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Originally posted by
Petite Valentine
Here's a question for any of the authors from this anthology:
Is steampunk a genre you love and often write for, or was it a challenge you decided to take on?
The Succubus was actually the first steampunk piece I had ever written. And I wasn't all that familiar with the nuances of the genre, despite having friends who are heavily into the culture (Anyone see the steampunk episode of Castle? I know several people from the club scene -- including the guy who made the arm that Castle was playing with later in the episode!)
So... I wrote the story, and sent it off to a couple of steamy friends (not that kind of steamy.) They made suggestions about the tone and what needed to be stressed -- things like the aesthetic of the time period, which is very important in steampunk. I fixed those details, sent it off, and the rest is history.
Since then, I've done a LOT more research into Victoriana. It really is fascinating. I'm a member of the Central Florida Steampunk Society, and working on my own persona (which is still a little nebulous -- something like a cross between Madame and a lady scholar.)
