Monthly Archives: October 2011

Oct
27
2011

Steampunk and Language

by gloria harchar

In researching certain aspects of Steampunk and the Victorian era, I stumbled upon an article on how to write steampunk by Richard Harland. (See article). Should an author endeavor to study the Victorian era when preparing to write a Steampunk novel? Harland says no. He indicates that too much research will cause the author feel [...]

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Oct
20
2011

Dagwood or Whippletree?

by gloria harchar

Interesting how one takes things for granted. For instance, bushes. There are all kinds of bushes in my area—bottle brush, poison ivy that grows on stumps, honey suckle, crabapple. I was writing and just said something about her hiding behind a bush. Then I started thinking, what kind of bush? Are there even any bushes [...]

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Oct
12
2011

Outcast

by gloria harchar

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Oct
08
2011

Steampunk Railroad

by gloria harchar

The early nineteenth-century citizen was as electrified by the sight of a train rumbling down a track as we might be by the shuttle soaring off into space. Despite the wonder of it all, early trains subjected passengers to an array of discomforts. Along with a pervasive unease over derailments and boiler explosions, passengers complained [...]

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Oct
01
2011

Crime and the Victorian Household

by gloria harchar

It’s good to know what life was really like in the Victorian era, especially if you’re going to write Steampunk or just a straight historical fiction novel set in this era. So many people in today’s society believe that the Victorian era was peaceful and pretty much crime-free. But this isn’t true. According to The [...]

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