The fledgling Artist

@jess-penrose Okay, so this short story is actually based on a novel (or series) I want to write. It starts out in modern times with all electricity in the world going out. Literally, anything that runs on electricity shut down at one time around the globe. The story takes place over 200 years as society tries to reinvent itself, taking a…[Read more]

@filewriterbase13x From what I have been able to gather, the setting is usually Victorian times, before electricity, where technology evolved slightly differently. Everything is steam-power instead of electric powered, including airships. Other things are based on a lot of clockwork and many people wear goggles. There are probably some parts that…[Read more]

@jess-penrose Do you have any tips for me? Anything you especially love to see or that sticks out as steampunk to you in stories?

@filewriterbase13x You could say that. I am trying to write a steampunk short story. The problem? I have no earthly clue how to write steampunk! Never have I ever written a story so slowly. And…I kinda need to have it done by tomorrow night. There’s a total of 129 words on it right now. 🙁

@jess-penrose @filewriterbase13x Way to go, guys! 😀

@jess-penrose When I first read that I thought you said “turn off some horses.” I had to do a double take after that. How do you turn off horses? 😉

@filewriterbase13x Oh yeah! I am definitely familiar with that! Good luck. 🙂

@ariel-ashira Oh! That sounds interesting! 🙂

Sorry, I have to go now. 🙁

@jess-penrose Oh wow! That sounds cool! 🙂

@filewriterbase13x Nice! Motivation can be hard to come by. 🙂

@jess-penrose 🙂 Okay.  Thats what I figured.

@filewriterbase13x No problem!  I get the whole family rules thing!

@skredder I am working on “The Crimson Cup”.

@filewriterbase13x Hey, no problem! I completely understand. The only reason I said was because Texas is a pretty big state. I could be anywhere. 😉

@filewriterbase13x @ariel-ashira @jess-penrose What are y’all working on?

@jess-penrose What does it mean to be an aussie?

@ariel-ashira I’m in Texas and it’s 6:46 right now.

@jess-penrose I am in Missouri.  Its 6:44 right now.  @skredder Where are you at?

@filewriterbase13x Yep! I be USA. 🙂

Heyo! 🙂

@jess-penrose Do you live in Australia?

@filewriterbase13x You know me, don’t you? 🙂  Where do you live, by the way?  What time zone are you?