{"id":1127,"date":"2011-07-13T22:30:31","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T05:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dresan.com\/blog\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2017-04-08T20:52:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T03:52:50","slug":"rough-draft-of-the-clockwork-time-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/13\/rough-draft-of-the-clockwork-time-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough Draft of The Clockwork Time Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jeremiah<\/a>
\nI just completed a rough draft of my fourth novel! My first steampunk work, JEREMIAH WILLSTONE AND THE CLOCKWORK TIME MACHINE<\/a>, clocks in at 90,000 words of completed story!<\/p>\n

\"done<\/a>
The Title Page and Draft History of THE CLOCKWORK TIME MACHINE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s another excerpt for those who like a tease …<\/p>\n

\nWith Patrick\u2019s blunderblast slung over her shoulder, Jeremiah whizzed through the streets on her autocycle, discharging its cylinder flat out, its teakettle scream and clanking frame adding another layer of mist and noise to the steam and bustle of Boston. Her legs were tensed, her knees bent against the pedals, half to jump the cycle over curbs, and half to keep the juddering vibration from the cobblestones of Beacon Hill from rattling her tailbone clean off.<\/p>\n

She squealed to a stop before the Moffat\u2019s, pulled the cylinder and tossed it to a street urchin. \u201cTop me off?\u201d she asked, hopping off onto the sidewalk with a whirl and pulling her bag out of its basket in one smooth motion.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, ma\u2019am,\u201d the boy said, taking the cycle. His eyes lighted on her vest, her denims\u2014and on the big brass buttons on her lapels, a steering wheel, sword and airsail overlaid with a stylized V. \u201cAre you an Expeditionary?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeremiah smiled. \u201cYes,\u201d she said, ruffing his cap so that tufts of blond hair showed. \u201cMaybe one day you\u2019ll become one too. Polish the brasslite a bit and there\u2019s a second shilling in it for you. Quick now; I won\u2019t be long.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ve got some cleaning to do and a whole ‘nother draft before the beta readers can see it, but still … on to LIQUID FIRE<\/a>!<\/p>\n

-the Centaur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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