tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.comments2013-05-09T23:35:52.242+10:00Tommy Thunder and The Tales of the Aether Age.Grant Gardinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-24021249716897889612013-05-09T23:35:52.242+10:002013-05-09T23:35:52.242+10:00Yeah, it was a good writing spot. But the upside i...Yeah, it was a good writing spot. But the upside is that I've been saving a lot of coffee money :) But my word count is a lot lower now :(<br /><br />The plan as it stands now is that I'll be releasing at least 3 books at once - 2 Tommy Thunders and 1 Tales of the Aether Age - and maybe a 4th Tommy books if it's done, but probably a month after. That's just the online versions. I still have to work out the CreateSpace stuff, so I'm not sure how long till that's available.Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-3594129958469961862013-05-06T17:55:45.613+10:002013-05-06T17:55:45.613+10:00Sorry to hear about your writing nook. I've al...Sorry to hear about your writing nook. I've always wished I had somewhere like that. Sadly, I just move around the house with my (duct taped together) laptop.<br />Congrats on the download milestone for the Dieselpunk showcase. Definitely looking forward to your gin-runner story, female protagonists FTW :D<br />Slightly curious, you keep saying you're releasing all this stuff at the same time. Literally the same time or with a month or two between releases? Just curious (and poor).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541215029009543082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-6091836082878070932013-04-23T02:21:07.939+10:002013-04-23T02:21:07.939+10:00Very creepy indeed. And the early renderings of th...Very creepy indeed. And the early renderings of the Joker in the 40s were pretty faithful caricatures of it.<br /><br />I do like how this artist gave broken noses to him and the Penguin. Two-Face's good eye should have a shiner, I'm thinking.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-79266220705359660662013-04-20T19:35:45.468+10:002013-04-20T19:35:45.468+10:00Yeah I've seen that picture. Very creepy. Just...Yeah I've seen that picture. Very creepy. Just goes to show that if you want good pulp you have to go back a ways for the right inspiration :)Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-17802834970064549942013-04-20T10:26:32.741+10:002013-04-20T10:26:32.741+10:00You know what's ironic about this: when Bob Ka...You know what's ironic about this: when Bob Kane and Bill Finger conceptualized the Joker, they based his face on a still of Conrad Veidt in clownish makeup from "The Man Who Laughs," a silent film made in the '20s.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-43168895151009212012013-04-11T16:27:07.722+10:002013-04-11T16:27:07.722+10:00Aiming to get POD set up via Createspace but that ...Aiming to get POD set up via Createspace but that probably won't be until after the e-book. It is yet one more thing that must be learnt on this writing journey of mine :)Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-79376977363133344262013-04-10T09:58:34.542+10:002013-04-10T09:58:34.542+10:00Will you be releasing Tommy in ebook form only, or...Will you be releasing Tommy in ebook form only, or will POD be an option? (fingers crossed for the latter)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541215029009543082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-66696593479247270612013-03-07T11:48:32.463+10:002013-03-07T11:48:32.463+10:00:) That's an idea actually...:) That's an idea actually...Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-32582135655662574892013-03-07T11:47:30.919+10:002013-03-07T11:47:30.919+10:00If you pine for an era of old-school aspirational ...If you pine for an era of old-school aspirational art deco style and sophistication with your action, or have no qualms walking all over men in your quest to make it to the top then, yes, you may very well be :)Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-46696182350707711722013-03-06T23:17:59.172+10:002013-03-06T23:17:59.172+10:00I want to see ‘as adventurous as humanly possible ...I want to see ‘as adventurous as humanly possible on a regular basis’ on your business cards ;p<br /><br />You've definitely got the characters to hook people.<br /><br />Love the typing gif - he looks like he's having great fun at least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541215029009543082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-52563690404577366532013-03-06T22:39:42.694+10:002013-03-06T22:39:42.694+10:00So basically you've revealed to me that I'...So basically you've revealed to me that I've unwittingly been a dieselpunk fan for a long time, what with loving Bond, and 9 year old me telling my parents I wanted to be like Jessica Rabbit when I grew up (I wanted to be a singer, pity I'm tone deaf).<br />Also, I love White Collar. Since watching it fedoras have magically appeared on both my husband and son's heads ;pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541215029009543082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-61579763800785770982013-03-04T13:41:30.823+10:002013-03-04T13:41:30.823+10:002 sequels were released and three more are underwa...2 sequels were released and three more are underway for 2013Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596934570562465065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-89815572795641955572013-02-28T00:46:50.422+10:002013-02-28T00:46:50.422+10:00I haven't released any Tommy stories yet - the...I haven't released any Tommy stories yet - they're still a few months away - but I published a short story set in the same world two weeks ago (Dieselpunk ePulp Sampler anthology) and have another short story being published on another website in the next day or two. I'll be writing up a post when it goes live. But those are set in Chicago and Las Vegas respectively.