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Colonialism in Steampunk and Fiction
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, This is a blog I hoped I never have to write, but here we are. As I am preparing a video about a character...
Bonsart Bokel
Sep 19, 202313 min read


Why isn't Steampunk Going Mainstream?
Hello Fellow travelers, it has been a while. I got several blogs in the works. And I'll get to them. I also have some status reports,...
Bonsart Bokel
Jan 13, 20235 min read


World Building and Immersion
Hello fellow travelers, This blog is an addendum to my blog, how to write a sentence, and a video I did on Show Don't Tell. But first,...
Bonsart Bokel
Dec 10, 202211 min read


The Aesthetics of Cyberpunk and Retrofuturism
Greetings, fellow travelers, As promised, we'll be discussing Cyberpunk. No, not the game. But the genre and the associated aesthetics....
Bonsart Bokel
Oct 26, 20228 min read


What makes a good AoI story? Criteria for Submissions
We recently completed our first writing challenge, and it gave me a lot to think about. First, it really showed me what experience in...
Bonsart Bokel
May 5, 20225 min read


How to write an Associate
This is a companion piece to what makes a good AoI Story with a Q&A at the end. An Associate is a representation of the Association of...
Bonsart Bokel
May 5, 20227 min read


World Building with Bonsart, part 2
Welcome back, fellow Travelers, to World Building with Bonsart. It has been a while. But I had to prepare for our first-ever book event....
Bonsart Bokel
Mar 21, 20229 min read


On my distinction between Scifi and Steampunk
Have you ever had one of those conversations on the internet that end become a thesis into themselves? Well, I had one of those in the...
Bonsart Bokel
Jan 25, 20226 min read
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