tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post6213306838991266945..comments2023-09-27T08:59:17.508-05:00Comments on The Lesser Key of Tere: Teaser Tuesday: What Happens Next?Tere Kirklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-16989465692652741772010-10-21T08:12:55.567-05:002010-10-21T08:12:55.567-05:00I can't really give an opinion about steampunk...I can't really give an opinion about steampunk, since I don't know much about it. But it's definitely a cliffhanger-y for spark the curiosity.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-67556840110127208082010-10-21T00:45:28.973-05:002010-10-21T00:45:28.973-05:00The writing in this snippet is really strong! I lo...The writing in this snippet is really strong! I love it!!!! <br /><br />It is a cliff hanger but it just makes me want to read MORE.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-56445070223259001442010-10-20T19:38:58.400-05:002010-10-20T19:38:58.400-05:00Very nice writing! My ignorant opinion is that asp...Very nice writing! My ignorant opinion is that aspects of steampunk could be in the present but it would be hard b/c doesn't it need machines powered by steam? How would that work in the present? Not sure.Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-39297670185569203092010-10-19T18:29:13.294-05:002010-10-19T18:29:13.294-05:00You put up a clear picture of your beautiful face!...You put up a clear picture of your beautiful face! Very nice! It looks so professional. :) <br /><br />Please tell me it wasn't up when I stopped by the other day, though it wouldn't surprise me if I missed it. I've been pretty brain dead lately. :)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-26133380150482771872010-10-19T17:46:44.431-05:002010-10-19T17:46:44.431-05:00I like your new avatar photo. :)
And you totes di...I like your new avatar photo. :)<br /><br />And you totes did leave us on a cliffhanger. <br /><br />As for Steampunkery, it does NOT have to be set in Victorian-era London (though it most often is). <br />But, as others have mentioned, this is too short to know if this qualifies. <br />But if your MC speaks modern slang and such, I'd probably go with paranormal...with your own rad Tere-twist. You do your thang.<br /><br />Love,<br />LolaLola Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394765053485642935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-41416442802527779622010-10-18T18:15:06.945-05:002010-10-18T18:15:06.945-05:00Where have I been? I'm always late to the game...Where have I been? I'm always late to the game! I need to read the other installments. ASAP!Karen Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154015690643682525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-13963755390726189392010-10-18T10:48:50.220-05:002010-10-18T10:48:50.220-05:00I wouldn't worry what you call it at this stag...I wouldn't worry what you call it at this stage, it rocks! I really enjoyed the set-up and tension. You may write something so unique, you start a new category. :D <br />Have you ever read the Eyre Affair series? I thought of the time jumping in that for some reason.<br />(sorry this is so late, I haven't been making the rounds due to 'stuff')Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-83619820026825466202010-10-15T09:21:32.600-05:002010-10-15T09:21:32.600-05:00Stina, LOL! Yeah, I've been doing a little res...Stina, LOL! Yeah, I've been doing a little research and everything's pretty conflicting. Then again, I'm doing most of my research on the internet. *embarrassed*<br /><br />One site said anything with a Victorian flair is fine, but I think that probably applies more to alternate histories than any real-world scenarios.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-82392446156958548792010-10-15T06:22:11.633-05:002010-10-15T06:22:11.633-05:00I just purchased the last copy of Writer's Dig...I just purchased the last copy of Writer's Digest magazine. According to it, steampunk is set in the Victorian period. <br /><br />But then again, it said YA was for readers 12-15, which we know isn't true. It's for readers 12-18 yo (and for those still 17 at heart).Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-23323390282591023012010-10-14T15:14:53.806-05:002010-10-14T15:14:53.806-05:00Sorry I'm so late in getting over here, life&#...Sorry I'm so late in getting over here, life's been a little crazy this week. <br /><br />This is awesome, Tere! I can't wait to read the whole thing. So hurry up and finish it already. What do you mean that's not helping? ;)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-41441606814866654822010-10-14T10:19:11.684-05:002010-10-14T10:19:11.684-05:00Very cliff-hangery. :) And I don't know enough...Very cliff-hangery. :) And I don't know enough about steampunk to add an opinion. Sounds fun, though!Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-88534053068070008762010-10-14T09:32:09.577-05:002010-10-14T09:32:09.577-05:00LOL, thanks, y'all! I've been thinking of ...LOL, thanks, y'all! I've been thinking of this story as my quasi-steampunk paranormal (though I'd never say that if I actually have to query it, I know when to keep my big mouth shut ;D ), since it started out as an alternative history set in the 1890s, but then I decided to change it because I was getting a voice from the mc that was distinctly modern.<br /><br />The steampunk elements come into play when the mc meets the rest of the order her father belongs to, which was actually founded in the late Renaissance by Leonardo da Vinci and his peers, but their technology, involving mechanized devices and this stuff called ether, basically reached it's zenith during the Victorian Era. <br /><br />One day I'd like to write a real steampunk—with airships and everything!—but I think the plot and characters I came up with this time work better as a contemporary paranormal. <br /><br />Thanks again for reading!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-83657862721686090532010-10-13T20:32:56.706-05:002010-10-13T20:32:56.706-05:00I've been told it has to be back then. I'm...I've been told it has to be back then. I'm with Stina Lindenblatt - sounds like YA paranormal to me. <br /><br />Whatever it is, it's an interesting scene. I like it!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-55750158358148502002010-10-13T18:24:06.469-05:002010-10-13T18:24:06.469-05:00Wow, this is great stuff.
