Category Archives: General Post

Looking to the Future…

Posted on September 17, 2020 by

This year has been a bust for me in so many ways. Not getting to conventions and getting the burst of inspiration and aspiration that comes from meeting new people and talking to fans has really been weighing me down. … Continue reading →

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The Next Coming Thing

Posted on August 21, 2020 by

It was a busy day, so this will be short. I just thought I would talk a minute about a common thread in many Steampunk properties. In fact, it is what makes some of the media “Steampunk” in the first … Continue reading →

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Finishing with Avast, Ye Airships!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by

Today we finish our tour of Avast, Ye Airships! from Mocha Memoirs Press. “Adventures of a Would-Be Gentleman of the Skies” by Jim Reader tells the story of a young man smitten with the idea of air piracy…and the soiled … Continue reading →

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Continuing with Avast, Ye Airships!

Posted on July 30, 2020 by

Continuing on with the walkthrough of Avast, Ye Airships! from Mocha Memoirs Press, we will look today at the next seven stories. Andrew Knighton’s tale, “A Wind Will Rise,” tells of two adventurers out to save a shipload of captives … Continue reading →

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Options…

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

What would you like to see here next, as we broaden our Steampunk horizons somewhat? I have three anthologies of Steampunk stories I could do as I have been doing the anthologies on RieWriter.com. I could do a feature on … Continue reading →

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Because I Promised…

Posted on June 30, 2020 by

…I will attempt to discuss diversity in The Conn-Mann Chronicles and not offend anyone. There isn’t much. There are two reasons for this. The time period was not an extremely integrated era. It’s a cheap excuse, but it’s true. The … Continue reading →

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Thought about It this Weekend…

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

The book tour is over, and we are at a crossroads. What’s next? I am considering book reviews, author interviews, music recommendations–any and everything Steampunk. What do you think? It might take a while to set up some of these. … Continue reading →

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Well…This Is It

Posted on June 26, 2020 by

Our final stop. There was a change of plans I just discovered. The Italian stop was replaced with Book Bloggin’ Princess. Things like this happen. Sorry I didn’t have more notice to give everyone. So…what’s next? I really do need … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow the Train Pulls into the Station for the Final Stop on the Virtual Book Tour…

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

It’s been a wild two months. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading the blogs related to the tour as much as I have enjoyed writing them. Tomorrow is a visit to La libreria di Beppe, or Beppe’s Bookshop in English. It’s … Continue reading →

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Penultimate Stop Today

Posted on June 23, 2020 by

Our final stop will be Friday, but today we visit Literarily Speaking for something a bit different–a First Chapter Review. It was kinda cool to see how excited the reviewer was about the first chapter and how it seems to … Continue reading →

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