Photograhy and the Writer’s Voice

What does Photography have to do with writing steampunk or writing in general? They both have style. I recently viewed a webinar on photography that was put on by Chris Orwig. He’s a landscape and portrait photographer. In the webinar, he talked about how to...

Magic, Is It Taking Over Steampunk?

Am I wasting my time writing steampunk stories that don’t have magic in them? This is a serious question. Leave your opinion in the comments. I got the urge to write steampunk after the owner of a mystery book store got me reading Gail Carriger. I would not...

Inventors Losers and Winners

One of the saddest stories I very heard is about an inventor. He spent his life working and working hard to develop a machine to peel tomatoes. For a farmer this is a big thing. The inventor worked all his spare time on the project. He invested a lot of his money into...