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A Clockwork Christmas authors
So, now it's time for the A Clockwork Christmas authors to confess what their dream steampunk devices would be. Remember, comment on any post this week to go in the draw to win a set of A Clockwork Christmas romance trading cards.
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J K Coi
My ideal steampunk device? Well, I asked my son this question because he’s also fascinated by steampunk, and he said … a steampunk Transformer! Wouldn’t that be cool?
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P G Forte
I think my ideal steampunk device already exists, at least in some fashion: a steampowered coffee maker. Really, what more could an author want?
In the fantasy realm, however, I would love a telectroscope. http://gothamist.com/2008/05/22/telectroscope_t.php#photo-1
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Stacy Gail
Oh, this one is EASY. I love writing on my laptop, really. Sometimes, though, a story will hit a brick wall, and that’s when I throw my brain a change-up and reach for a pen. What I wouldn’t give to reach for a pen like this one:
http://mental-design.blogspot.com/
But I would like to add a few things to it:
- A Taser device
- A blowgun equipped with tranquilizer darts
- A perfume atomizer (filled with Pleasures, from Estee Lauder =D)
- Lip balm
- Maybe a Geiger counter or zombie detector built into the handle. You know… just in case.
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Jenny Schwartz
I wish I owned a Cabinet of Curiosities House, one that unfolded like a pop-up book, shooting out new rooms as and when they were needed. It would be so convenient. Guest bedrooms that only needed cleaning when someone visited. A dining room that only emerged at Christmas or big formal gatherings. More spectacularly, imagine having a fold-out ballroom or a dirigible landing platform? Yup, I definitely want a Cabine of Curiosities House.
However, in the real world, I'm happy to settle for my beloved copy of "The Steampunk Bible" (http://steampunkbible.com/). It's full of inspiration and provides a strong sense of the vibrant Steampunk community -- one which welcomes everyone! I love the fantastic Steampunk ethos Bruce Sterling shares in the book, "The past is a kind of future that has already happened." p.13.
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How about you? Any steampunk devices you wish you had? Or are lucky enough to own? Or make us truly envious and tell us about anything steampunkish that you've created.
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A Clockwork Christmas
We Wish You a Steampunk Christmas
Changed forever after tragedy, a woman must draw strength from her husband's love. A man learns that love isn't always what you expect. A thief steals the heart of a vengeful professor. And an American inventor finds love Down Under. Enjoy Victorian Christmas with a clockwork twist in these four steampunk novellas.
Anthology includes:
"Crime Wave in a Corset" by Stacy Gail
"This Winter Heart" by PG Forte
"Wanted: One Scoundrel" by Jenny Schwartz
"Far From Broken" by JK Coi
Stories also available for purchase separately.
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