Steampunk Revolution

As per my last post, I have been working on a new story. I never finish anything, but as of right now, I have 3... now 4, partially worked on stories. This new one is based around the sci-fi genre of Steampunk. I love the romance of the Victorian Era and the allure of Jules Verne-ian science. After not finding a Steampunk story I really enjoyed, I decided to create exactly what I wanted to read. The story takes place in a more technologically advanced Victorian England. The story begins with the young, promising mechano-archaeologist, Eilian Sorrel, as he takes a zeppelin back to England. His life is changed in an instant when the zeppelin crashes during a storm, trapping him within the fiery bowels of the ship. While he escapes with his life (barely), he wakes up surrounded by doctors and realizes he is missing most of his right arm. After months of recuperation from his burns, he calls upon a local puppet maker to create a uniquely life-like prosthesis. Hadley Femice arrives disguised as her dead brother, afraid that if it was known she was a woman, she would be turned away. Eilian accidentally discovers her identity, but it doesn't phase him. Over the course of several weeks, Hadley comes back to work on the prosthetic arm, which is moved by the muscles of his upper arm and the fingers are controlled by his other hand, mimicking its motions. Eilian is invited to a newly discovered archaeological site and asks Hadley to come along. After that, all my ideas are fuzzy because I haven't thought that far out yet.

My Passion

Ahhhh, I love the beginning of a new story. The small epiphanies where a character or scene just suddenly comes to you. Creative writing is one of the only places where your imagination can run wild, and no one will tell you to stop being childish or imaginative. The small miracle of giving birth to a character that grows into one of your best friends or most hated enemies has always thrilled me. Getting to know these characters is like creating new neural connections until suddenly you're inside their head and know exactly what they will say. The adrenaline rush as you bang out a scene with nearly no conscious thought. Somehow, all this makes the long runs of writer's block and frustration worth it, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.