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Steampunk Rifle at RenFaire

drupagliassotti @ May 2, 2012 # No Comment Yet

First, sorry for the downtime; I spent a couple of weeks figuring out how to move all my WordPress blogs to an upgraded hosting plan. Second, I’m still editing/downsizing this blog, so although I’ll try not to kill any of the posts people seem to like, I’m actively weeding out old posts. Anyway, I wanted [...]

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And — Done!

drupagliassotti @ November 27, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Well, done with the 50,000 words challenge, anyway; Imprimatur itself is still about three to five chapters away from completion, I suspect. I’ll keep working on it, but at least today’s sprint for the finish line will allow me to grade papers tomorrow secure in the knowledge that there’s no imminent deadline hanging over me.  [...]

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NaNoWriMo Excerpt #5

drupagliassotti @ November 24, 2011 # No Comment Yet

A little bit more…. Jay abandoned his search and walked to the end of the row, turning to look up the next. Bishop was standing there, clutching his cane in one hand and his lamp in the other, not moving.  He looked up as Jay raised his lamp. His hair was a shock of white [...]

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New Orleans, NCA, and NaNoWriMo

drupagliassotti @ November 18, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Alas, attending a communication conference in New Orleans isn’t very conducive to writing! However, I managed to crank out almost 4,000 words on the airplane ride on the way over, so I’m not feeling completely panicked. That puts me just over 50 percent, which is about right for mid-month. I’d prefer to have more padding, [...]

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The Evil Doctor

drupagliassotti @ October 9, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Watercolor artist Terry Spehar-Fahey has rendered “the evil doctor” for 2012 art show, which will be based on our Imagining Venice trip … if you don’t recognize the doctor, well, come visit me someday….!

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Evocative Objects

drupagliassotti @ August 31, 2011 # One Comment

This is an extended quote from Sherry Turkle, found in part two of the three-part interview Henry Jenkins conducted with her on his blog: Evocative objects are objects that cause us to reflect on ourselves or on other things. Put otherwise, they give us materials that help us to do this in new and richer [...]

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Clockwork Heart 2

drupagliassotti @ August 23, 2011 # One Comment

The manuscript for the Clockwork Heart sequel is back in my agent’s hands, after the summer’s revision! I’m also gearing up for National Novel Writing Month, which will be upon us in November. I’ve been tinkering around on Imprimatur, a male/male steampunk romance, for a while now, and I think it’s time to make it [...]

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Gaslight Gathering

drupagliassotti @ May 8, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Just a quick image of myself in my city slicker crossdress at Gaslight Gathering…. all sorts of wonderful costuming and gadgetry here, and I’m sure the photos will all be hitting the web next week!                 Gaslight Gathering, San Diego

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How to Write Steampunk

drupagliassotti @ April 6, 2011 # No Comment Yet

My guest post for Steampunkalooza, over at Age of Steam, is available today and offers my perspective on how to write a steampunk story that is steampunk, rather than steampulp. Not that I don’t enjoy steampulp, but I am one of those academics I mention in my conclusion, who wants to sort out the genre’s [...]

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Costume Sketch

drupagliassotti @ February 5, 2011 # One Comment

Here’s a preliminary sketch of one of the costumes I’m building with my university’s fabulous theatre arts costume designer. Planning this costume out is indulging my previously-blogged-about love for historical clothing; I can’t wait to start touching all the fabrics and pieces. This may re-inspire me to tackle getting my Apparel & Attribute dissertation online, [...]

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