Category: Fiction Writing
Steampunk Lite – Writer Cindy Grigg on the Sci Fi Subgenre
by Cindy Grigg
My personal taste for the aesthetic should be termed Steampunk Lite. I like brushing by it, picking up traces of it on my plotline or characters, but I don’t actually want steampunk in its full manifestation. Here’s why. Steampunk as an aesthetic is more a fabulous concentration of things than it is unique, which makes it hard to define. That’s also actually why I … Read More Steampunk Lite – Writer Cindy Grigg on the Sci Fi Subgenre
+ Fantasy Writing, History or Alternate History Writing, Science Fiction Writing, Steampunk Writing, Thoughts on Writing
Steampunk. No, Science Fiction. No, Fantasy! How to Tell the Difference.
by Cindy Grigg
Try to define steampunk, science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of fiction, and you’ll likely find yourself growling, “Arrrrgh.” They can be tough to differentiate. Here’s my definition: Science Fiction – Works featuring worlds beyond our own as explained by technology and science. Fantasy – Works featuring worlds beyond our own as explained by supernatural powers or conditions such as magic. Steampunk – Works … Read More Steampunk. No, Science Fiction. No, Fantasy! How to Tell the Difference.
