Steampunk story ideas

[alicia_h]

From http://stayintheroom.dreamwidth.org/161429.html

Lots of lovely Victorian and Psuedo-Victorian frocks in steampunk
Frock coat


An engineer or a character known only as The Engineer


Depending on what sort of story it is, the Discworld Luggage might come scuttling through
Pretty Victorian trunks (http://www.vintagehaggle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/c55d5_vintage_luggage_5835454723_6b93eb2fd4.jpg)
At a train station perhaps?
What's inside? Costumes? Props? Scientific equipment?
Moving home


The Queen
Thrones on stage?


Plenty of clockwork, of course
Time


Opera
Play
Ophelia? Steampunk Ophelia? Steampunk Hamlet?


Organic insides
Inorganic insides
Inner workings of automatons


I may well combine the prompt list above with one or two of this week's Quick Fic prompts at writerverse (Automated Romance seems especially suited!):
Gorgeous
Trials and Tribulations
Just Past Eight
First Dates
Automated Romance

Comments

[wytchcroft]

Frock always conjures up Victoria somehow... she was an archetypal frock wearer i guess, LOL.

update; actually the prompts have given me an idea...

[alicia_h]

I'm very intrigued about your idea!

Mine's coming along fairly well, though I might be heading out for a bit tonight, so I'll have to leave it until I get back later.

[wytchcroft]

i hope you're going somewhere fun :)

Geek alert! (As if it was needed)

[alicia_h]

I had a live roleplaying game to go to, but unfortunately it was cancelled at the last minute. So it's now a night in with beer, sweets, my Steampunk story and Dara O Briain's science club.

Re: Geek alert! (As if it was needed)

[wytchcroft]

LOL! that actually sounds like a good night to me! :))

(i got called a science geek today when someone overheard me gushing on to a child about blackholes and light to time equations. ha, start 'em young i say!))

Re: Geek alert! (As if it was needed)

[alicia_h]

Yes, and the younger the better! I was obsessed with space, and blackholes especially, from when I was very tiny indeed.

Re: Geek alert! (As if it was needed)

[wytchcroft]

mmm, me too! :)

and 1254 words done so far; it sort of feels like an end of pt 1. so i might post the chapter, rough as it is. i dunno - perhaps caffeine has the answer!

<3

Re: Geek alert! (As if it was needed)

[alicia_h]

Mine is only 335 words so far as I've not really added to it during my evening in. I reckon I need a caffeine dose to get going with it again.

I'm definitely interested in reading yours whenever you post it!

<3

Re: Geek alert! (As if it was needed)

[wytchcroft]

likewise :))

update; ok, first chapter is up... the DW edit and post was verrrrry sticky tonight :(

[wytchcroft]

i keep seeing this
http://stayintheroom.dreamwidth.org/162466.html
as a frock...