I didn't realize i...Wow, this is great stuff. <br /><br />I didn't realize it was steampunk, not that I know what that is other than it being set in the Victorian Era (from what I've heard). Which means Elana's right. There was no Harry Potter back then. ;)<br /><br />To me, it's YA paranormal. Keep it to this when querying. You can point out the steampunk elements if you know the agent is into that kind of stuff.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-4460282302917370302010-10-13T12:59:41.821-05:002010-10-13T12:59:41.821-05:00I don't know that much about steampunk actuall...I don't know that much about steampunk actually. But did they have Harry Potter in any of those times? Does steampunk have to be in another time? Is that how it works?<br /><br />Either way, killer cliffhanger!!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-83929791998399781812010-10-13T00:37:56.289-05:002010-10-13T00:37:56.289-05:00Lovely! I don't know much about steampunk, bu...Lovely! I don't know much about steampunk, but I know someone who does. Matt at Free the Princess. His blog is listed on my sidebar. He's an expert I tell you. He shares way more info than I care to know, but it might help you out.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-81119243603310233412010-10-12T19:44:46.523-05:002010-10-12T19:44:46.523-05:00Oh, super twist at the end! Very suspenseful. Left...Oh, super twist at the end! Very suspenseful. Left me wondering what came next. Dad is alive AND in trouble? Dun dun dunnnnnnn! Well done.<br /><br />Not sure on the steampunk. I think it is normally set in the Victorian era, but eh, I say do what you want. If you want a paranormal that has steampunk elements, than do it. Although, I guess it all sort of depends on what elements of steampunk you're pulling in (like clockwork?). Might actually be sort of like a paranormal with sci-fi elements? Hmmm....Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-71591436345558469472010-10-12T14:48:30.906-05:002010-10-12T14:48:30.906-05:00Cliff hanger is good, but I agree with it being to...Cliff hanger is good, but I agree with it being too little to see the genre to be chosen. <br /><br />However, I love witchcraft, so I am so down with seeing more! =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-23822060990115921572010-10-12T14:38:51.074-05:002010-10-12T14:38:51.074-05:00Okay, it's not AS cliff-hangery as last time, ...Okay, it's not AS cliff-hangery as last time, but ;ASKLDJF;ASKDJ. YOU.<br /><br />I love steampunk. Not sure if it absolutely has to be set in Victorian times, but I think it's doable with just the tech.Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-48084212274770232582010-10-12T14:17:46.323-05:002010-10-12T14:17:46.323-05:00I haven't read enough steampunk to give any re...I haven't read enough steampunk to give any reasonably intelligent feedback, but in terms of suspense - Yup. =)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640509596922335617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-36407534341657404012010-10-12T14:00:36.164-05:002010-10-12T14:00:36.164-05:00Misha, glad I didn't disappoint!
Joanna, I lo...Misha, glad I didn't disappoint!<br /><br />Joanna, I love to hear that, thanks! I started this project with a lot of passion, but I feel like I've lost my way and only recently started to find my way back. <br /><br />LOL, Shannon, I'm striving for every paragraph I write to be full of tension, so really, there was no good place to stop this chapter that wouldn't be cliffhangery. Sorry! ;)<br /><br />L.T., glad to see so much steampunk love! Thanks!<br /><br />TGE, I've been wondering about that, and I think you might be right, simply because that works to my benefit. ;)<br /><br />Seriously, though I've been struggling with the idea that something could be steampunk and not based in the late 1800s. I've seen steampunk elements in a lot of stories, mostly alternative histories (like Westerfeld's Leviathan), so I'm feeling like you're right, that it's not the time period so much as the awesome technology, which this story has got by the bucket-load. That's a lot to think about, but I think I'll always think of this as my steampunk story until (God willing) I write a real steampunk.<br /><br />The most fun part of thinking up awesome steampunk-esque inventions is coming up with the limitations of said devices to keep from making things too easy!<br /><br />Thanks again, y'all!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-35862920968998667682010-10-12T13:39:46.514-05:002010-10-12T13:39:46.514-05:00Ack, cliffhanger! :D
I enjoy steampunk elements t...Ack, cliffhanger! :D<br /><br />I enjoy steampunk elements to a story, but I'm not sure if they have to be set in the Victorian era . . . I thought it applied to ALL books with that technical aspect.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-37457642158145657322010-10-12T11:56:29.271-05:002010-10-12T11:56:29.271-05:00Ditto about the cliffhangers. But I DO so love som...Ditto about the cliffhangers. But I DO so love some steampunk. =]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-8824111778679071332010-10-12T11:42:46.087-05:002010-10-12T11:42:46.087-05:00Cliffhanger? Um...duh!! :-)Cliffhanger? Um...duh!! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-14504135076906029542010-10-12T11:38:03.981-05:002010-10-12T11:38:03.981-05:00I think its too short for us to be able to tell if...I think its too short for us to be able to tell if it would qualify as steampunk but who cares what genre it is as long as its a good story told with passion. which it is by the wayJoanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.com