What a lively, fun chat we had tonight! So many great ideas were shared that my eyes practically rolled back in their sockets from trying to keep up with the feed as it flew by. Here’s the round-up. Start from the bottom if you want to read things in order:
- The Doctor and the Kid: A Weird West Tale by Mike Resnick
- Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine
- The Postman by David Brin
Movie Mentions:
- Wild Wild West,
- Nickel Children (via our Facebook page)
- Tin Man
LiaKeyes @KadyCross Aww, shame you couldn’t come, but sisters come first! Enjoy Sherlock Holmes! #SteampunkChat -8:12 PM May 20th, 2011
SlayerEm RT @AirshipEmbassy: RT @elainelowe: i also like the potential for “green” steampunk. Coal wars so geothermal and solar thermal developed in WW #steampunkchat -8:12 PM May 20th, 2011
passionmuse Wah. I totally missed #steampunkchat. Thanks goodness for transcripts. -8:11 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh Also has Christopher Heyerdahl (sp?) who played one of the demons in Supernatural in dual roles #steampunkchat -8:09 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe Definitely having a look #steampunkchat -8:09 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @PennyAsh Played by Jonathon Young…absolutely brilliant actor/writer. Him, Amanda Tapping and SFX only reason I watch. #steampunkchat -8:08 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @BoArthur I just adored Nautilus (and Peta Wilson as Mina, but that’s another story altogether and a pic I shouldn’t link 
) #steampunkchat -8:08 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe Vampire Nicola Tesla? Definitely have to see that #steampunkchat -8:07 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Night all – transcript will be up when I’ve had a bite to eat. 
#steampunkchat -8:07 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 Definitely will check it out #steampunkchat -8:06 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @PennyAsh I am a Sanctuary nut at the moment. Such a crush on vampire Nikola Tesla. I even write fanfiction for him… #steampunkchat -8:06 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh It’s well worth it (Hollow Earth arc and @SanctuarySeries itself) – FX crew rocks it every week #steampunkchat -8:06 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @lioncaller I blame it on the politically correct machine Too much rewriting of history #steampunkchat -8:06 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes I LOVED THE NAUTILUS! AND Nemo’s land car! #steampunkchat -8:05 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom Thanks, @LiaKeyes and @MattDelman. Talk to everyone later. Off to bed myself all too soon. #steampunkchat -8:05 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe Going to have to watch that soon #steampunkchat -8:05 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @clfornax You were a #steampunkchat virgin? Well howdy and welcome to the mad house! This was mild by some nights -8:04 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 ROFL too true #steampunkchat -8:04 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes Ooooh, now you’re making me remember League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’s Nautilus again! Cruel! #steampunkchat -8:03 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe w/ Prin Beatrice’s hat @MoonWolf95: Lovecraftian tentacled zombies in sanitarium basement surrounded by maniacal steampunk… #steampunkchat -8:02 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @elainelowe Hollow Earth was really nicely done (but I’m biased for the SFX crew skillz) – Fringe has a nice alternate too #steampunkchat -8:02 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller @PennyAsh I started a novel 14 yrs ago, did research then, recently returned to it. Amt of BS has gone way up in that time! #steampunkchat -8:02 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @steampunkcom Any old coastal! In and out of the water. #steampunkchat -8:01 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Thanks to dashing co-host @mattdelman for another stimulating #steampunkchat -8:01 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 that was just an episode of Sanctuary (current fav SPish tv show) #steampunkchat -8:01 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh You know, if the two of us ever collaborated on anything, people’s heads would go all scanners reading it #steampunkchat -8:01 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Fridays at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST – RT @LiaKeyes: Next week’s topic: Coastal #Steampunk! #steampunkchat -8:00 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @LiaKeyes West coastal or just any-old-coastal? #steampunkchat -8:00 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur RT @LiaKeyes: Next week’s topic: Coastal Steampunk! #steampunkchat -8:00 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 And an expedition into the hollow earth to look for aliens #steampunkchat -7:59 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur RT @MoonWolf95: Lovecraftian tentacled zombies in a sanitarium basement surrounded by maniacal steampunk cyborg vampires #steampunkchat -7:59 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @MoonWolf95 I want to read that! #steampunkchat -7:59 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 RT @LiaKeyes: Next week’s topic: Coastal Steampunk! #steampunkchat -7:59 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Next week’s topic: Coastal Steampunk! #steampunkchat -7:59 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 Lovecraftian tentacled zombies in a sanitarium basement surrounded by maniacal steampunk cyborg vampires #steampunkchat -7:58 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @JennBailey Yep #steampunkchat -7:57 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @PennyAsh Well now you’ve just added the whole Zombie thing. #steampunkchat -7:57 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Thanks for another great chat. Happy writing, everyone! #steampunkchat -7:57 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @JennBailey Did you know they walled up some of the bodies in the old buildings? “justsayin #steampunkchat -7:57 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey Oh! And the Hurricane! *must stop thinking and sleep* RT @PennyAsh: @LiaKeyes Good point, thinking Galveston now… #steampunkchat -7:56 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes San Fran is coastal! #steampunkchat -7:56 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 True #steampunkchat -7:56 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh Can never have too many tentacles #steampunkchat -7:56 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Good point, thinking Galveston now… #steampunkchat -7:55 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur I think #steampunkchat has stoked the fires enough that I could write something before the deadline for @docfantastique … We’ll see! -7:55 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey Next Week’s Topic RT @LiaKeyes: By the way, no one mentioned coastal Wild West settings tonight… just sayin… #steampunkchat -7:55 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes no! you do a great job. It’s important to stay focused! #steampunkchat -7:55 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @Siri_Paulson Yeah, it sure was! Now that I have a Twitter, I’ll definitely come back for more #steampunkchat -7:55 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes By the way, no one mentioned coastal Wild West settings tonight… just sayin… #steampunkchat -7:55 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom RT @PennyAsh: @MoonWolf95 Cool Tentacles are always welcome too #steampunkchat -7:55 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @elainelowe Thank you! Hate to be a nag… #steampunkchat -7:54 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson It’s the end of the chat already? Wow, that went fast. 
#steampunkchat -7:54 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes thanks for running this and keeping us on track! #steampunkchat -7:53 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 Cool Tentacles are always welcome too #steampunkchat -7:53 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller thanks @liakeyes, for #steampunkchat sorry for coming in at the end -7:53 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @MoonWolf95 Sure! Add links with hashtag. Add images to your profile at SWAG, and the SP Saloon: http://bit.ly/l0vjlq #steampunkchat -7:53 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh I’ll send you some eggs, they seem to do wonders for your brain going into hyperdrive #steampunkchat -7:53 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom Thanks, all. Sorry for missing the middle, but twas fun as always. #steampunkchat -7:52 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @LiaKeyes Thank you! This was brilliant. Tons of fun. #steampunkchat #steampunkchat -7:52 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes Thanks so much again, it was awesome, i love all the ideas that people throw out. #steampunkchat -7:52 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes I’ve got ideas for art, but can’t start until clear the covers I’ve got … you got somewhere open for links later? #steampunkchat -7:52 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes Here’s a chat I did in January with @ResnickMike about his “Buntline Special” http://bit.ly/fI0DDT #steampunkchat -7:52 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes Principles of Healthcare REimbursement….I’d much rather talk SP #steampunkchat -7:52 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Winding up #steampunkchat for the night. I had so much fun tonight. Thanks, everyone! You’re inspiring. #steampunkchat -7:52 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes Thanks, Lia, I’m going to cook pizza now. I forgot how much I enjoy #steampunkchat -7:51 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Goodnight all! thanks for another great chat! #steampunkchat -7:51 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh About time to get back to work on the WW SP wip lots of great ideas tonight #steampunkchat -7:51 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @elainelowe Good luck with the final!!! #steampunkchat -7:50 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @BryanThomasS Truer than you know… I’m a cheap date, that’s for sure. #steampunkchat -7:50 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @mattdelman Thanks, Matt. Me, too. #steampunkchat -7:50 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe I should study for my final…sigh… #steampunkchat -7:50 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Got any links, blog posts, etc you want to share on Wild West goodies? Share them now! #steampunkchat -7:50 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @mattdelman G’night, Matt. #steampunkchat -7:49 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @mattdelman bye! #steampunkchat -7:49 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman Have a good night #steampunkchat -7:49 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes What I should have said was: I never said that. You can’t even handle a glass! #steampunkchat -7:49 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @mattdelman I’d still love to discuss that bit about the People and conquest vs civilizing w/you some time #steampunkchat -7:49 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen I’m hosting a Victorian photo/sketch tour of buildings on my campus if anyone is every interested. Not western, but evocative #steampunkchat -7:48 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes What? elephants need romance tooo… #steampunkchat -7:48 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman All right chatters, I know it’s not long until the end but I am going to bed. Will talk to you all later. #steampunkchat -7:48 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe LOL mine is running up and down the hallway giggling right now #steampunkchat -7:48 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @steampunkcom Oooh, creepy SP hospital in the wild west… #steampunkchat -7:48 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller RT @PennyAsh: @victorianwest Researching Billy the Kid now Nothing like the stories lol #steampunkchat -7:48 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @LiaKeyes that was quick! You’re amazing! 
