May 29, 2011 at 6:43pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
So there's been some talk about adding more science in Steampunk, and I was researching Steam Traps to double check if they would explode after being abused (say, for instance, by a bullet fired by a vengeful Cyborg prince) and came across this interesting "Steam Traps Manual". It's in PDF format and has…
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- At 5:51pm on May 22, 2011,
Lia Keyes said… - Welcome to the Guild, Claire! Delighted you've found us, and that you enjoyed last week's #SteampunkChat. Always nice to know we're hitting the mark!
- At 6:13pm on May 22, 2011,
Matthew Delman said… - Hello Claire!
- At 9:13pm on May 22, 2011,
Amaryllis Higgenbottom said… - Welcome, Claire - I just joined, myself, and am very pleased to meet you!
- At 3:15pm on May 29, 2011,
Gary Alan Ruse said… Thank you, Claire! It's nice to meet you. I have a fondness for airships, too, and even flew on the Goodyear blimp once, back when I was doing research for a novel years ago. If you're writing about airships there is a lot of information on the internet about zeppelins, dirigibles and the like that can help give you a real feel about what their structure, weight limitations and vulnerablilities are, which can often help suggest plot possibilities or background details, and then you just have to balance the "romance" of airships against the "plausibility factor" (which doesn't mean it has to be possible, just seem possible!). I think this is an exciting time, as Steampunk is really blossoming now.
All best--
Gary
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