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Steampunk Basics: Why the Victorians Didn't Have Robots
©2001, 2010 Paul GuinanDo a Google Search, I Dare You: The Only Victorian Robot You'll Find Is Boilerplate If you're like me, you'd prefer a world where the Victorians did have robots. On the face of it, especially if you're more of a literary dreamer type than a left-brained, green-blooded hobgoblin like Mr. Spock, Victorian robots don't seem completely outrageous. Even in the…See More
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"Thought I recognised the corner of the building... well worth a visit if you ever get the chance."
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Jon Hartless commented on Stephanie Abbott's blog post Steampunk Basics: A (Really) Quick Tour of Steam Power
"Is the Stanley Steamer parked at the Black Country Museum, by any chance?"
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Steampunk Basics: A (Really) Quick Tour of Steam Power
A Stanley Steamer: the steam-powered car It All Starts, Like So Many Things, In Ancient Greece:Hero of Alexandria (also known as Heron, rather like Diddy is also P. Diddy or Puff Daddy) started it all with his design of a steam-powered device called an aeollipile, or Hero-engine. It was never given a practical…See More
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VICTORIAN VAMPIRES: Varney and Carmilla
"Penny dreadfuls" were cheaply printed Gothic novels in serialized form Before Dracula, There Was VarneyBefore Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, the world had known Varney since 1845. Written by…See More
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VICTORIAN VAMPIRES: Varney and Carmilla
"Penny dreadfuls" were cheaply printed Gothic novels in serialized form Before Dracula, There Was VarneyBefore Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, the world had known Varney since 1845. Written by…See More
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- Introduce yourself!
- Writer of paranormal adventures. Author of the upcoming Past Lives trilogy. Book #1: Fearful Symmetry, available September 2011
- What do you hope to find at The Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild?
- Friends, ideas, maybe a reader or two...
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Steampunk Basics: Why the Victorians Didn't Have Robots
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 6:43pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Steampunk Basics: A (Really) Quick Tour of Steam Power
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:00am 3 Comments 1 Like
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VICTORIAN VAMPIRES: Varney and Carmilla
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- At 9:26am on April 5, 2011,
Lia Keyes said… - Welcome, Stephanie! You've found a friendly place, brimming over with talent, eccentricities, and ideas. Very much looking forward to Fearful Symmetry. That title gave me chills. Those words have given me chills since I was an early teen, in fact. Glad to have you with us.
- At 1:04pm on April 5, 2011,
Graham Russell said… - Welcome! Cant wait to read your book!!
- At 4:57pm on April 5, 2011,
Stephanie Abbott said… - Thanks, what a great welcome. I'm very glad I found this community.
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Travis I Sivart commented on Travis I Sivart's event Sounds Of Steam, Steampunk to Reality: Making Your Dreams Come True, May 27th, 2013"It varies, and has the full range of Steampunk music in it, from Cabaret to metal.Just FYI, the format is the first two hours is talk with music breaks, and the third hour is music with chat breaks."
Gwen Ellery commented on Travis I Sivart's event Sounds Of Steam, Steampunk to Reality: Making Your Dreams Come True, May 27th, 2013"Good to know! If it's heavily industrial, I may need to give it a listen after my morning cup of tea. :-)"
Winfield H. Strock III posted a blog postThe Jekyll and Hyde of Writing
Writing and rewriting are two sides of the same coin but each takes a different kind of mindset to accomplish. Most folks think of writing when they imagine what writers do; scribbling creative characters, scenes; oozing creativity onto the page into the wee hours of the night. Beginning writers dive into…See More
Travis I Sivart commented on Travis I Sivart's event Sounds Of Steam, Steampunk to Reality: Making Your Dreams Come True, May 27th, 2013"Yes Gwen, that can make it challenging. But if this seems to be your cup of tea but you don't want to interrupt your beauty rest, you can always download it and listen to it afterwards. :)"
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