#steampunkchat -7:47 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest Researching Billy the Kid now Nothing like the stories lol #steampunkchat -7:47 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe i love this chat…place I can let my brain run amok! #steampunkchat -7:47 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @Ciar_Cullen @JennBailey Reminds me of the creepy hospital basement scene in The Bookman. Good stuff. #steampunkchat -7:47 PM May 20th, 2011
AirshipEmbassy RT @LiaKeyes: So, the Steampunk Saloon is now up at SWAG for those who want to continue post chat: http://bit.ly/l0vjlq #steampunkchat -7:47 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 RT @LiaKeyes: So, the Steampunk Saloon is now up at SWAG for those who want to continue post chat: http://bit.ly/l0vjlq #steampunkchat -7:46 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest so true RT @PennyAsh: @victorianwest Yep, and the truth about outlaws is rarely as good as the myth #steampunkchat -7:46 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Yes! You guys are awesome! RT @JennBailey: @PennyAsh @ciar_cullen My brain is spinning. Too many cool ideas. #steampunkchat -7:46 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @lioncaller not to mention guns cost money, and ammo was scarce. #steampunkchat -7:46 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes So, the Steampunk Saloon is now up at SWAG for those who want to continue post chat: http://bit.ly/l0vjlq #steampunkchat -7:46 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @JennBailey That’s why I love these chats, so many fresh ideas #steampunkchat -7:46 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest Yep, and the truth about outlaws is rarely as good as the myth #steampunkchat -7:45 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller for example, hardly anyone went around with sixguns–they were heavy, and very inaccurate #steampunkchat -7:45 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 Oh, for the record, my apologies in advance if I’m kind of loopy tonight … I really shouldn’t be tweeting after alien eggs #steampunkchat -7:45 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe if you make a study of immunology and oncology, there’s a million horror stories there, ripe for a scifi bent. #steampunkchat -7:45 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @PennyAsh @ciar_cullen My brain is spinning. Too many cool ideas. #steampunkchat -7:45 PM May 20th, 2011
KadyCross Sister is visiting from Canada so I’m missing #steampunkchat, but we’re going to watch Sherlock Holmes and discuss Steampunk! -7:45 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @lioncaller Sounds pretty punk to me, with all the psychological ambiguity that implies. #steampunkchat -7:44 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @JennBailey Maybe changed them forever to something unhuman? #steampunkchat -7:44 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @JennBailey Or turned them into mechanicals? Hmnn, out of my wheelhouse #steampunkchat -7:44 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes I go to pour a glass of wine and… LOL! RT @BryanThomasS: @elainelowe Do you write erotic elephant stories? 
#steampunkchat -7:44 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe Could be very interesting #steampunkchat -7:44 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Interesting question, WW had stricter gun control than todayRT @lion caller lawlessness is a story– but is it true? #steampunkchat -7:44 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @Ciar_Cullen Creepy sanitarium, complete with nightgaunt http://bit.ly/lND925 #steampunkchat -7:43 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @elainelowe I would read that. #steampunkchat -7:43 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @BryanThomasS LOL! No yet! #steampunkchat -7:43 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @lioncaller I’d say 80% true, from the history of places I’ve lived #steampunkchat -7:43 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller we’ve also made our outlaws into heroes, but mostly they were sociopaths #steampunkchat -7:43 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @elainelowe Do you write erotic elephant stories? #steampunkchat -7:43 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @Ciar_Cullen @PennyAsh organism that causes tuberculosis, the way it hides in your system, it’s scary. Zombie scary. #steampunkchat -7:42 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @Ciar_Cullen @PennyAsh Heal them but in a way that enslaved them? Addicted them? #steampunkchat -7:42 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Seems like everyone was a punk in the Wild West! How wild was the west? Lawless? #steampunkchat -7:42 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @Ciar_Cullen Frankenstein meets Dracula in the treatment room? Love it #steampunkchat -7:42 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller @PennyAsh well, the lawlessness is a story we tell about the west, but is it true? #steampunkchat -7:42 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @lioncaller I see geronimo and the apache’s leading all sorts of hellacious elephant assaults and steam attacks. #steampunkchat -7:42 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @JennBailey @SCBWIKansas I don’t write children’s but I am usually at the ILAM meetings first and second Saturdays #steampunkchat -7:42 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @PennyAsh Yeah, aren’t they creepy? Mostly for tuberculosis, right? But what if they took those people and did…something… #steampunkchat -7:41 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @lioncaller Frog Hop, Dime Box, Bug Tussle The wild I think would relate to lawlessness #steampunkchat -7:41 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Gd question! RT @lioncaller: Look at names of towns: virgil, homer, crete, ovid, hm. what kind of people were they, anyway? #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @MoonWolf95: @LiaKeyes The punk would be the individualists who went west to avoid the mundanes would be my guess #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @elainelowe @AirshipEmbassy Hmmm … that could work. #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes The punk would be the individualists who went west to avoid the mundanes would be my guess #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @Ciar_Cullen Ooo the big sanitoriums in Colorado #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @AirshipEmbassy @mattdelman exactly! Or what if Otto Diesel worked on efficient steam… #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @victorianwest We’ll have to hook up. The fall @SCBWIKansas conference is going to be stellar. Maybe?? #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Shudders! In a good way… RT @Ciar_Cullen: I just want a really creepy sanitorium somewhere, SP style. Horror style. #steampunkchat -7:40 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller if you look at the names of towns: virgil, homer, crete, ovid, hm. what kind of people were they, anyway? #steampunkchat -7:39 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen I just want a really creepy sanitorium somewhere, SP style. Horror style. #steampunkchat -7:39 PM May 20th, 2011
AirshipEmbassy @mattdelman @elainelowe Solar steampunk could use a Stirling Engine to generate power #steampunkchat -7:39 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @mattdelman ah…that’s my main WIP at the moment. The China one. Solar thermal. #steampunkchat -7:38 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @PennyAsh: @mattdelman Or fighting over the control of manufacturing them #steampunkchat -7:38 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Yes, i know Lisa RT @JennBailey: @victorianwest Ive heard of those! I think from Lisa Harkrader? #steampunkchat -7:38 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman Or fighting over the control of manufacturing them #steampunkchat -7:38 PM May 20th, 2011
AirshipEmbassy RT @elainelowe: i also like the potential for “green” steampunk. Coal wars so geothermal and solar thermal developed in WW #steampunkchat -7:38 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @elainelowe I can see geothermal, but I’d love to see how someone would do a #steampunk solar powered thing. #steampunkchat -7:38 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Great! Where’s the punk in Wild West? RT @lioncaller: so how about starting with the question: how wild was the wild west? #steampunkchat -7:38 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @victorianwest I’ve heard of those! I think from Lisa Harkrader? #steampunkchat -7:37 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @PennyAsh With mechanical horses? #steampunkchat -7:37 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller so how about starting with the question: how wild was the wild west? #steampunkchat -7:37 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes Or that TV show they did with kids in charge of the wotn, but in WW SP? #steampunkchat -7:37 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @BoArthur Nice concept, and it gets a good image already. #steampunkchat -7:37 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe i also like the potential for “green” steampunk. Coal wars so geothermal and solar thermal developed in WW #steampunkchat -7:37 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Me too. Nods RT @sarahketley: @MoonWolf95 I really like the idea of post apocalyptic SP in the WW, that could be lots of fun! #steampunkchat -7:36 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @JennBailey Not recently, but I go to SinC meetings at I Love a Mystery every month #steampunkchat -7:36 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes What if kids were competing in Junkyard Wars? #steampunkchat -7:36 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @MoonWolf95 I really like the idea of post apocalyptic SP in the WW, that could be lots of fun! #steampunkchat -7:36 PM May 20th, 2011
SCBWIKansas @victorianwest Hello! #steampunkchat -7:36 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @mattdelman precisely! I see gleaming eastern cities that require “canned steam” ala Steamboy & dirty manufactories in WW #steampunkchat -7:36 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh How about WW SP versions of the big cattle drives and range wars? #steampunkchat -7:36 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 I wonder what Damnation Alley would have looked like in WW SP style #steampunkchat (going back to post apocalyptic degradation) -7:35 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @sarahketley @MoonWolf95 I miss junkyard wars! would love a SP version! #steampunkchat -7:35 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @victorianwest How delicious is that?? Do you go to any SCBWI things? Or Writer’s place? #steampunkchat -7:35 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes That could be awesome… RT @MoonWolf95: Junkyard Wars, Wild West Steampunk Edition. Kind of Steampunk Cursed Earth #steampunkchat -7:35 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes @Siri_Paulson Don’t forget smart. I have a huge elephant collection, because they are brilliant! #steampunkchat -7:34 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @MoonWolf95 ooooh love the junkyard wars…lol #steampunkchat -7:34 PM May 20th, 2011
SCBWIKansas @LiaKeyes Our great pleasure. We love you too! Great convo here. #steampunkchat -7:34 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest OMG! This is me: www.michelleblack.com RT @JennBailey: @victorianwest So am I. Leawood to be exact. #steampunkchat -7:34 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes Elephants are imposing and seem powerful. So do steam engines. @Siri_Paulson #steampunkchat -7:33 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @BoArthur Exactly–I sell watch parts and was thinking of the jewels #steampunkchat -7:33 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @victorianwest So am I. Leawood to be exact. #steampunkchat -7:32 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @Ciar_Cullen Zorro! #steampunkchat -7:32 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @SCBWIKansas I think I love you… #steampunkchat -7:32 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman Thanks! RT @SCBWIKansas: @LiaKeyes @mattdelman Superb! We’ll get you on our SocMed chat list on our site #steampunkchat -7:32 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes YES! Wonderful RT @Ciar_Cullen: You have missions, Spanish, Mexicans, the Alamo…not exclusively First Nations to draw on… #steampunkchat -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
