Thank you, Everyone! I appreciate the feedback. I was a little excited about posting since I found a community I love, which I also fear because of my own insecurities I have and for my publication. After further diving into the forum, I probably should have posted to “Textual”.
I guess what I was asking is what steampunk meant broadly to each person (within the community). What does your fandom look like? I would like to say, “Obviously there are dirigibles and clockwork men,” but that might not be your realm. Within your realm are there sanctioned automatons, are there mythical creatures, does one mix magic, vampires, and/or zombies?
I’ve read multiple steampunk publications with such specific elements that don’t captivate me. I’ve then in turn make these elements the antagonists within my own publication.