Writing Steampunk and 400 Photographs

I went to the Wild Wild West con (WWWC8) in Old Tucson last weekend. I attend steampunk events to keep tabs on the readers of steampunk. I’m a writer, I have to keep my finger on the pulse of the readers. I also visit with the authors that are selling their...

Writing About Time, In Steampunk

Time, we think we control it, but we don’t. This morning I was in Tucson for the Wild Wild West Steampunk convention. At 6:30 I walked down to the lobby to get some breakfast. The breakfast nook was closed. I asked the check at the front desk when the breakfast...

Beta Readers, What a Writer Will Do To Get

I need all the feedback I can get. Beta Readers are a great source of feedback, except they’re hard to find and half of the ones I do find don’t give me actionable feedback. A comment like; I don’t understand this paragraph (or sentence, or page), is...