SCBWIKansas @LiaKeyes @mattdelman Superb! We’ll get you on our SocMed chat list on our site #steampunkchat -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @LiaKeyes I was thinking elephant vs. steam, but that’s just one idea! #steampunkchat @BryanThomasS -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @BoArthur @sarahketley @LiaKeyes So like a Firefly-style setting, in essence. #steampunkchat -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @JennBailey Just outside Kansas City #steampunkchat -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 Junkyard Wars, Wild West Steampunk Edition, because the trains have broken down? Kind of Steampunk Cursed Earth #steampunkchat -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes Speaking of the West, you have missions, Spanish, Mexicans, the Alamo…not exclusively First Nations to draw on… #steampunkchat -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur Watches now use gems for precision movements. Precision SP would require those. Copper and tin for brass &c. #steampunkchat -7:31 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @Ciar_Cullen: Speaking of the West, you have missions, Spanish, Mexicans, the Alamo…not exclusively First Nations to draw on… #steampunkchat -7:30 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @victorianwest Hello!! Where in Kansas? #steampunkchat -7:30 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen Speaking of the West, you have missions, Spanish, Mexicans, the Alamo…not exclusively First Nations to draw on… #steampunkchat -7:30 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @SCBWIKansas Indeed. Every Friday night at 9 ET/8 CT/6PT #steampunkchat -7:30 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @SCBWIKansas Yes, every Friday, 6 pm to 8 pm PST! #steampunkchat -7:30 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @sarahketley @LiaKeyes could see refined SP machines from cities, crummy stuff on frontier #steampunkchat -7:30 PM May 20th, 2011
SCBWIKansas @LiaKeyes Our pleasure. Is this every week this time and day? #steampunkchat -7:30 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes LIKE. Between what and what? RT @Siri_Paulson: @BryanThomasS Now picturing a strength contest in a little one-street town… #steampunkchat -7:29 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @SCBWIKansas Hello from another Kansan! #steampunkchat -7:29 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley RT @LiaKeyes: @SCBWIKansas Thank you! #steampunkchat -7:29 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @steampunkcom Nothing is ever finished. Even when it’s on a shelf w/an ISBN, you’ll still think “I should redo that bit” #steampunkchat -7:29 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @SCBWIKansas Thank you! #steampunkchat -7:29 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @BryanThomasS Now I’m picturing a strength contest in a little one-street town… #steampunkchat -7:28 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @sarahketley: @LiaKeyes I like this idea of searching for a particular metal.gem to make weapons/machinery #steampunkchat -7:28 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @LiaKeyes @Ciar_Cullen Yes – like mining metals for iPhones in the Congo (?) #steampunkchat -7:27 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes Yes, what if those miners were actually provided the SP equivalent of dilithium crystals… #steampunkchat -7:27 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @@LiaKeyes May have something to do with the power of elephants rivaling the power of steam. At least in concept #steampunkchat -7:27 PM May 20th, 2011
SCBWIKansas #steampunkchat going on. Follow the hashtag and be awed by the brilliance. -7:26 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @steampunkcom I *think* WW SP to be adopted would need to be written in a similar “romanticized” version as a lot of SP is #steampunkchat -7:26 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur Coal reserves in rockies, ND, SD, AR, MO, IL, IN, TN, TX, Gulf Coast, Appalachia. #steampunkchat -7:26 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @MoonWolf95 Well, there is that, yeah. Seeing as I can’t manage to finish anything yet, the selling part has been postponed. #steampunkchat -7:26 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes I like this idea of searching for a particular metal.gem to make weapons/machinery #steampunkchat -7:26 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @Ciar_Cullen What if the rush for precious metals, gems, was to create certain kinds of machinery? #steampunkchat -7:25 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley sorry all, got distracted by phone calls, typical! Always call in SP chat..! #steampunkchat -7:25 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @steampunkcom I like the darker side, it’s fun to dive into people’s psyches and reveal them – but I think that’s a hard sell #steampunkchat -7:25 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey You also had the beginning of Forensics – fingerprints, etc. and deep interest in seances, spirituality #steampunkchat -7:24 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @steampunkcom: @MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes Some of us like the darker side… it wasnt all orphans and pox after all! #steampunkchat -7:24 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @MoonWolf95 The culture wielding it. #steampunkchat -7:24 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes Some of us like the darker side… it wasn’t all orphans and pox after all! #steampunkchat -7:24 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes GREAT link! Thanks! RT @steampunkcom: Spas like Kelloggs place? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium #steampunkchat -7:23 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @Siri_Paulson Darwin! Ah! Of course. And fake ape-men, etc. Beginnings of anthropology. #steampunkchat -7:23 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 The question is, which drives which in the WW SP concept – the tech level and concepts or the culture weilding it? #steampunkchat -7:23 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes Unfortunately it’d be the darker side of life – rail barons, gold rush, NDN genocide #steampunkchat -7:22 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @Ciar_Cullen Great comment (science of psychology, disorders, spas)! Would be funny to see a SP spa in Wild West setting. #steampunkchat -7:22 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @Ciar_Cullen Yes. Lots of medical developments, early germ theory, Darwin. #steampunkchat -7:22 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen Oh, of course, we do have the rush for precious metals, gems, etc. #steampunkchat -7:22 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh Hollow Earth, canals on Mars #steampunkchat -7:21 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes Spas like Kellogg’s place? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium #steampunkchat -7:21 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @LiaKeyes Frank Reade’s “Steam Man of the Plains” for one #steampunkchat -7:21 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @elainelowe part of alt hist is why I love SP and vice versa! #steampunkchat -7:21 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @mattdelman @elainelowe @MoonWolf95 inkas were also pretty aggressive, but no one was as pushy as aztecs, agreed #steampunkchat -7:21 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest so true RT @Ciar_Cullen:1800s rife with new “science” of psychology, treatments for disorders, etc. Beginning of spas, etc. #steampunkchat -7:21 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @Ciar_Cullen: @LiaKeyes 1800s rife with new “science” of psychology, treatments for disorders, etc. Beginning of spas, etc. #steampunkchat -7:20 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes What existing literature set in 19th Century West lends itself to Steampunk reboot? #steampunkchat -7:20 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @elainelowe @MoonWolf95 I might see the Aztecs trying to invade Europe, but they’re the only ones really. #steampunkchat -7:20 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes 1800s rife with new “science” of psychology, treatments for disorders, etc. Beginning of spas, etc. #steampunkchat -7:20 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @mattdelman Damn but I wish you and I could discuss this one in more than 140 chars #steampunkchat -7:20 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @BoArthur @elainelowe YoR&S was amazing….really great to see possibilies of world w/out europe. I love alternate history #steampunkchat -7:20 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @LiaKeyes My book is about spirit photography. Title is “seance in Sepia” #steampunkchat -7:19 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @MoonWolf95 Ehhh … “conquer” and “civilize” stem from the similar impulses. Europe said they “civilized” Africa, for ex. #steampunkchat -7:19 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @steampunkcom SO what would that make River Song in a WW SP scenario? #steampunkchat -7:19 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes What else was big in the 1800′s – phrenology? Others? #steampunkchat -7:19 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @emelano @clfornax Good chatting, hope to see you around again! #steampunkchat -7:19 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @mattdelman @MoonWolf95 Right. Not everyone is the Master… some are the Doctor. #steampunkchat -7:18 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest Nice, I’ll enjoy reading that #steampunkchat -7:18 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan Future society has destroyed environment, so is feeding a privileged few to old west to fit in & preserve their culture too. #steampunkchat -7:18 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @elainelowe loved that book (YoR&S). Very interesting premise, so portable to steampunk. #steampunkchat -7:18 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @mattdelman @MoonWolf95 but if you look at Aztecs and Inkas, that’s exactly what they were doing! #steampunkchat -7:18 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @victorianwest Interesting! Spiritualist movement is so fascinating. #steampunkchat -7:18 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @mattdelman Not conquer – since the People didn’t see the settlers as human beings a lot to begin with, it’d be civilize #steampunkchat -7:18 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @Ciar_Cullen or the Raj deciding he wants a piece of the pie and going for Australia or Central/South America? #steampunkchat -7:17 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest This is huge for me–my Oct. novel is based on this RT @PennyAsh: Another big thing, the Spiritualist movement #steampunkchat -7:17 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @MoonWolf95 Assuming that any sufficiently advanced society would *of course* want to conquer everybody. #steampunkchat -7:17 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @MoonWolf95 One of the mistakes many writers make is ascribing same European imperial tendencies to Native Americans. #steampunkchat -7:16 PM May 20th, 2011
AirshipEmbassy RT @LiaKeyes: I wonder if visiting archaeologist, could discover an alternative history of the Wild West in old mine? #steampunkchat -7:16 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax Right, I’m off. It was fun and I’ll be back for more #steampunkchat -7:16 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes ANTHING with an archaeologist sounds awesome, i love storylines that look at this… #steampunkchat -7:16 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @BoArthur Love it! #steampunkchat -7:16 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest RT @steampunkcom Speaking of adv. tech among native peoples: http://aliettedebodard.com/2010/07/14/aztec-steampunk/ #steampunkchat -7:16 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @mattdelman If they’re that advanced they probably know – but care, you’re right #steampunkchat -7:15 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @Ciar_Cullen India is height of tech leader in “The Years of Rice and Salt” #steampunkchat -7:15 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur What about a Sino-Hispanic culture developing in Cali, and major war between China Japan Russia for Alaska? #steampunkchat -7:15 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @Ciar_Cullen We’ll talk that later, k? Unless we already have and I missed it. Which is entirely possible #steampunkchat -7:15 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh Another big thing, the Spiritualist movement #steampunkchat -7:15 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe love this! RT @LiaKeyes: @Ciar_Cullen visiting archaeologist could discover alternative history of the Wild West in old mine? #steampunkchat -7:15 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @Ciar_Cullen slaps wrist… we’ve had international steampunk what ifs… will have more… but this is wild west… #steampunkchat -7:15 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano had fun in my first SP chat but have to go now. Thanks guys #steampunkchat -7:14 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen I know we’re talking the west, but how about India and the Raj? Fascinating setting #steampunkchat -7:14 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @Ciar_Cullen Oh yeah, the heyday of Egyptology #steampunkchat -7:14 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @steampunkcom That is COOL! #steampunkchat -7:14 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @Ciar_Cullen I wonder if visiting archaeologist, could discover an alternative history of the Wild West in old mine? #steampunkchat -7:14 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett awesome!! RT @steampunkcom @JennBailey @lioncaller Speaking of adv. tech among native peoples: http://bit.ly/jH898Z #steampunkchat -7:13 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @Siri_Paulson Yep, and now we have a feral camel problem. 
