Tag Archives: World-building

The Next Coming Thing

Posted on August 21, 2020 by RieSheridanRose

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 →

Posted in General Post, World-building | Tagged "The next new thing", Steampunk, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The Murdoch Mysteries, trope, World-building | Leave a comment

Writing the Dime Novels

Posted on September 12, 2016 by RieSheridanRose

I wanted to take a minute to talk about the reason that I use the Dime Novels at the beginning of each chapter in the Conn-Mann books. It is an interesting challenge to me–and I hope that the readers find … Continue reading →

Posted in World-building, Writing | Tagged Dime Novels, Josephine Mann, Rie Sheridan Rose, The Conn-Mann Chronicles, The Incredibly Irritating Irishman, The Marvelous Mechanical Man, The Nearly Notorious Nun, World-building, Writing | Leave a comment

How Much Research is Too Much Research?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by RieSheridanRose

Going off last week, How much research is too much research? I have a tendency to dive into the research and go off on tangents. This can be distracting and a HUGE time sink as well as fascinating and mind … Continue reading →

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Building a World

Posted on January 11, 2016 by RieSheridanRose

I am the first to admit that world-building is not my forte. I skim over a lot of detail. In the case of the Chronicles…I am torn. I got an email today from one of my intrepid beta-readers (Who I … Continue reading →

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