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crich70 · 09-19-2011, 11:23 PM

I'm trying to work out some ideas for a Steampunk book for NaNoWriMo at the present. I found a good book at Amazon that talks about what sort of things are needed (in addition to a good story) to make it work.

kennyc · 09-20-2011, 06:57 AM

[QUOTE=crich70;1749076]I'm trying to work out some ideas for a Steampunk book for NaNoWriMo at the present. I found a good book at Amazon that talks about what sort of things are needed (in addition to a good story) to make it work.

Just be sure and throw in an Analytical Engine and you are set!

(read the section of Gleick's "The Information" on Babbage and Ada Loveless yesterday)

crich70 · 09-20-2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Just be sure and throw in an Analytical Engine and you are set!

(read the section of Gleick's "The Information" on Babbage and Ada Loveless yesterday)

Actually I think it's Lovelace not Loveless. Loveless was a character in "The Wild Wild West." lol.

kennyc · 09-20-2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Actually I think it's Lovelace not Loveless. Loveless was a character in "The Wild Wild West." lol.

Yep, typo.

HistoryWes · 09-20-2011, 05:17 PM

I'm working on the first of what I hope will be a series of books for adolescents. It's about a 14 year old girl inventor and her friends. It's called Astrid Maxxim and her Amazing Hoverbike.

I was musing about how much I was inspired by the writers I read when I was young-- Edgar Rice Burroughs, first and foremost. Then I thought about the years before that, when I was first learning to enjoy reading, and remembered my love for the Tom Swift Jr. Books. I thought I would try to recreate the feeling I had when I read them.

I really get excited about writing when the characters and background just seem to jump out at me, and that is the case here. I expect to be done around November.

WT Sharpe · 09-20-2011, 10:00 PM

Sounds interesting, Wes. I'm looking forward to reading that one, and being as it's aimed at YA, I may turn my grandson on to it as well.

E. S. Lark · 09-23-2011, 09:59 AM

I'm working on the last round of edits on a book I have coming out in November, but I'm also outlining a novel I've had in my head for over a year. I have a lot of ideas, but I can only ever work on one project at a time, otherwise I get overwhelmed.

Regardless of what I'm working on, it's always fantasy. I've tried other genres, but there's something about fantasy that keeps pulling me back, so I stopped fighting it

sportourer1 · 09-25-2011, 05:37 AM

I am working on a thriller set in late Victorian London and also a sci-fi thriller set in the present

Tickety Boo · 09-25-2011, 03:00 PM

I'm working on a traditional mystery (whodunnit) set in Whistler, BC - the third in my Hunter Rayne highway mystery series. The first (Slow Curve on the Coquihalla) is available on-line, and I expect to have the second published to Amazon and Smashwords by year end after polishing it up for the third or fourth time.

MeiLin · 09-25-2011, 03:59 PM

I'm working on book two in my series. Almost done!

Kayden · 09-25-2011, 04:14 PM

I recently finished a romantic suspense novel and I am currently working on something that is more the mystery type. I hate to admit it, but I am finding this one a bit harder to write. I am hoping to have it complete within a couple of months, as I am in the revision stage.

Martin Moe · 09-26-2011, 08:53 AM

I'm trying. Can't seem to successfully enter this great new world of ebooks. I'm an author and self publisher of ancient times, the 80s and 90s. I've print published about 6 books, sold over 300,000 books, most now out of print, not because they stopped selling, but because I can no longer do the dance with printers, in shipping, storage, marketing, out shipping, etc. I'm currently following the highways, byways, and outhouse trails of ebook formatting. I'm still lost in the wilderness but I can see the roof of the outhouse over the next hill. I have about a dozen books in manuscript that I plan to get on Amazon as soon as i learn how to do it, get past that "we can't upload your book right now, try again later" and some very frustrating blank pages and inappropriate page breaks. I also have very little luck figuring out how to post on forums. I'm not sure that this one will go through, and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to ever find it again if it does. So wish me luck...
Martin Moe

kennyc · 09-26-2011, 09:44 AM

Welcome Martin and Kayden!