#steampunkchat -7:13 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen Crushed mummy, amulets, seances, all the rage in my family in NY circa 1870. I have some still. #steampunkchat -7:13 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 Exactky great pic #steampunkchat -7:13 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @MoonWolf95 You’re assuming the advanced NDNs would have both known and cared that Europe existed. #steampunkchat -7:13 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Australia imported camels from the Middle East for *their* frontier, and then they multiplied. #steampunkchat -7:12 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @JennBailey @lioncaller Speaking of adv. tech among native peoples: http://aliettedebodard.com/2010/07/14/aztec-steampunk/ #steampunkchat -7:12 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh Dragons? http://bit.ly/lQskL5 #steampunkchat -7:12 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest RT @steampunkcom: Hmmm… Im suddenly thinking about SP responses to things like 1000 miles locust swarms… #steampunkchat -7:12 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes Talking about curious in 1800s, I have an archaeology background. Not as much in the west, but Egyptology was huge #steampunkchat -7:12 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @lioncaller That’s why on this chat we ask questions to help you reach outside the box of genre tropes, to transcend and grow #steampunkchat -7:11 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @lioncaller I didn’t feel jumped on. Love to expand the brain. I’ve lived in MT so went to the comfort zone. Not to south. #steampunkchat -7:11 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano @liakeyes was also the era of fake animals: stiched togthr skins to fool people in circus/museums. leopards, narwhals etc #steampunkchat -7:11 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @Siri_Paulson @LiaKeyes i love Temeraire…but it’s loosing steam a bit (sorry for pun) #steampunkchat -7:11 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller @JennBailey no biggie, didn’t mean to jump on you. sometimes i think steampunk doesn’t transcend, just piles on stereotypes #steampunkchat -7:10 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur RT @JennBailey: RT @MoonWolf95: You could have travelling preacher with badly designed boiler that says”beware of rupture” but reads”rapture” #steampunkchat -7:10 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom Hmmm… I’m suddenly thinking about SP responses to things like 1000 miles locust swarms… (must write some of this down!) #steampunkchat -7:10 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @elainelowe @emelano Thank you! Nice info and thoughts. What other animals were curios in the 1800′s? #steampunkchat -7:10 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @LiaKeyes Yes to Temeraire. Great worldbuilding. (Haven’t read #6 yet though!) #steampunkchat -7:10 PM May 20th, 2011
jolantru Thunderbirds! #steampunkchat -7:10 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @mattdelman @Ciar_Cullen In my china SP, rebellion is a major issue. Taiping rebellion causes major changes in chinese policy #steampunkchat -7:10 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes These are more of a nuisance but still not to be messed with lightly #steampunkchat -7:09 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes @BryanThomasS history of steampunk: The Wonderful Electric Elephant: http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=4857 #steampunkchat -7:09 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano @liakeyes elephants are powerhouses, appeal to ppl coz of their strength and intelligence & were popular curios in the 1800s #steampunkchat -7:09 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller I the movie version is… Serenity #steampunkchat -7:08 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @PennyAsh: @mattdelman Or even water mines #steampunkchat -7:08 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @PennyAsh Cool! I loved the Temeraire series because of the way dragons were integrated into society. #steampunkchat -7:08 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey RT @MoonWolf95: You could have travelling preacher with badly designed boiler that says”beware of rupture” but reads”rapture” #steampunkchat -7:08 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman Or even water mines #steampunkchat -7:08 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @Ciar_Cullen: How about slavery or near-slavery (Chinese). How about rebellions? Trains, tunnels. Gambling and whiskey. So much comes up #steampunkchat -7:08 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Got em Asian dragons in the wip #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @JennBailey not to my knowledge. There’s a big mantle plume that affects Yellowstone, other Wyoming plces, Midway Utah, WA, #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett RT @LiaKeyes: Wild West… with dragons! #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen How about slavery or near-slavery (Chinese). How about rebellions? Trains, tunnels. Gambling and whiskey. So much comes up #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes I mean, could it have resulted in the NDNs coming to Europe and conquering, or bringing new culture by force #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @PennyAsh That’s where condensers might come into play. Or a way to draw water from the air a la Star Wars. #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Wild West… with dragons! #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @BryanThomasS True! What is it about elephants and steampunk? #steampunkchat -7:07 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @lioncaller Yes on volcanoes. Didn’t know of more accessible thermal energy although I thought of HI for it so…my bad #steampunkchat -7:06 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes They say that the gun won the west, and it did to a degree. So if the tech was on the other foot, what result? #steampunkchat -7:06 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh Have to take into account resource availability too, not a lot of water for steam in the desert #steampunkchat -7:06 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes In his future steampunk @paolobacigalupi used elephants effectively #steampunkchat -7:06 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest RT @LiaKeyes: @MoonWolf95 Love the idea of exploring the potential effects of modern technology on Wild West setting. #steampunkchat -7:06 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @john_zeleznik Feudal concept is remarkably cool in an alternative world. #steampunkchat -7:06 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @MoonWolf95 Love the idea of exploring the potential effects of modern technology on Wild West setting. #steampunkchat -7:05 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 Go for it #steampunkchat -7:05 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller @JennBailey there are volcanoes all over central and south america and very advanced tech among native americans #steampunkchat -7:05 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh I *so* have got to get around to doing that pic of you at your desk I had in mind #steampunkchat -7:05 PM May 20th, 2011
joaoscatarino RT @SeanDFrancis: #steampunkchat For kids roles in an alternative wild west, check out Gene Autrey’s The Phantom Empire. #fb -7:05 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 LOL I can’t help it, it’s all those ufos #steampunkchat -7:04 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan Many of the animals on the plains are now endangered from farms. Send one pissed-off, well-armed prairie dog back in time… #steampunkchat -7:04 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @lioncaller shamed to admit I don’t know for sure. #steampunkchat -7:04 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @lioncaller Very true but we were thinking of Geo-thermal power like in Yellowstone. Are there geysers in South America? #steampunkchat -7:04 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @PennyAsh I was trying not to bring up aliens in #steampunkchat tonight – you know what I wrote on my blog today -7:04 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest very interesting RT @MoonWolf95: Underground SP west in the Rockies, old mines that double as towns #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Great idea! RT @Ciar_Cullen: Think of the “West” loosely and how important families were, large families #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @MoonWolf95 Underground alien bases… #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 RT @Ciar_Cullen: Think of the “West” loosely and how important families were, large families #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @Ciar_Cullen You could almost see a feudal like situation, couldn’t you? #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @mattdelman So what are you doing on chat? Get writing! *obsequous smile* #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @Ciar_Cullen With all the wild goings on in the 19th century West there would have been a lot of orphans. Where did they go? #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 Underground SP west in the Rockies, old mines that double as towns #steampunkchat -7:03 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller Sounds like everyone needs to stop everything and read 1491 #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen Think of the “West” loosely and how important families were, large families #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 @mattdelman so you’re basically one step away from Kevin Spacey in Seven then. Right on – go with what works, mate! #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
lioncaller @JennBailey why do you think of Native Americans as plains tribes? The first cities in the world were South American #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @BryanThomasS Thank you! Thinking outside the box (monkeys, elephants) #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik I’ve got a steampunk Santa Claus too. Kind of epic fantasy/steampunk/urban fantasy mash up. #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @egoodlett Yup. Huge resources of Geo-power in WY, MT, CA, etc. #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @MoonWolf95: You could have travelling preacher with a badly designed boiler that used to say “beware of rupture” but reads as “rapture” #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @mattdelman I just edited four YAs in which the protagonists were orphans or adopted. Missing siblings, cousins, aunts… #steampunkchat -7:02 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @victorianwest LOVED Spring-Heeled Jack. #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes I was thinking elephants and monkeys. Cause they’re more interesting than horses. #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 @mattdelman …of something I wrote 10 years ago! I never did anything with it and the material fit perfectly. #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @SarahKetley OR use technology to train animals to attack people….Just a thought. #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett @JennBailey true! or maybe other tribes… what if a Native Am. tribe managed to hold onto their own land in midwest? #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 Sorry, I just had to say it #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe Hear those howling at night now and then #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe i’d love to see the darwinist i.e. leviathan get a hold of WW! #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Cool! RT @elainelowe: Id love to bring in something paranormal, like sasquatch. Always adds a flare to SP. #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 You could have travelling preacher with a badly designed boiler that used to say “beware of rupture” but reads as “rapture” #steampunkchat -7:01 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Yes, and hawks, roadrunners, dogs… RT @VeronicaPate: @LiaKeyes Coyotes, Horses, snakes… #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano local prospector’s mechanical burros break down and people find out his animals arent quite as real as they should be. #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @NaomiDathan LOVE IT!!! #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Bwahahahaha… RT @PennyAsh: @SarahKetley History is so much fun #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
jolantru RT @LiaKeyes: And don’t forget that Wild West was dependent on animals, too. What animals could you bring into alternative SP Wild West? #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @VeronicaPate They could bring an animal from Africa (or somewhere) becomes the center of religion to hide other goings on #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe I’d love to bring in something paranormal, like sasquatch. Always adds a flare to SP. #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @JennBailey Yeah, I know. First in line is an SP horror, then a sky pirates tale, then an SP fantasy. Maybe Cali one after #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @egoodlett Think you are right. But if you bring Geo-thermal into it could be Moari? or Hawaiians! #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik I’m just spit balling ideas. Not going to write the “fractured North America” idea. I think it was someone else’s anyway. #steampunkchat -7:00 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan @JennBailey @NaomiDathan @BoArthur It transmits private electronic data to the computer bank, disguised as a circle of oxen. #steampunkchat -6:59 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @LiaKeyes I’m currently reading Spring-heeled Jack and animals are bred for all sorts of new roles #steampunkchat -6:59 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @SarahKetley History is so much fun #steampunkchat -6:59 PM May 20th, 2011
