Steampunk is a genre of fiction that’s been quietly influencing literature for a long time, but over the past few years it’s exploded in popularity. A form of sci-fi which draws on Victorian ideas about the future, steampunk offers a backdrop of top hats, cogs, and steam-powered inventions. A while ago, I talked about why
When we think of the Western genre, the first thing we picture is its unique aesthetic. Dusty Old West towns, sheriffs wearing tin stars, and cowboys in wide-brimmed hats and spurs riding into town with their trusty six-shooters.
Attitudes towards story setting vary to a surprising degree from author to author. Some prefer minimal settings, locating a scene wherever serves the story best and allowing the reader to imagine the details. Some luxuriate in their settings, imagining fascinating vistas, halls, and even worlds at which they hope their readers will marvel. Others fall between
Setting is one of the most underutilized devices available to an author. Though often less fun to write than action or dialogue, setting is versatile and can do a lot for your story and characters. Unless you’re making a specific effort to avoid it, all stories feature some kind of setting. In fact, it’s likely
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