I'm here entirely by accident, but it looks kinda cool.
My interest in Steampunk is as a world setting, and a genre ...I don't think I would ever dress up, but the art is awesome, and the possibilities for fiction are stupendous ...
Yes, I'm a wanna-be writter. But I solemnly swear never to mention any profit-chasing products available from Amazon or iTunes.
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Hey there!
Yeah, it's so interesting to me how the setting/genre and the costume/aesthetic are often unconnected. In fact, the vast majority of serious Steampunk costumers or propmakers I know don't actually read Steampunk fiction. Strange, right?
But don't worry! While I have some articles planned that will be very hands-on with Steampunk as art, I'll also be writing about how to write Steampunk fiction, and interviewing some prominent authors in the Steampunk scene. I hope you find helpful things here, and don't hesitate to ask questions. =)
I think steampunk is a genre, a viewpoint, a nostalgia-hit, AND an aesthetic. I am seriously considering writing my dissertation on it ... what ever 'it' is ...
It definitely is a lot of things that all sort of get conflated. I'd be happy to be a source for you, if you do decide to write your dissertation about it!
What's your area of study?
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