VeronicaPate @LiaKeyes Coyotes, Horses, snakes… #steampunkchat -6:59 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe This one was consumption related #steampunkchat -6:59 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @mattdelman But look at how excited you got all of us! #steampunkchat -6:59 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @PennyAsh I am going to have to stop participating in SP chat, i get too many ideas, no more WIP’s please !!Vampire scare!! #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @LiaKeyes Animal-like automatons in place of animals? #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes Then you have everyone chasing for the secret and discover it’s cos the salesman is really half ‘borged #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @NaomiDathan @BoArthur And the Archangel Gabriel on the top of the temples is a detection device? Transmiter? For what? #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @JennBailey It wasn’t a fully fleshed out world at all. Merely an idea I’d had for a setting. Needs a LOT more work. #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @PennyAsh @elainelowe I just lvoe those convienent vampire/werewolf scares. Ergot on rye does weird things #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes you could have the device everyone thinks scrap but turns out to be a super healing machine if the salesman uses it #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @NaomiDathan Do tell! #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett Jap/China? RT @JennBailey @mattdelman So, with the gold rush, who would be providing Cali with tech? #steampunkchat -6:58 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes And don’t forget that Wild West was dependent on animals, too. What animals could you bring into alternative SP Wild West? #steampunkchat -6:57 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan @BoArthur @NaomiDathan <— Ex-Mormon. Trust me — those temples are fortresses filled with weapons you can’t even imagine #steampunkchat -6:57 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @mattdelman So, with the gold rush, who would be providing Cali with tech? Think they’d buy it rather than create #steampunkchat -6:57 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe And have you come across the great vampire scare in the 1880s US yet? #steampunkchat -6:57 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano all that gold they dug out during the gold rush? its not really gold. its something far more sinister…;-) #steampunkchat -6:56 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 @mattdelman no, I mean – why didn’t you write it? It sounds like a fascinating concept. #steampunkchat -6:56 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @NaomiDathan will you quit reading my mind re: Mormon Secret tech! #steampunkchat -6:56 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe man, i don’t need any more WIPs. China Shaksper SP, Cali SP, Victorian Vamps/Gods, and Psychriatrist Fae. Whew. #steampunkchat -6:56 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Yes! RT @MoonWolf95: @LiaKeyes snake oil salesmen with flashy devices to sell? #steampunkchat -6:56 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @j_ro333 Basic theory was this: Cali Republic wouldn’t have joined North against the South. They would’ve stayed independent. #steampunkchat -6:55 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman LOL I know the feeling #steampunkchat -6:55 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 RT @mattdelman: @john_zeleznik There’s a collection of alt-hist stories called “Roads Not Taken” that might interest you. #steampunkchat -6:55 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @PennyAsh After I get my 4 other WIPs done. Believe me, it’s on the list! #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 @mattdelman love that idea, man. What happened? #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest LOL there is the movement to Secede #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes snake oil salesmen with flashy devices to sell? #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan How about the Mormons are actually inventors of secret technology — masked as handcarts? Brigham Young: Evil Genius. #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett RT @LiaKeyes People in the Wild West relied on ordering from catalogues for less everyday things – useful inspiration! #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @PennyAsh I think many Texans believe this. lol #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @LiaKeyes: People in the Wild West relied on ordering from catalogues for less everyday things – useful inspiration! #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @victorianwest @john_zeleznik darn it! don’t steal entire central point if one of my WIP!=argument over Louisiana purchase #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman Write it #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes People in the Wild West relied on ordering from catalogues for less everyday things – useful inspiration! #steampunkchat -6:54 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Yes–wonderful ideaRT @PennyAsh: @victorianwest How about Texas stays a Republic and doesnt join the US #steampunkchat -6:53 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @PennyAsh @victorianwest I’d had an idea for a post-Civil War story where country is split into three. North, South, and Cali #steampunkchat -6:53 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett YES #loveNOLA RT @john_zeleznik Louisiana Purchase never becomes part of america.Its the home of displaced French Monarchy? #steampunkchat -6:53 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest How about Texas stays a Republic and doesn’t join the US #steampunkchat -6:52 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @john_zeleznik There’s a collection of alt-hist stories called “Roads Not Taken” that might interest you. #steampunkchat -6:52 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I love thisRT @john_zeleznik:Louisiana Purchase never becomes part of america. Its the home of a displaced French Monarchy? #steampunkchat -6:52 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 OK, flip side – what if the NDNs had SP tech and the settlers hadn’t? #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik Much of western America is a Chinese colony now. #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @BoArthur Absolutely #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes LOL! Instant sympathy vote! RT @j_ro333: @LiaKeyes tombstone making apprentice. Kids in SP western. #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @Ciar_Cullen I love old census data, i spent a lot of time in those records…. #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @PennyAsh @Ciar_Cullen and now the story must have well-fleshed out old people. #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @elainelowe Interesting alternate reality if Custer got to Little Big Horn only to face steam engines! Same outcome though #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @clfornax I keep telling them “Look, it’s miikaawaadizi … 4 i’s, 4 a’s, what’s the problem??” #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano easier to write younger chars; we’ve been younger, we haven’t been older #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik Even here in America? Louisiana Purchase never becomes part of america. It’s the home of a displaced French Monarchy? #steampunkchat -6:51 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 @LiaKeyes tombstone making apprentice. Kids in SP western. #steampunkchat -6:50 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Don’t forget about Canada, which had fur trading, French traders, and a whole different dynamic. #steampunkchat -6:50 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @MoonWolf95 I know the feeling, I had a German maiden name. Nobody in Australia could pronounce it. #steampunkchat -6:50 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes At least one WIP of mine has older characters (50s/60s) playing semi-central roles. #steampunkchat -6:50 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes RT @Ciar_Cullen: Hate the lack of elderly in most genres. Not just as wise crones or crazy scientists, but fully fleshed out #steampunkchat -6:50 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik Why not create “new nations” for a SP world? #steampunkchat -6:49 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @BoArthur Yay! #steampunkchat -6:49 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @clfornax It usually is, do you know how many people can’t even pronounce my name? and I have to use the short version too #steampunkchat -6:49 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @Ciar_Cullen Excellent point, where are the older people doing things? #steampunkchat -6:49 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett RT @JennBailey You have to bring in Native Americans.Plains tribes learn steam power from Yellowstone.Entire city built there #steampunkchat -6:49 PM May 20th, 2011
BoArthur @mattdelman all along the northern Appalachians, Utah…I feel a story coming on… #steampunkchat -6:49 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @JennBailey I love the idea of tribes embracing tech. I’d love to see them anti-coal, pro geothermal! coal is evil! #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @MoonWolf95 You’re right! That must be why I cataloged it that way in my brain. Thanks! #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @MoonWolf95 I’d say steampunk tech would make it more lawless rather than less. #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
Ciar_Cullen @LiaKeyes I hate the lack of the elderly in most genres. Not just as wise crones or crazy scientists, but fully fleshed out #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @egoodlett @mattdelman #halfrememberedhistory Mostly Chinese from my reading #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @LiaKeyes Language barriers could also be a problem. #steampunkchat #captainobvious -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett probly right RT @mattdelman @LiaKeyes I want to say it was a combination of the Irish and the Chinese laborers #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes The Wild West was a melting pot! #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey You’d have to bring in Native American’s. Plains tribes learn steam power from Yellowstone. Entire city built there. #steampunkchat -6:48 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 Would wild west based SP assume the frontier was tamed or would it still be wild and dangerous? Would SP tech done it faster? #steampunkchat -6:47 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @LiaKeyes Other nationalities: Russian for sure. Middle east/Ottoman Empire. British Raj Era Indians. #steampunkchat -6:47 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @egoodlett @LiaKeyes I want to say it was a combination of the Irish and the Chinese laborers. #steampunkchat -6:47 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes All those cultural difference would have created differences of opinion on how to deal with communal problems. #steampunkchat -6:47 PM May 20th, 2011
jolantru @LiaKeyes Chinese, Native American. #steampunkchat -6:47 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Oh yes, I have a pretty good range in the wip #steampunkchat -6:47 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett @mattdelman @LiaKeyes Irish chain-gangs built the railroads right? #halfrememberedhistory #steampunkchat -6:47 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @emelano heck, there were Russians in California up to Gold Rush! #steampunkchat -6:46 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes So give your characters accents! Diff backgrounds! RT @PennyAsh: @LiaKeyes You name them they were there #steampunkchat -6:46 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @egoodlett native american tribe could sense the danger in the “spirit worlds” and come and take down the evil tech #steampunkchat -6:46 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes You name them they were there #steampunkchat -6:46 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax RT @elainelowe: @sarahketley @PennyAsh the evil Steampunk Stepford Wives? #steampunkchat -6:46 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @JennBailey Post apocalyptic could take it back to steampunk-style tech and society though #steampunkchat -6:46 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @SeanDFrancis Thank you! I love when people share sources for more exploration. #steampunkchat -6:45 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @LiaKeyes Irish, Chinese, Germans, Mexicans … probably the Sioux, Dakota, etc for tribes. #steampunkchat -6:45 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett Native American (US & central american tribes) RT @LiaKeyes What other nationalities could you find in a Wild West setting? #steampunkchat -6:45 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano WW as a theme *could* include Alaskan frontiers too no? Brings imperialist Russia into it. #steampunkchat -6:45 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @SarahKetley Involves a wind up doll mistaken for human #WildWest #steampunkchat -6:45 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Kids could be used in mines (esp. coal mines). #steampunkchat -6:45 PM May 20th, 2011
