Steampunk Inspiration

More Steampunk research:

This has a few ideas of note - I might stop here if I get stuck.
Steampunk Random Story Generator

These cakes are cool:
Steampunk Cakes

Always looking for some cool jewelry to inspire me:
Steampunk Jewelry

Need a name for your Steampunk characters?
Steampunk Name Generator

My Steampunk name came up as Baroness Bethany Spencer - interesting.

Finding a Soundtrack for NaNo

I just found a couple of bands that might do the trick.

Bat For Lashes

The Birthday Masssacre

Of course, Abney Park is still cool, too.

Abney Park


And Tor is having a Steampunk month in October!

Tor

It seems Steampunk is gaining steam! Hopefully I can do it justice in the novel I will write for National Novel Writing Month! November 1st is almost here!

Steampunk Research

I've been researching Steampunk and came across a very cool magazine called, oddly enough, SteamPunk Magazine. You can even download issues for free here:

Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

I also came across a fictional e-zine of steampunk erotica, which has some well-written stories:

SteamyPunk

After reading these publications, as well as some short stories from H.G. Wells, I am convinced I will be able to write a Steampunk romance novel for National Novel Writing Month this November. I still want to do a bit more research, find a few more movies I haven't seen, re-watch some favorites, and do more research on the Victorian Era, but this delve into a new genre won't be as intimidating as I thought it might be.

One of my favorite romance writers is even working on a Steampunk novel now, too.

Steamed

And, as I work my way through this new novel, I'll be thinking of the first Steampunk costume I will be creating for myself for the convention in April!!!

Steampunk

I just added a new blog to my list - it's on steampunk! This is the newest interest of my husband and myself. There's a steampunk convention coming to St. Louis in April of 2010 and we're on the search for costume pieces! This is such a change from my Renaissance Faire hobby - it should be really cool! I'm even thinking of new plot lines for new stories - delving into a world I've only skimmed before. I did love the series Firefly and Dark Angel, both dealing with a sort of post-apocalyptic-like setting, but in very different ways. And I love the movie Howl's Moving Castle.

Disney's site for Howl's Moving Castle
You Tube Trailer

Castle in the Sky is cool, too.
You Tube Trailer of Castle in the Sky

And there are so many sites on the web to visit that I've only just begun.