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History Cake
Emily Adams published a review of City of the Saints a few days ago on A Motley Vision, and I want to share it here. Because it turns out, that much of what I write could be described as “history … Continue reading
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Tagged A Motley Vision, City of the Saints, Easter Eggs, Emily Adams, Knopf, Steampunk, Writing Advice
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Bookshelf: Captain Nemo
I’m reading Jules Verne these days, to try to learn to read a little French, if not speak it. So when I sat on a panel on Steampunk at FanX with Kevin J. Anderson, and we talked about Jules Verne … Continue reading
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Tagged FanX, Jules Verne, Kevin Anderson, Steampunk
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Convention Highlights: FanX 2014
I admit I entered into my first panel with some trepidation: the idea of litigating zombie civil rights is hilarious, but I greatly feared that I was going to do a bad job. And, as it turned out, I lost. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliens, Blake Casselman, Bob Defendi, Brad Torgersen, C.S. Lewis, Carter Reid, ComicCon, Craig Nybo, Dan Willis, Dystopian Fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, FanX, H.P. Lovecraft, Hero's Journey, Howard Tayler, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jaleta Clegg, John Steiner, Joseph Campbell, Kevin Anderson, Larry Correia, Lisa Mangum, Michael Collings, Michaelbrent Collings, Nathan Shumate, Orson Scott Card, Paul Anderson, Peter Wacks, Robison Wells, Robots, S.A. Butler, Sarah E. Seeley, Scott Taylor, Steampunk, Stephen King, Steven L. Peck, Zombies
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Sold!
Thanks and congratulations to Deborah at East/West Literary (my agent) and Michelle Frey at Knopf… my editor! Deborah and I have accepted a three book offer from Knopf for The Kidnap Plot and two sequels. I look forward to polishing … Continue reading
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Tagged Deborah Warren, East/West Literary, Knopf, Michelle Frey, Middle Grade, Steampunk, The Kidnap Plot
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What Is Steampunk? (Air-Ships Today)
Looks like the zeppelin is making a comeback. Me, I’m still holding out for the Phlogiston Gun.
What Is Steampunk? (Pictograms)
A date in the 1860s puts this pictographic advertisement for a lottery square in City of the Saints territory. I don’t think I’ve seen pictograms figure into a steampunk novel yet. I may have to work one into the second … Continue reading
What Is Steampunk? (Robots)
I love the fact (and I’m not surprised by it) that this guy is one of the creatives behind the Skylanders.
What Is Steampunk? (Sherlock Holmes Cosplay)
Apparently a village in Switzerland has an annual re-enactment festival of the showdown at Reichenbach Falls. “Holmes’s enduring popularity is also something to do with London…” Too right.
What Is Steampunk? (Duke of York Column)
Okay, it isn’t really steampunk. But it should get punk’d. The Duke ought to turn out to be the guardian of the Mall, and in response to an invasion by airborne Frenchmen, his gears grind into action and he hops … Continue reading