SeanDFrancis #steampunkchat For kids roles in an alternative wild west, check out Gene Autrey’s The Phantom Empire. -6:45 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman @elainelowe Yep to both, Or even similar to inflatable dolls #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett yeah! RT @elainelowe: @sarahketley @PennyAsh the evil Steampunk Stepford Wives? #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes LOL!!! RT @elainelowe: @sarahketley @PennyAsh the evil Steampunk Stepford Wives? #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman Did a bit of research quickly: Coal appears concentrated in small number of states. Maybe that could be conflict? #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @victorianwest so maybe not totally steampunk but close. Maybe more apocolyptic. #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes What other nationalities could you find in a Wild West setting? #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @MoonWolf95 You’ve got a ton of great SP ideas! #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett haha, yeah! RT @MoonWolf95: @egoodlett Fagin/Oliver Twist of the west? #WildWest #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @PennyAsh are you going to tell very exciting…lol #WildWest #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @sarahketley @PennyAsh the evil Steampunk Stepford Wives? #steampunkchat -6:44 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh Idea even I need to write this down #WildWest #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
jolantru A travelling oddities show. #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett what about young precocious girl becoming teacher on frontier if old schoolmarm dies and town can’t afford new one? #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley @PennyAsh A la the fembots of Austin Powers? #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @MoonWolf95 That sounds like a fun idea for a kids’ SP story. #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @egoodlett Fagin/Oliver Twist of the west? #WildWest #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @SarahKetley Oh yeah And that just gave me another ides #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe also, borders were uncertain. conflict with Mexico, Russia, even France could be a possibility #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett kid could be a pickpocket/thief on trains in #WildWest? #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman yes! RT @MoonWolf95: Kids stoking boilers in an airship revolt and go around bombing towns with the contents of the toilets? #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Remember that kids don’t have to be the central character, there are kids in any fully imagined world of fiction #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @victorianwest stumbles up to a heavily fortifide town. They let him in thinking the US gov is reestablished. Pony express. #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe railroad was so important in radical change…I think that would be key #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @emelano Nice, you could do a lot with that #steampunkchat -6:43 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @PennyAsh OMG mail order brides in the WW where the brides are machines to wreck havoc i LOVE IT!! #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 Kids stoking boilers in an airship revolt and go around bombing towns with the contents of the toilets? #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @RichardWhereat I’m just in #steampunkchat But yes, Canberra has a few Steampunks. Sometimes we even remember to meet up. -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano if you like supernatural in your SP, how about the “black eye children” stories: weave that in somehow #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest In 19th century, you were fully an adult at 16 #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @Siri_Paulson @sarahketley The traveling troupe of actors is an old story idea. The Name of the Wind has one too. #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik Teens: An apprentice blacksmith, a wannabe gunslinger. #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes Or the kid genius inventor. Or the precocious kid who keeps distracting the hero with antics #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
VeronicaPate The orphan train is such an awesome story generator… #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh Let’s not forget the Mail Order Brides #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
OMGrey Listening to a Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band #steampunkchat #SPWF -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 If you stay historical, kids would work the dangerous jobs requiring being small, nimble – maybe machine builders? #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @Siri_Paulson Madame Lefoux, and her masculine suits, would be hard to forget. I think she’s only starts in Changeless #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan @LiaKeyes ambitious newsie in the old west town, plugging papers and learning secrets, wanting to be a dime novel detective #steampunkchat -6:42 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @sarahketley Travelling theatre group…now we’re getting into Girl Genius territory. Not that that’s a bad thing. #steampunkchat -6:41 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Love these SP WW kid ideas!!! Keep thinking… #steampunkchat -6:41 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @mattdelman Yep a travelling theatre group could go anywhere, have a SP train and get into rich houses and poor saloons… #steampunkchat -6:41 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett back in Wild West/frontier teens would have more bigger roles right? away from city w/ more work to be done to build new home #steampunkchat -6:41 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Orphan train? lots of possibilities #steampunkchat -6:41 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest @JennBailey what was the book like? #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley Hrm … and traveling acting troupes can go pretty much anywhere. #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @LiaKeyes Stagecoach stowaway. Scrappy orphan on the frontier. #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
BryanThomasS @LiaKeyes Inventor’s kid kidnapped and held for ransom to steal dad’s inventions, etc. #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @elainelowe @LiaKeyes @clfornax Pretty sure she wasn’t in Book 1, as that’s the only one I’ve read and I don’t remember her. #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett hmm… deserves pondering… RT @LiaKeyes What roles could there be for children in a Wild West Steampunk story? #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 RT @emelano: theres always the woman-disguised-as-man character, forlorn by day, kick ass by night; rights wrongs, settles scores. #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @LiaKeyes Not that I can think of. I’d love to see more wild west steampunk subs come to DF’s in general though. #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley What about a traveling theatre group that is using theater gadgets to take over the world in some way ?? (or other cause) #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano theres always the woman-disguised-as-man character, forlorn by day, kick ass by night; rights wrongs, settles scores. #steampunkchat -6:40 PM May 20th, 2011
JennBailey @LiaKeyes Only steampunk western I can think of is David Brin’s The Postman. (don’t go by the Costner movie) #steampunkchat -6:39 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes What roles could there be for children in a Wild West Steampunk story? #steampunkchat -6:39 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I wish there was, but have’t seen any RT @LiaKeyes: Is there a steampunk wild west anthology? #steampunkchat -6:39 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes If there is I haven’t run across it yet #steampunkchat -6:39 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @LiaKeyes I think of the acting troupe in Tombstone…classic. #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Is there a steampunk wild west anthology? #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes sure would be! that DOES sound fun.. #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
jolantru RT @LiaKeyes: So what roles are there for female characters in Wild West Steampunk? #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 One advantage to wild west clothing for women in the day was they *could* hide a lot of toys inside #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett do iiiit RT @LiaKeyes Im thinking the dressmaker empowers and turns a group of disenfranchised women into a gang in secret… #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @sarahketley A steampunk theatre with weird costumes would be terrific – all the mechanisms that operate set changes… #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes gottcha, certainly ideas to explore, i like that the women are being used by dressmaker. I have a thread like that #steampunkchat -6:38 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax Co-signed for the subversive dress maker idea! #steampunkchat -6:37 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @clfornax @LiaKeyes she at least had a bigger role in Book 2. #steampunkchat -6:37 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @SarahKetley Now I’m envious, I love corsets! #steampunkchat -6:37 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik And I love the dressmaker idea too! #steampunkchat -6:37 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @sarahketley I’m thinking the dressmaker empowers and ‘turns’ a group of disenfranchised women into a gang in secret… #steampunkchat -6:36 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax I have tried moving fast in a corset. Underbusts are fine, but I get a bit short of breath in overbust corsets. #steampunkchat -6:36 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett Ditto! awesome idea RT @Siri_Paulson: @LiaKeyes Subversive dressmaker? Would LOVE to see that. #steampunkchat -6:36 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest I think it’s a matter of being used to them the way they were then #steampunkchat -6:36 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @MoonWolf95 @mattdelman @LiaKeyes i have tried to move fast in a corset Auntie made theatre costumes:-) #steampunkchat -6:36 PM May 20th, 2011
egoodlett RT @sarahketley via @LiaKeyes Technology empowers women. weaker bodies r cited as reason they couldnt do/b things they wanted #steampunkchat -6:36 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @emelano That’s a good one. Marion was a great character. Feminine and daring at the same time. #steampunkchat -6:36 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @mattdelman @LiaKeyes maybe the corsets could have been designed by the band of travelling women to CAUSE trouble. ?? #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @LiaKeyes I think she first appeared in book #2, but I could be wrong. #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I have ridden horses and worn corsets and cannot fathom how they did both at once #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @mattdelman @sarahketley @LiaKeyes You’ve never tried moving fast in a corset #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson @LiaKeyes Subversive dressmaker? Would LOVE to see that. #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
SeanDFrancis RT @LiaKeyes: Technology empowers women, whose weaker bodies are often cited as reasons why they couldn’t do or be things they wanted to #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano the woman Indiana Jones goes to see in Nepal, strong, has her own bar-room: transpose her into a ww character #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman @elainelowe Wip 1′s hero is half troll and half Native american #steampunkchat -6:35 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @clfornax Which book did the hat maker/scientist make first appearance in? (Parasol Protectorate) #steampunkchat -6:34 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes Speaking as a Marine, I’d like to say “phllllbbbttt!” to that concept #steampunkchat -6:34 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson ooops… RT @Siri_Paulson: @elainelowe Female trickster figure! Just read a good blog post on that: http://bit.ly/lla6dH #steampunkchat -6:34 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley @LiaKeyes A corset has always struck me as an amazing place to hide weapons like a knife or something. #steampunkchat -6:34 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @sarahketley That’s a good one. I was thinking something like Jill McBain from Once Upon A Time in the West. #steampunkchat -6:34 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley RT @LiaKeyes: Technology empowers women, whose weaker bodies are often cited as reasons why they couldn’t do or be things they wanted to #steampunkchat -6:34 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman Exactly, the West was not a place for the weak, women or men #steampunkchat -6:33 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Technology empowers women, whose weaker bodies are often cited as reasons why they couldn’t do or be things they wanted to #steampunkchat -6:33 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes KILLER CORSETS!! i Love it.. that would be great! #steampunkchat -6:33 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @PennyAsh @mattdelman Awesome!!! #steampunkchat -6:33 PM May 20th, 2011
