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Lee Ann Farruga posted a status
"Sorry to have been away so long. Work and family keep one busy. I have many new reviews on Steampunk Canada. The latest is Timeless."
Lee Ann Farruga replied to Lia Keyes's discussion HOW LONG CAN STEAMPUNK LAST?
"Having just been at one such convention, I can honestly say that the interest in steampunk is currently still growing. Last year we presented one panel that was filled beyond capacity. This year we presented four panels and ALL were…"
Lee Ann Farruga replied to Lia Keyes's discussion STEAMPUNK COMICS - a list
"I have another one for you. Mirabilis - The Year of Wonders. It's more gaslight than steampunk, but it looks quite good.
Mirabilis"
Lee Ann Farruga replied to Lia Keyes's discussion LIST: STEAMPUNK FILMS in the group MOVING IMAGES
"I can't believe I forgot one of my Canadian favourites. The Anachronism
http://www.theanachronism.com/"
Lee Ann Farruga replied to Lia Keyes's discussion STEAMPUNK COMICS - a list
"A new one is Lady Mechanika. Lovely illustrations. Issue #0 was released in October. Issue #1 will be out in December."
Lee Ann Farruga replied to Lia Keyes's discussion HOW LONG CAN STEAMPUNK LAST?
"I agree with the gentlemen. I believe steampunk is not done growing and evolving. There is such a width and breadth of mediums and venues for people interested in this genre to come at it from (art, music, film, literature, costume, gaming.....)…"
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- Blog/website
- http://steampunkcanada.ca
- Introduce yourself!
- Good day everyone. I am the founder of Steampunk Canada. Our goal is to bring steampunks across the nation together. We provide Canadian steampunks, and their local groups, with a place to find each other, local and nationwide events and news. We promote home grown artists of every medium. I am known internationally as "Countessa Lenora".
- What do you hope to find at The Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild?
- I hope to keep abreast of new and exciting works done by the many fabulous literary artists we have in our midst.
I hope to help spread the word by presenting my reviews of new books and stories by members of the Guild.
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Gwen Ellery commented on Paul Marlowe's blog post Literary Award Shortlist for "Ether Frolics""Congratulations, Paul. I'm heartened to hear that the literary community around that award are open to steampunk. Fingers crossed that you win that prize. It's quite a nice little sum."
A W Exley replied to Gavin Wilson's discussion Wattpad: a new approach to writing and reading."Gavin, while we have you captured here... is there a Wattpad widget I can add to my FB author page?
I would love to be able to add a tab to my FB page, showing my Wattpad content, so people who find me that way can click straight through. I…"
Gwen Ellery replied to Gavin Wilson's discussion Wattpad: a new approach to writing and reading."I hear you. So, does Wattpad plan to sell books one day? Or is that not part of the vision?
Signing off. Will check back later.
"
"I'm not a fan of Amazon at all I'm afraid. Kobo are far nice to their independant writers. Amazon's select program is just a money grabbing tool and I really don't like it at all..."
Gwen Ellery replied to Gavin Wilson's discussion Wattpad: a new approach to writing and reading."Oooh, good to know. I like this. As soon as I come out of Amazon Select for a title of mine, I'm going to dive into Wattpad with it. Darn Amazon is so good at favoring its Select titles, it's hard to make the break when you're just…"
Gwen Ellery replied to Gavin Wilson's discussion Wattpad: a new approach to writing and reading."That's right. Caitlin was her name. OK, I'll get on that asap that I have a cover for it I like.
Thanks for your tips and info, Gavin. And for helping to make mobile a major format for ebooks. Things are really taking off internationally…"
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Posted by Gwen Ellery on May 20, 2013 at 7:37am 1 Comment 2 Likes
Sounds of Steam Internet Radio Show Mention for SWAG!
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Literary Award Shortlist for "Ether Frolics"
Posted by Paul Marlowe on May 18, 2013 at 4:52am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Bringing steam to young readers.
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Yet another GIVEAWAY! This time at Gnostalgia :D
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