Websites I Love
Artists
- Heather Anne Pope Fine Art, Painted Objects, Digital Arts, Mixed Media, Sewing, Crafting
- Kristine Schomaker New media and performance artist, painter and art historian living and working at the Brewery artist complex in Los Angeles California.
- Rusty Crocodiles – the Art of Scott Rolfe I am a Maine-born artist who has lived in Austin, Texas for over 20 years. I work in various media, including illustration, assemblage, mixed media, and digital art, as well as graphic design.
- Shoebox PR Visual artist marketing and promotion – social networking strategies, media relations, gallery research and art submissions
- Tricia Griffith Fine Art and Photography Since this website was first created, my creativity and interests have changed and grown. My signature art style has changed significantly over the years and I have continued to expand and explore my writing range.
DIY and Crafting
- Green Bagels Projects, landscaping, gardening, and the like…
Foodies
- Fran Wilde: Cooking the Books Fran’s interview series Cooking the Books–about the intersection between food and fiction.
- The Alberti Twins Food, Fashion, Lifestyle Blog
Music, Podcasts, Comics
- Gallery of Curiousities “It’s like Steampunk had a baby with Tales from the Crypt!” – Gary Buller
- Radio Enactment Podcast Comedian Edward Glazer and his partner Comedian/Actor Montserrat Espadale combine interviews and sketch comedy reenactments (aka Radio Enactments) to make you laugh and possibly find Ed a girlfriend.
Simply Wonderful - Go See!
- Atlas Obscura Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations
Vintage Explorations
- Shorpy The American Historical Photo Archive
Writers
- Andrez Bergen A wayward soapbox for the Tokyo-based journalist/author/DJ/muso/hack writer & crap artist also known as Little Nobody.
- Author Shelley Adina & Adina Senft Author Shelley Adina & Adina Senft; Author of steampunk, Amish women’s fiction, romance, and young adult novels
- B.G. Thomas Leap – and the net will appear.
- Detective Samuel Sloan The continuing adventures of Detective Sam Sloan.
- Emerson Lighthouse I wish there was a way I could share this perfect moment, to roll it up in a parchment made of mischief and pass it along with a smile.
- Fran Wilde: Cooking the Books Fran’s interview series Cooking the Books–about the intersection between food and fiction.
- Gail Carriger New York Times Bestselling author Gail Carriger writes to cope with being raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon.
- J. B. Garner The author of two book series, The Push Chronicles and Three Seconds to Legend.
- Tamara A. Lowery The author of the Waves of Darkness series, published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing, and has several other writing projects waiting in the wings
- Terribleminds Chuck Wendig is a novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. This is his blog. He talks a lot about writing. And food. And pop culture. And his kid. He uses lots of naughty language. NSFW. Probably NSFL. Be advised.
- The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, with its head office located at the heart of the Empire, London, is here to solve these mysterious happenings that leave normal law enforcement officials baffled.
- Write on, Right on Author Zig Zag Claybourne’s site.
Writing Resources
- A Writer's Path Sharing writing tips, information, and advice. Also offers author-related services
- Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild Forum for creative Steampunk sorts.
- The Editor's Blog It’s about syntax. And plot. And action. It’s voice and pacing and dialogue… It’s about characters with character. It’s about putting the words together to touch, to entertain, to move the reader.
- Words Made Beautiful Vivian Caethe, Editor