We have a special treat for you. February is “Fantastic February” and we will be having some fantasy-themed posts, some great authors, and featuring some fantastic books. Come join the fun. Last weekend was the annual Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball, which is part of the Riverside Dickens’ Festival. Every year the hubby and I go. It’s [...]
Archive for January, 2011
In Which Cinder-Suzi goes to the Ball
Posted in Balls, costumes, fashion, Fun, Steampunk, Victorian fashion, tagged Mr. Fezziwig's Ball, Riverside Dickens Festival, steampunk ball, steampunk ball gown, suzanne lazear, victorian ball, victorian ball gown on January 31, 2011 | 12 Comments »
In Which Lolita Suzanne Blogs About Cupcakes Because She Has Nothing Else to Say
Posted in Food, Steampunk, tagged absinthe, absinthe cupcakes, book release, cupcake wars, cupcakes, steampunk cupcakes, suzanne lazear on January 24, 2011 | 7 Comments »
This weekend was the annual ball at the Riverside Dickens’ Festival. As usual the hubby and I dressed up and had an amazing time. When I finally manage to get the pictures off the camera I will blog about it. However, right now I’m just too tried. I’m to tired to come up with anything [...]
Writing Steampunk Archetypes
Posted in Books, culture, Steampunk, Terms, Writing, tagged Steampunk Archetypes, steampunk character building, suzanne lazear, Writing, writing steampunk on January 17, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’m going to be teaching an online class on writing for Young Adults Feb 14-Mar 12, 2011. More info here if anyone is interested. Innocent Darkness is now on Goodreads. I also have a tentative release date of 8-8-12. ~insert happy dance here.~ I’ve also joined up with the Apocalypsies, the 2012 debut YA authors. [...]
The Secret Language of the Fan
Posted in Research, Victorian fashion, Victorian Life, Visiting Lolitas, tagged guest thursdays, karlee etter, research, secret language of the fan, victorian culture, Victorian fashion, victorian women, visiting lolitas on January 13, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Today we welcome Victorian costume expert Karlee Etter who’s going to tell us how during the Victorian era fans were used for far more than keeping the bearer cool. The Secret Language of the Fan by Karlee Etter For much of the nineteenth century and well into the early decades of the twentieth, women [...]
The “punk” in Steampunk/Steampunk Ideology
Posted in culture, Steampunk, Writing, tagged rebellion themes, steampunk ideology, suzanne lazear, the "punk" in steampunk, writing steampunk on January 10, 2011 |
Steampunk has its own set of ideology, some of it extending from the Victorian era. For all that was unpleasant in the Victorian era there was also a spirit of optimism, idealism, of the idea that anything could be possible, and the spirit of trying to make the word a better place. Some of the [...]
Goblin Market
Posted in Books, Classics, Guest Thursday, Various Writings, Victorian Life, victorian sexuality, Visiting Lolitas, tagged cassandra joffre, christina rossetti, classics, dragon books, goblin market, guest thursdays, victorian poetry, victorian sexuality, visiting lolitas on January 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Goblin Market has been one of my favorite poems for a long time. I actually quote part of it in my upcoming YA, Innocent Darkness. Goblin Market is an incredible Victorian poem full of double meaning. Today I have invited my friend Cassandra Joffre, antiquarian book dealer for Dragon Books to tell us more [...]
Happy New Year, from Everyone at Steamed!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2011 |
Happy New Year, Everyone. Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne ? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we’ll have a sip of brandy now, for auld lang syne. And surely you’ll buy yourself a cup! and surely I’ll [...]
Happy New Year
Posted in Holidays on January 1, 2011 |
Everyone at Steamed! wishes you a safe, happy, and healthy New Year! However, for you pessimists out there, I leave you with this “steampunk curse” courtesy of GeekWrath : “May your steam forever be un-punked. May your brass cogs fall off your top hat, and may your goggles rust and decay!”
