A “Revealing” Straightlaced Saturday — & Cornelis Drebbel 6

Good reading Teagan!

Straightlaced Saturday — Cornelis Drebbel 3.2

I am so enjoying this Teagan!

Saturday, September 8, 2018

A “Mighty Wurlitzer” circa 1929

Thanks for being at the station for this rerun of my steampunk serial with a Victorian setting. This adventure was written spontaneously, with “three things” left by readers (back in 2015) driving every element of this story from the setting to the characters.

Writing Process

I enjoy alteration, as you will see while this story progresses. Names are never accidental with me. You’ll see that many of the minor characters have names that begin with “B.” I did that as a subtle way of helping you keep up, since I’m conscious of the fact that it’s hard to keep up with a serial.

Also, I entertained myself with the names of a group of characters you’ll meet today. Suddenly I needed to name four lesser characters. That was just too many “B” names to throw at you. I’ll let…

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Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 3.1

Oh, My this is getting interesting!

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Copper w Chalkboard Welcome to Hidebound Hump Day! I call it hidebound because Victorians are sometimes described that way. It might be hard to decide who the “hero” of this story is, but everything revolves around Cornelis Drebbel.

I suppose Cornelis is a bit of a tortured soul, due to the accident of alchemy that put him in the unusual state I gave this fictional version of the real life scientist. With that segue, I’m going to digress for a moment. Here’s a congratulatory shout-out to Staci Troilo who has just launched a new book! Tortured Soul is the latest in her fabulous Medici Protectorate series. Be sure to check it out.

Tortured Soul Promo Back to business… Thanks for being at the station for this rerun of Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers — a steampunk serial with a Victorian setting. I’m posting episodes twice a week, so I hope…

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Straight-Laced Saturday — Cornelis Drebbel 2

I shall, of course, share this and it is my first time reading it so I am indeed intrigued.

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Saturday, September 1, 2018

Cover Copper Alchemist Woman n Trousers If you saw my Wednesday post, then you know that I’m trying to lighten my workload for awhile. To do that, and to prepare you for what will eventually be coming next, I’m re-running a past “three things” style serial. It’s Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers — a steampunk serial with a Victorian setting.

For what does that prepare you? After I’ve finished editing Atonement in Bloom and doing some book-izing work for the Pip-verse, I will begin an all new serial — The Skull of the Alchemist. Another three things, pantser story with you, dear reader, providing the random things! That new, eventual story will be a follow-on to these reruns.

Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers

Copper curious w-green Our narrator, the woman in trousers, discovered Copper, an intriguing little girl. While the story didn’t “tell me” the…

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Artie Meets the Alchemist Conclusion — #GetCaughtReading 2018

Another amazing tale, Tegan, and Chris. Cornelis driving is a bit suspect and Artie is quite the lucky one.

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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Hello, everyone! I’m back for more Get Caught Reading Month festivities. Chris Graham – the Story Reading Ape and I collaborated for a mini-series in honor of this event.

Artie Meets Alchemist promo 1

But first…

Odd Job Girl Sally Cronin You caught me reading another great book. This week, you’ve caught me reading one of my favorites by Sally Georgina Cronin — Just an Odd Job Girl.

Read the reviews of Sally’s books (and buy them) via a number of distributors. However, for my convenience in creating this post, here’s Amazon (click here), and Amazon UK (click here).

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Now back to the 2018 Get Caught Reading mini-series…

Previously in Artie Meets the Alchemist…

Artie was testing how fast his motor cycle/time machine could go down Route 66. Meanwhile Cornelis Drebbel was taking his road locomotive down to investigate, because the civilization alarm in the alchemist’s dirigible went…

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