<br /><br />And Tommy will be more Doc Savage than The Shadow. It's over in Tales of the Aether Age that I'll get my dark avenger on... :)Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-77050453953569494112013-02-28T00:41:43.860+10:002013-02-28T00:41:43.860+10:00Decopunk is actually another name people use for D...Decopunk is actually another name people use for Dieselpunk. There's a few :)<br /><br />The anarchronistic technology usually becomes more or less important if you're making a political statement or just using it as a 'look'. It's like steampunk - most people just think that putting gears on their original cosplay costume is cool. For Dieselpunk it's wearing a fedora or dressing up as a flapper or a rocketeer. They're after the look of Diesel or Steam punk so the go for the most outrageous versions. But that's different to the political message other people are trying to make which rejects the present by invoking the past.<br /><br />For example, Neil in White Collar doesn't wear a rocketpack but he rejects the world around him by 'having style', a style that is more native to the 20s and 30s than 2013. It's more subtle, although wearing a rocketpack would make a statement...<br /><br />When people are using crazy technology to reinforce their political message it's usually something along the lines of pointing out the potential there is in going back to old ideas and developing THEM instead of the contemporary versions e.g. going back to zeppelin technology and clinging to the wonder of these giant air whales instead of the crass efficiency of contemporary jetliner travel. But that usually requires sci-fi. And people don't always like sci-fi.<br /><br />Other people just want to draw zeppelins and gangsters :)<br /><br />Thanks also for the blog roll link. I was going to ask for a swap when I finished reading and reviewing your book but I haven't had a chance to read all week. It's still happening! But I need to find a free gap for reading time...<br /><br />Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-25408805642704131262013-02-27T15:01:08.309+10:002013-02-27T15:01:08.309+10:00Bravo! Where do we find it?
BTW, I've had an ...Bravo! Where do we find it?<br /><br />BTW, I've had an alternate history series in mind for years, set in the '20s. Have a few chapters of the first one written, but...who knows...<br /><br />("...What evil lurks in the heart of men? Nyahahahahaha!")Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-85647173309873538982013-02-27T14:50:38.094+10:002013-02-27T14:50:38.094+10:00Very cool blog.
Perhaps your(?) term Dieselpunk ...Very cool blog. <br /><br />Perhaps your(?) term Dieselpunk is better than my(?) term Art-Decopunk, which I used to describe First Avenger and the Rocketeer. <br /><br />http://twofistedblogger.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-had-intended-to-do-something-special.html<br /><br />But your definition of Dieselpunk is much broader than I expected. Seems like you're using the phrase to mean merely "retro."<br /><br />Here's how I thought it all broke down:<br /><br />First came Cyberpunk. It was set in the future, after technology had begun to take over (or perhaps replace) humanity. Like the Terminator flash-forwards or The Matrix.<br /><br />Then came Steampunk. Like "Space 1899." Set in the days of the steam engine, yet with anachronistic technologies which from our present-day perspective are still science fiction.<br /><br />Same concept with Art-Decopunk, except set in the time period of Art Deco of course (which coincides with the ascendance of the diesel engine to replace steam power--so the two could be synonomous, though "diesel," again, fits the descriptive pattern better).<br /><br />In your examples, though, I don't see a consistent presence of anachronistic technology. Just sayin'.<br /><br />In any event, Tommy Thunder sounds super-cool and I'ma' go look for it. I'll put this blog up on my blog roll, too.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-61161854396337631822013-02-26T23:50:45.621+10:002013-02-26T23:50:45.621+10:00Yeah, plenty of interesting things were happening ...Yeah, plenty of interesting things were happening in both the north and south halves of the Caribbean at the time, so I thought I'd avoid the cliche Chicago setting and go tropical. It's also a pulpier setting. Safaris in Chicago are... less interesting :)<br /><br />I will also have to seek out this Mr Real McCoy. That sounds like a story I should already be familiar with. Thanks for mentioning it.Grant Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317673758773768163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368627573979250436.post-54318434175486472862013-02-26T14:02:23.800+10:002013-02-26T14:02:23.800+10:00I think it's a great idea to base your charact...I think it's a great idea to base your character in the Carribean. After all the fellow referred to in the phrase "the real McCoy" was a south Florida rum runner during prohibition. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07626527693987594152noreply@blogger.com