shelleysouza @LiaKeyes I should write that story, subversive dressmakers and fashion designers. #steampunkchat -6:33 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @LiaKeyes What about the hat maker/scientist in The Parasol Protectorate? #steampunkchat -6:33 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman I seem to recall women of the Am. West being more independent than women on the East Coast b/c they had to be. #steampunkchat -6:33 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley what about something to do with a band of cowboy women..? could we get that in there somewhere? #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @sarahketley I’m quite attached to the concept of the boundary-breaking, strong woman…like my protagonist. #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano brainstorming: a mysterious band of female riders in town wan to buy up all the mined gold for more than mkt value…why? #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes I’ve yet to read a steampunk story with a subversive dressmaker as its central character, weaving gadgets into corsets #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman Cool I have both the UTE empire and the Aztec empire in mine #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe Firefly did a great job with some examples, but possible to go a lot deeper w/ roles for women. #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan there were quite a few female homesteaders. The Homestead Act applied to all races and both genders. #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Yes, please. RT @elainelowe: @LiaKeyes please, let it be more than “hooker with a heart of gold” #steampunkchat -6:32 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @john_zeleznik I like a female land owner trying to boost property by creating machines to destroy competition #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I would be great to imagine WW women liberated from confining victorian roles #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh For women, the usual roles as well as explorer, miner, even airship pilot #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe personally, I could see some kind of do-gooder robin hood con artist…with a bustle #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @clfornax Nods, there seems to be more flexibility in the Wild West, #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik No, in all seriousness: scientists, doctors, adventurers, widowed landowners. #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan @LiaKeyes The large-breasted but lovable android madam? #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 @LiaKeyes The brains behind the brawn #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @sarahketley: @LiaKeyes LOTS of roles for females in WW SP! #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Absolutely! RT @elainelowe: @LiaKeyes please, let it be more than “hooker with a heart of gold” #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @elainelowe Ooooh, thank you! That would be awesome! #steampunkchat -6:31 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @PennyAsh I think you and Monique Poirier need to chat. She writes Native Americans in her SP stories too. #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @LiaKeyes Revolutionary, brave, mad scientist women! #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
VeronicaPate Where Natives are concerned, I can see a Ghost Dance movement popping up… #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes LOTS of roles for females in WW SP! #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes please, let it be more than “hooker with a heart of gold” #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @Siri_Paulson I know of at least one writer who’s doing an SP story where Native Americans control most of the US and Canada. #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @LiaKeyes One word: brothels! #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
MoonWolf95 *pokes head into #steampunkchat* -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @clfornax I’ll send you my short story set in Xianjiang when it’s done! due May 30th #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @Siri_Paulson They have their own empire in my wip #steampunkchat -6:30 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes So what roles are there for female characters in Wild West Steampunk? #steampunkchat -6:29 PM May 20th, 2011
Siri_Paulson Wandering in late…what about Native Americans? Tricky territory, but worth it, I think. #steampunkchat -6:29 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @sarahketley No worries – I just see it as a sign of the richness, the “oooh, shiny!” aspect of steampunk. #steampunkchat -6:29 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe Know the feeling #steampunkchat -6:29 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax Sorry, I got excited about Old China and SP, too. <— speaks Chinese #steampunkchat -6:29 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe sorry for the distractions guys. I have 3 steampunk WIP, all over the place #steampunkchat -6:28 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest #steampunkchat -6:28 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @steampunkcom Come back and play – we love you! #steampunkchat -6:28 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley I’ve got 4 WIPs if it makes you feel any better. #steampunkchat -6:28 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes *smack hand* bad sarah, sorry i get so excited and off track. Thats why i have 3 WIPs #steampunkchat -6:28 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I love it! RT @PennyAsh: @victorianwest From everything Ive read yep He had a huge lightning chamber there too #steampunkchat -6:28 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom Anyway, off to put the steamlets to bed… biab, I hope. #steampunkchat -6:27 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @emelano that would be a fantastic field. I’d love to see steampunk combined with Garcia Marquez magiorealism style #steampunkchat -6:27 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom Think of the Saint Francis Dam Disaster in a SP’ed 1880s SoCal. Stuff like that has huge potential. #steampunkchat -6:27 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Did you attend? RT @mattdelman International Steampunk City, btw. The con in Waltham, Mass. that was two weeks ago. #steampunkchat -6:27 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Thank you! RT @mattdelman: But anyway … back to the Wild West #steampunkchat -6:27 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest From everything I’ve read yep He had a huge lightning chamber there too #steampunkchat -6:27 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman But anyway … back to the Wild West #steampunkchat -6:27 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @mattdelman lol, no way, i must admit i really like the idea of chinese SP! #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley ISC = International Steampunk City, btw. The con in Waltham, Mass. that was two weeks ago. #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik I’ve also wanted to do a Pinkerton with a steam powered automaton, protecting miners I think. #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom One of the things I like about SP is that you can imagine tech allowing things to happen before society is ready. #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes We’ve had international chats before, this one’s on Wild West Steampunk. Focus! #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @elainelowe @clfornax WOW that sounds awesome. Chinese SP would be awesome:-) #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley And that’s OK, but I was asked by an audience member at ISC if I thought Vic London was ONLY setting. #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan @mattdelman Maybe get a little bag of dried brain treats, to motivte. “Heeeeere boy! Come’ere, Zombie. Want the treat?” #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @clfornax yep….I’m building a steam solar farm in Xianjiang in 1885… #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano brainstorming: many wild west themes could apply to south america too; upheaval in many ex colonies: argen. urug. etc #steampunkchat -6:26 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @mattdelman Well, a good deal of my novel is set in Germany & I still want to write SP set in Australia. #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
12threefour RT @mattdelman: There really needs to be more #steampunk set OUTSIDE Victorian London. #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Keep your comments focused on Wild West Steampunk, folks, though Chinese gangs in the WW works for me. #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes @victorianwest Tesla also had a huge lab in Colorado for years #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @mattdelman ooooh mut i like victorian London, have studied it since i was a child lol #steampunk #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @ShannonYun You’re welcome #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Is tis true? I didn’t know this until The Prestige RT @PennyAshTesla did his best work in Colorado Springs #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @victorianwest I need to pick up a copy of True West at some point. #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @elainelowe Nice! #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @victorianwest If you read the entire “Conneticut Yankee” book, the end is very apocalyptic speculative fiction. Very SP #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman There really needs to be more #steampunk set OUTSIDE Victorian London. #steampunkchat -6:25 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @victorianwest Tesla was dependent on investment money from big industry – would make for interesting conflicts #steampunkchat -6:24 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @NaomiDathan I was thinking more Caribbean zombies than living dead zombies, but point taken. #steampunkchat -6:24 PM May 20th, 2011
ShannonYun @PennyAsh awesome site. Thanks Penny. #steampunkchat -6:24 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax Oooh, Chinese steampunk! 我喜歡! #steampunkchat -6:24 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @clfornax I’m focusing on a worldbuilding of the 1862 California floods. Twain was in California near that time in RL #steampunkchat -6:24 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @emelano The Triads were a relatively big factor in late 1800s San Francisco from what I understand. Chinese gangs could work #steampunkchat -6:24 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Mark Twain would definitely have a SP attitude #steampunkchat -6:23 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes @elainelowe Tesla did his best work in Colorado Springs #steampunkchat -6:23 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @victorianwest @LiaKeyes excuse ignorance is that Steampunk saloon a real group or one that you think should become active? #steampunkchat -6:23 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax #NaomiDathan In voodoo, zombies were under the control of priests, so you could take that angle. #steampunkchat -6:23 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @emelano I’m actually writing a steampunk short set in China at the moment. Lots of great potential and politics there #steampunkchat -6:23 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @NaomiDathan Why not? #steampunkchat -6:23 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @elainelowe Go for it – they had Mark Twain in an episode of Star Trek TNG (Time’s Arrow), could be fun to have him in SP. #steampunkchat -6:23 PM May 20th, 2011
NaomiDathan How do you get zombies to shovel coal? I mean, what possible incentive could you offer? “Nice job; here’s your bag of brains” #steampunkchat -6:22 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh One of my favorites http://bit.ly/ilgWbh #steampunkchat -6:22 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes dies….two of my favorite people in the same place? Alas, age difference was a bit much… #steampunkchat -6:22 PM May 20th, 2011
emelano Dont forget there were lots of Chinese in the wild west; maybe some scope for shady undercover Chinese gangs; families etc. #steampunkchat -6:22 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I love this pic: http://www.thevictorianwest.com/2011/02/western-steampunk-comes-into-its-own.html #steampunkchat -6:22 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @LiaKeyes Well, I watched “Blade Runner” last night, so I can’t claim it’s an original idea. #steampunkchat -6:21 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @elainelowe I had an idea for something similar, but a historical set in San Fran with tensions between Triads/Irish/others #steampunkchat -6:21 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @elainelowe I adore Mark Twain! Do you think we could put him and Tesla into a Wild West story? #steampunkchat -6:21 PM May 20th, 2011
