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Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 1:02:54 pm PDT #25503 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Whoops. You think this will destroy the working relationship, huh?

I think the guy I talked with will think I'm overreacting, but shrug. His wife, the other con chair? She will be pissed. Because in some ways she got into steampunk and set herself up as "Queen of steampunk" in Seattle because she realized no one was taking her attempts to do the same in the local goth scene seriously. She saw me as competition for a very long time, and it's only been recently that she's started being friendly toward me. Mostly because I've made it clear that I have no interest in taking over the steampunk scene. But as soon as I take a stand and publicly point out I think they're being clueless? Yeah, I'll go back to being a threat to her.

Cross-scene drama: things I get to negotiate.

Steph L. - Oct 12, 2012 1:06:49 pm PDT #25504 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

it's one of the books I reference when people ask me about steampunk

Is another one The Anubis Gate? I feel like you recommended that to me -- I really liked it -- and I don't know if it was w/r/t steampunk, or something else.

Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 1:11:42 pm PDT #25505 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Is another one The Anubis Gate?

I'm pretty sure I recommended it to you, but because Tim Powers is awesome and not because of any steampunk overtones.

Steph L. - Oct 12, 2012 1:19:34 pm PDT #25506 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Okay, because I somehow connected it with steampunk, and then couldn't figure out what it was about the book that was steampunk-y. Got it. And it was awesome. The ending was one of those make-me-clap-my-hands-with-glee endings.

Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 1:24:10 pm PDT #25507 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Have you read The Stress of Her Regard? Byron! Shelley! Keats! Vampires! Yes, it's my favorite by him.

Steph L. - Oct 12, 2012 1:25:17 pm PDT #25508 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I have not, but I am marking your post, because I need something new to read after the library gives me Libba Bray's new book. (I read the HUGE sample from Amazon, and even though it creeps me out, I need to find out what happens.)

Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 1:30:55 pm PDT #25509 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

New Libba Bray?! runs to Amazon, even if the ending of The Sweet Far thing was annoying.

Ginger - Oct 12, 2012 1:32:32 pm PDT #25510 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

but the imperialistic/colonialist stuff is kinda twisted in the steampunk oevre isn't it.

I could get behind a theme of Africans using steampunk technology to drive out the Europeans.

Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 1:33:11 pm PDT #25511 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I could get behind a theme of Africans using steampunk technology to drive out the Europeans.

Heh. That would be fantastic.

Consuela - Oct 12, 2012 1:41:45 pm PDT #25512 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I could get behind a theme of Africans using steampunk technology to drive out the Europeans.

That's basically what's going on in the Temeraire series, except with dragons instead of steampunk tech.

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