Comments on: Anthology Project http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com A Blog on the Clockpunk genre of Science Fiction Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:49:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Nick http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-136 Nick Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:01:17 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-136 There is an excellent clockpunk serial being made over at ficlets.com by Cobweb (http://ficlets.com/authors/cobweb). It starts with "Brass, Ivory and Springs" (http://ficlets.com/stories/1095) and currently has seven parts. You can contact the author via the ficlets site and I think the inclusion of his work herein would be great. There is an excellent clockpunk serial being made over at ficlets.com by Cobweb (http://ficlets.com/authors/cobweb). It starts with “Brass, Ivory and Springs” (http://ficlets.com/stories/1095) and currently has seven parts. You can contact the author via the ficlets site and I think the inclusion of his work herein would be great.

]]> By: Da Vinci Automata http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-132 Da Vinci Automata Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:47:14 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-132 Alex, you are correct. Such stories and setting can be and should be considered as part of the genre. It would be cool if one could even combine European and Chinese elements in the mix. Alex, you are correct. Such stories and setting can be and should be considered as part of the genre. It would be cool if one could even combine European and Chinese elements in the mix.

]]> By: Alex http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-122 Alex Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:23:53 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-122 Just food for thought really, but parallel with the Renaissance was an age of remarkable expansion and exploration in China. During this time (1300s, 1400s) the Chinese had a strong interest in Automata and produced some remarkable examples of robotic and animated creations. The Chinese by this time had already mapped the world, had gunpowder and the compass, and fielded the world's largest naval fleet by far, in raw numbers of vessels as well as cargo ships that dwarfed anything the Europeans had dreamed of building. Does anyone agree that the Clockpunk genre might include stories of this nature? Just food for thought really, but parallel with the Renaissance was an age of remarkable expansion and exploration in China. During this time (1300s, 1400s) the Chinese had a strong interest in Automata and produced some remarkable examples of robotic and animated creations. The Chinese by this time had already mapped the world, had gunpowder and the compass, and fielded the world’s largest naval fleet by far, in raw numbers of vessels as well as cargo ships that dwarfed anything the Europeans had dreamed of building. Does anyone agree that the Clockpunk genre might include stories of this nature?

]]> By: Da Vinci Automata http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-97 Da Vinci Automata Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:20:49 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-97 Malcolm I actually did not create this genre. People have sparingly talked about this genre for some time now, mostly in forums. This blog however is a sustained effort to put Clockpunk on the map. Malcolm I actually did not create this genre. People have sparingly talked about this genre for some time now, mostly in forums. This blog however is a sustained effort to put Clockpunk on the map.

]]> By: Malcolm stumpf http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-95 Malcolm stumpf Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:11:23 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-95 Wow, you are creating your own genre. Kudos! I'm an extreme steampunk fan, and i guess we are doing a similar thing, although we are more just renovating something that has been around awhile. Wow, you are creating your own genre. Kudos! I’m an extreme steampunk fan, and i guess we are doing a similar thing, although we are more just renovating something that has been around awhile.

]]> By: Da Vinci Automata http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-92 Da Vinci Automata Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:11:04 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-92 Bryan, yes we would consider reprinting published stuff but we will have to keep in mind the issue regarding copyrights and this project is supposed to be under the creative comons license. Bryan, yes we would consider reprinting published stuff but we will have to keep in mind the issue regarding copyrights and this project is supposed to be under the creative comons license.

]]> By: Bryan Alexander http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-80 Bryan Alexander Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:40:07 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-80 Would you consider reprinting already published stuff? I was thinking of Thomas Pynchon's description of the great 18th-century mechanical duck, for instance, in Mason & Dixon. A media section would be needed, too, noting clockpunk in film, etc. Do you know the computer game Syberia? A haunting ode to automata, if a bit out of chronological order for your purposes. Would you consider reprinting already published stuff? I was thinking of Thomas Pynchon’s description of the great 18th-century mechanical duck, for instance, in Mason & Dixon.

A media section would be needed, too, noting clockpunk in film, etc.
Do you know the computer game Syberia? A haunting ode to automata, if a bit out of chronological order for your purposes.

]]> By: Da Vinci Automata http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-79 Da Vinci Automata Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:15:30 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-79 meika, that is a suggestion which is worth considering. I will keep that in mind. meika, that is a suggestion which is worth considering. I will keep that in mind.

]]> By: meika http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-71 meika Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:09:54 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-71 The anthology might best be called "pre-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_loom" rel="nofollow">Jacquard</a>ite Dreaming" The anthology might best be called “pre-Jacquardite Dreaming”

]]> By: Clockpunk Anthology Project « Da Vinci Automata http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-70 Clockpunk Anthology Project « Da Vinci Automata Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:54:10 +0000 http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/clockpunk-anthology-project/#comment-70 [...] would be to get an anthology out. So here is the plan: People can submit their short stories to be published online first over here. Once we have enough material we can release the best stories as an anthology and get a publisher [...] [...] would be to get an anthology out. So here is the plan: People can submit their short stories to be published online first over here. Once we have enough material we can release the best stories as an anthology and get a publisher [...]

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