DLMorrese · 09-26-2011, 04:19 PM

I'm working on the third book of a series. [promotional material deleted.- MODERATOR]

avantman42 · 09-26-2011, 05:14 PM

My next book is currently titled "A Fleet in Being: The Austro-Hungarian Navy of WW1". The title may change before it's published - I always struggle with titles.

09-19-2011, 11:23 PM	#721
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I'm trying to work out some ideas for a Steampunk book for NaNoWriMo at the present. I found a good book at Amazon that talks about what sort of things are needed (in addition to a good story) to make it work. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 09-20-2011 at 03:34 PM. Reason: in-line promotional link removed - MODERATOR

09-20-2011, 06:57 AM	#722
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,916 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	[QUOTE=crich70;1749076]I'm trying to work out some ideas for a Steampunk book for NaNoWriMo at the present. I found a good book at Amazon that talks about what sort of things are needed (in addition to a good story) to make it work. Just be sure and throw in an Analytical Engine and you are set! (read the section of Gleick's "The Information" on Babbage and Ada Loveless yesterday) Last edited by Dr. Drib; 09-20-2011 at 03:34 PM.

09-20-2011, 05:17 PM	#725
HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	Current Project I'm working on the first of what I hope will be a series of books for adolescents. It's about a 14 year old girl inventor and her friends. It's called Astrid Maxxim and her Amazing Hoverbike. I was musing about how much I was inspired by the writers I read when I was young-- Edgar Rice Burroughs, first and foremost. Then I thought about the years before that, when I was first learning to enjoy reading, and remembered my love for the Tom Swift Jr. Books. I thought I would try to recreate the feeling I had when I read them. I really get excited about writing when the characters and background just seem to jump out at me, and that is the case here. I expect to be done around November.

09-26-2011, 04:19 PM	#734
DLMorrese Spec Fic Writer Posts: 4 Karma: 525996 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Orlando, Florida USA Device: Kindle	Work in Progress I'm working on the third book of a series. [promotional material deleted.- MODERATOR] Last edited by Dr. Drib; 11-05-2011 at 03:08 PM.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Sounds interesting, Wes. I'm looking forward to reading that one, and being as it's aimed at YA, I may turn my grandson on to it as well.

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E. S. Lark Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 500010 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: none	I'm working on the last round of edits on a book I have coming out in November, but I'm also outlining a novel I've had in my head for over a year. I have a lot of ideas, but I can only ever work on one project at a time, otherwise I get overwhelmed. Regardless of what I'm working on, it's always fantasy. I've tried other genres, but there's something about fantasy that keeps pulling me back, so I stopped fighting it

09-25-2011, 05:37 AM	#728
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Tickety Boo Highway mysteries Posts: 7 Karma: 505000 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	I'm working on a traditional mystery (whodunnit) set in Whistler, BC - the third in my Hunter Rayne highway mystery series. The first (Slow Curve on the Coquihalla) is available on-line, and I expect to have the second published to Amazon and Smashwords by year end after polishing it up for the third or fourth time.

09-25-2011, 03:59 PM	#730
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09-25-2011, 04:14 PM	#731
Kayden Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 539424 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Midwest Device: Nook	I recently finished a romantic suspense novel and I am currently working on something that is more the mystery type. I hate to admit it, but I am finding this one a bit harder to write. I am hoping to have it complete within a couple of months, as I am in the revision stage.

09-26-2011, 08:53 AM	#732
Martin Moe Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 584700 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	I'm trying. Can't seem to successfully enter this great new world of ebooks. I'm an author and self publisher of ancient times, the 80s and 90s. I've print published about 6 books, sold over 300,000 books, most now out of print, not because they stopped selling, but because I can no longer do the dance with printers, in shipping, storage, marketing, out shipping, etc. I'm currently following the highways, byways, and outhouse trails of ebook formatting. I'm still lost in the wilderness but I can see the roof of the outhouse over the next hill. I have about a dozen books in manuscript that I plan to get on Amazon as soon as i learn how to do it, get past that "we can't upload your book right now, try again later" and some very frustrating blank pages and inappropriate page breaks. I also have very little luck figuring out how to post on forums. I'm not sure that this one will go through, and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to ever find it again if it does. So wish me luck... Martin Moe

09-26-2011, 09:44 AM	#733
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,916 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Welcome Martin and Kayden!

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