VeronicaPate What about the people that just went out there for the adventure? Would SP play into their stories? #steampunkchat -6:21 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh Please RT @LiaKeyes: @sarahketley Steampunk Saloon – a new group at The Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild for Wild Westers? #steampunkchat -6:21 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe mostly, I want to do Gold Rush steampunk because my ancestors were here, and so was Mark Twain. I’d love him in a SP book! #steampunkchat -6:20 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @clfornax Ooh, I like automatons used to man the mines. #steampunkchat -6:20 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @elainelowe Could be some great stories there #steampunkchat -6:20 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax @LiaKeyes Yes, robots could be used for mining. #steampunkchat -6:19 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @victorianwest Feel free to share any Wild West related links (anything you’ve written or found) #steampunkchat -6:19 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Yes!!RT @LiaKeyes: @sarahketley Steampunk Saloon – a new group at The Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild for Wild Westers? #steampunkchat -6:19 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @LiaKeyes They would’ve at least had steam-powered pumps to pull water out. The Newcomen engine was used for that a lot. #steampunkchat -6:19 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom @elainelowe @LiaKeyes Why not both? Use zombies to shovel the coal. #steampunkchat -6:19 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @sarahketley Steampunk Saloon – a new group at The Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild for Wild Westers? #steampunkchat -6:19 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe @LiaKeyes I’ve read a book where silver mining in 1880s was zombie powered…so why not steam powered #steampunkchat -6:18 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I have written about this–they were very high techRT @LiaKeyes: Mining was big in the west – steam powered? #steampunkchat -6:18 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik I have some pseudo-steampunk elements in one of my fantasy adventures, based mostly on magic though. #steampunkchat -6:18 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Traveling Salesman, Mountain man, Miner #steampunkchat -6:18 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes steam powered mining facility hiding the building of a machine to take over the world (again) #steampunkchat -6:18 PM May 20th, 2011
elainelowe A bit older than the Wild West, I’m interested in the California Gold Rush era Steampunk style – lots of clash of cultures #steampunkchat -6:18 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Mining was big in the west – steam powered? #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @esedia @liakeyes I really want to see Cirque Mechanics at some point. #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes well, i am sure the pub would be great, mixing more than brandy in the cellar #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Wild West shows. It looked so amazingly SP–a big brass generator pulled by horses #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @victorianwest Wild Bill Museum power plant for illuminating the show? Awesome! #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
steampunkcom Just found myself imagining what Al Swearengen (and the Jewel) would be like in a SP Deadwood. #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @victorianwest Neat #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
jolantru RT @LiaKeyes: What other businesses, professions, locations would make for a colourful Steampunk reimagining of the Wild West? #steampunkchat -6:17 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik @mattdelman I imagine a group trying to re-establish Divine Right. #steampunkchat -6:16 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @LiaKeyes We tried, but decided against it in the end in favor of simplicity. Might be something to do for real someday … #steampunkchat -6:16 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes What other businesses, professions, locations would make for a colourful Steampunk reimagining of the Wild West? #steampunkchat -6:16 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I got an email from the guy who runs the Wild Bill Museum. He sent me a photo of a power plant they used to illuminate #steampunkchat -6:16 PM May 20th, 2011
esedia @mattdelman @liakeyes For SP traveling circus, read @GLValentine ‘s MECHANIQUE. Awesome book! #steampunkchat -6:16 PM May 20th, 2011
j_ro333 Agreed! RT @LiaKeyes: Great idea! RT @mattdelman: trying to create SP traveling circus as part of @docfantastique branding. #steampunkchat -6:16 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman One is in progress, researching the other #steampunkchat -6:15 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @john_zeleznik Hrm … who would you pit them against though? #steampunkchat -6:15 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @mattdelman You need a site design to reflect that aesthetic. Would be gorgeous! #steampunkchat -6:15 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman Do it … RT @PennyAsh: @mattdelman Playing with an idea revolving around Billy the Kid and one for Doc Holliday too #steampunkchat -6:15 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @john_zeleznik That would be really cool #steampunkchat -6:15 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @LiaKeyes That’s what I created the character to be in the first place. Hence the “Show of Wonders” part of the name. #steampunkchat -6:15 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik I imagine it as part of a series. The Rough Riders against some evil organization. Like a Steampunk GI Joe team. #steampunkchat -6:14 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @clfornax It’s working! You’re here! Welcome! #steampunkchat -6:14 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman Playing with an idea revolving around Billy the Kid and one for Doc Holliday too #steampunkchat -6:14 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @mattdelman sounds like a fun one to do.. #steampunkchat -6:14 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Great idea! RT @mattdelman: Im slightly trying to create an SP traveling circus as part of @docfantastique magazine branding. #steampunkchat -6:14 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @PennyAsh: @LiaKeyes Buffalo Bills Wild West Automaton Extravaganza #steampunkchat -6:14 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @john_zeleznik That sounds promising. I’d love to see more people writing Steampunk set outside cities. #steampunkchat -6:13 PM May 20th, 2011
clfornax Dear Tweetchat, y u no work? I just want to participate in #steampunkchat -6:13 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @john_zeleznik Sounds fun #steampunkchat -6:13 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @LiaKeyes I’m slightly trying to create an SP traveling circus as part of @docfantastique magazine branding. #steampunkchat -6:13 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Apparently he was something else, wish I knew more #steampunkchat -6:13 PM May 20th, 2011
john_zeleznik I’ve got a Teddy Roosevelt/ Rough Riders steampunk idea kicking around that I can’t quite wrap my head around. #steampunkchat -6:13 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest My Great grandmother came from a family of spiritualists #steampunkchat -6:12 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Automaton Extravaganza #steampunkchat -6:12 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @sarahketley Yes, how creepy would that be? #steampunkchat -6:12 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes that could be fun, they could recruit/affect a lot of people that way machines hidden in the fun stuff #steampunkchat -6:12 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Loved Dr. Q–not SP but still #steampunkchat -6:12 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @PennyAsh That is so cool! What a great history to have! #steampunkchat -6:11 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes What would a WW SP traveling circus look like? Or a rodeo? #steampunkchat -6:11 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes LOL My Great grandfather had a medicine show #steampunkchat -6:11 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Ooh, YES!!! RT @sarahketley: @LiaKeyes fantastic, i see Dr. Quinn medicine woman coming along..lol #steampunkchat -6:10 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes fantastic, i see Dr. Quinn medicine woman coming along..lol #steampunkchat -6:10 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @LiaKeyes: Always loved the quack doctors in Westerns with their “elixirs” promising cures from baldness to the common cold. Ripe for SP #steampunkchat -6:09 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman @SarahKetley Exactly. A different kind of character mindset too, more independent than in a city #steampunkchat -6:09 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @mattdelman @PennyAsh absolutely, the western setting changes so much! #steampunkchat -6:09 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Always loved the quack doctors in Westerns with their “elixirs” promising cures from baldness to the common cold. Ripe for SP #steampunkchat -6:09 PM May 20th, 2011
VeronicaPate Would the machines be bigger? With all that empty space to play with… #steampunkchat -6:09 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @PennyAsh @SarahKetley Right. Remove the cityscape and you’ve got different things you can do. #steampunkchat -6:08 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman LOL that and the original Wild Wild West series #steampunkchat -6:08 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @VeronicaPate Or maybe not necessarily the same divisions, you know? Based more on capital rather than hereditary ones. #steampunkchat -6:08 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @mattdelman @SarahKetley Variety of terrain too #steampunkchat -6:07 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley I just see DOC from Back to the future with his goggles and ice maker #steampunkchat -6:07 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest RT @VeronicaPate: I think itd be less about class divisions. #steampunkchat -6:07 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman I tend to always think of Brisco County Junior when I imagine Wild West Steampunk, but that’s my Bruce Campbell fandom for ya #steampunkchat -6:07 PM May 20th, 2011
VeronicaPate I think it’d be less about class divisions. #steampunkchat -6:06 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley Oh agreed, definitely. You’ve got the chance to do bigger things too because of the sheer space. #steampunkchat -6:06 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Gunslingers, gamblers, lawmen, the frontier feel, mining boomtowns and everything that goes with them #steampunkchat -6:05 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley But it does have a different sense to it. #steampunkchat -6:05 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @mattdelman The environment certainly changes what is at the forfront of the tech i think… #steampunkchat -6:05 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest I associate Western SP with more scenery–outdoorsy, wide open spaces? #steampunkchat -6:05 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @sarahketley That’s not to say you can’t have dark Steampunk set in the American West. #steampunkchat -6:05 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman RT @sarahketley: The atmosphere is perhaps more of an adventure cowboy spirit vs the darker side of Vic London #steampunkchat -6:04 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman You’ve the potential for trains speeding across wide-open prairies, horses powered by steam, and inventors in desert labs. #steampunkchat -6:04 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley The atmosphere is perhaps more of an adventure cowboy spirit vs the darker side of Vic London #steampunkchat -6:04 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman Wild West Steampunk is to me a moving of Steampunk from the cities into the countryside. #steampunkchat -6:04 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes LMAO!!!! RT @VeronicaPate: Id say it probably tastes like sand and cactus juice. #steampunkchat -6:03 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley I think the clothes are different (obviously) but they certainly add to the flavour #steampunkchat -6:03 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes In other words, what does Wild West Steampunk mean to you? #steampunkchat -6:03 PM May 20th, 2011
VeronicaPate I’d say it probably tastes like sand and cactus juice. #steampunkchat -6:03 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Hahaha! Yes RT @mattdelman: @victorianwest Somehow I figured you would be. #steampunkchat -6:02 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes If Wild West Steampunk has a unique flavor of its own, distinct from Victorian London Steampunk, what is it? #steampunkchat -6:02 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley awesome, i love spurs. Fiance has some nice gothic medieval ones #steampunkchat -6:02 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman @victorianwest Somehow I figured you would be. #steampunkchat -6:01 PM May 20th, 2011
victorianwest Yee-haw! I’m in. I’m all in. : D #steampunkchat -6:01 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes RT @mattdelman: Gents grab your spurs and six-shooter … ladies get your weapon of choice — Were headed to the Wild West! #steampunkchat -6:00 PM May 20th, 2011
mattdelman Gents grab your spurs and six-shooter … ladies get your weapon of choice — We’re headed to the Wild West! #steampunkchat -6:00 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh I’ll get my diet coke and be right back #steampunkchat -5:59 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Thanks #steampunkchat -5:59 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @PennyAsh This one’s just for you, dear! #steampunkchat -5:58 PM May 20th, 2011
PennyAsh @LiaKeyes Wootle Love the Wild West #SteampunkChat -5:58 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes I have made TWO cups of tea and sat them next to me. Just getting the pot now. (so thirsty this morning) have flu #steampunkchat -5:53 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes @sarahketley Terrific! You’re always such a lively part of the chat. Just making some tea before we start… #steampunkchat -5:52 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley RT @LiaKeyes: Ten minutes until #SteampunkChat! This week’s topic: Wild West Steampunk! Bring your sources, ideas, tropes, and desires -5:51 PM May 20th, 2011
sarahketley @LiaKeyes I”M HERE goodness i missed the beginning of the last two… phew… #SteampunkChat -5:51 PM May 20th, 2011
LiaKeyes Ten minutes until #SteampunkChat! This week’s topic: Wild West Steampunk! Bring your sources, ideas, tropes, and desires -5:48 PM May 20th, 2011
