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The home for all of Doctor Fantastique’s regular columnists, on topics such as humor, business, writing, and more.

Crowdfunding Showcase – Airship Down

Airship Down Hot on the tails of Clockwork Alchemy, this reporter came across a creative effort well worth a few minutes of your time. Airship Down, a combined effort of professionals and students, promises adventure and excitement set in an…

Dirigible Days: 998 – Kickstarter

Dirigible Days, the graphic novel More Dirigible Days, you say? Indeed, I would love some! If you’ve not done yourself the favor of watching the original web series, you can do that here. Then skip on over to Day 304…

Branding Yourself

Running a business is not an easy task. First, it generally takes a significant amount of both money and time to operate your own shop; after all, you need to buy the supplies to create a product, take the time…

Steamstock Cross-Country Steampunk Caravan

Steamstock. It doesn’t get much more awesome than this, does it? I mean, a train. With musicians on it. Musicians you’ve paid to see and who are your traveling companions on a coast-to-coast journey across the United States. You’ll stop…

Press Release — Cities in the Sky: Science Fiction’s Forgotten Visionaries Launches on Kickstarter

An innovative documentary, Cities in the Sky: Science Fiction’s Forgotten Visionaries, is currently conducting a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com. This project is an innovative, art and animation infused look at forgotten and overlooked science fiction writers.  Many of the authors covered have been forgotten…

Crowdfunding Shout Out

Short on time this week, so I’m not showcasing any particular crowdfunding project. But this week is full of some great efforts. We’ve got Steampunk toys, films, games, books, and more! Please take a look and chip in where you…