tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942282976301022996.post2448449942180171157..comments2022-02-21T19:50:16.768-07:00Comments on Lady Wisdom's Favorite: RandomicitéSophia's Favoritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871625814389904112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942282976301022996.post-52501965687087379862010-11-12T19:59:05.905-07:002010-11-12T19:59:05.905-07:00I worry about that too.....
And I'm too lazy ...I worry about that too.....<br /><br />And I'm too lazy to log in from my blog, but it's Claire, on my break at work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942282976301022996.post-41502240896418123752010-11-08T21:00:11.127-07:002010-11-08T21:00:11.127-07:00Well, a lot of steampunk is actually science ficti...Well, a lot of steampunk is actually science fiction rather than fantasy, but it's soft science fiction. Sure, admittedly <i>Difference Engine</i> knows as little about sociology or economics as the Flat Earth Society does about astrophysics, but those are the sciences the story revolves around.<br /><br />The Foglios, who do Girl Genius, call their thingy Gaslamp Fantasy, I think because they feel (rightly, or at least idealistically) that steampunk ought to involve more than just period gewgaws and random wackiness. Of course they'll be lumped together at the bookstore, but SF and fantasy are in the same section anyway. Mostly because the same people read and write both.<br /><br />As for not checking the specific tolerance of the materials, yeah, not even I'm obsessive enough to calculate all that (though I do lie awake at night worrying that everything I've written is unrealistic).Sophia's Favoritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871625814389904112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942282976301022996.post-81800960705500953912010-11-07T19:23:35.037-07:002010-11-07T19:23:35.037-07:00I forgot to comment on the Hugo Awards thing too -...I forgot to comment on the Hugo Awards thing too - as much as I love steampunk, it saddens me that so much scifi is trending that way. See, I don't really consider steampunk science fiction, at least not often. Jules Verne came closest and he technically wasn't steampunk, since back then that was just science fiction in general.<br /><br />Most steampunk has only a passing acquaintance with science, like if they run into each other in a train station, steampunk will sort of nod with a strained smile, hoping it doesn't have to remember any specifics about the last time they met. Most steampunk writers don't even try to explain how any of their tech works, beyond "steam and clockworks", and sometimes "Tesla coils".<br /><br />When "Five Fists of Science" has you beat when it comes to technobabble, it's time to just admit you're writing fantasy, and even fantasy ought to at least be consistent.<br /><br />Now I admit I don't do the calculations for various gases lift capacity for my airships, and make sure my machines speed and weight stay within their material's tolerances, but I at least suggest some vaguely plausible ideas when it comes up occasionally.<br /><br />Rant concluded. People better write some damn space books!penny farthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993329591603913672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942282976301022996.post-24649278342758847132010-11-05T14:05:48.156-07:002010-11-05T14:05:48.156-07:00Romeo and Juliet with Giant robots would be awesom...Romeo and Juliet with Giant robots would be awesome! Because chicks dig giant robots.<br /><br />Yep, everything really is better with them. I'd nearly forgotten about that Peter Pan thing - thanks. It was fun to do.<br /><br />And, yes, the Punic War with mecha would be pretty much the most epic thing ever. But the most badass thing ever would be the Iliad with mecha.<br /><br />Why is there a trend to stick random zombies and vampires into every book, and not giant robots?penny farthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993329591603913672noreply@blogger.com