Confessions of a domestically awkward steampunk writer with a dayjob, a family, and deadlines. Lots of deadlines. Suzanne Lazear writes Steampunk YA, runs with bustles, plays with swords, and sews with glue guns. Her debut, Innocent Darkness, book 1 of “The Aether Chronicles,” is out now from Flux. Charmed Vengeance releases 8-8-13. She’s lives in a small corner of the West Coast, the hubby, her daughter, and two chickens. Her website is www.suzannelazear.com Tumblr (3.0; @runswithbustles)http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/efbee903eed26ad0fb95af61c5706cc4/tumblr_moc8et2dM21qlf257o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>My Steampunk News or Why I owe Suzanne Lazear a cupcake by Jeannie Lin</big></p><blockquote><p>Today we welcome Jeannie Lin, who has awesome news to share with us. ~launches cupcake cannon~</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.jeannielin.com" target="_blank">JEAN…</a></em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/my-steampunk-news-or-why-i-owe-suzanne-lazear-a-cupcake-by-jeannie-lin/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52871763040http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52871763040Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:30:29 -0700Gunpowder ChroniclesJeannie Linmulticultural steampunksteampunk books<blockquote><p>Two months until CHARMED VENGEANCE (book two in my YA fairytale steampunk series THE AETHER CHRONICLES) releases! ~launches cupcake cannon~ </p> <p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/charmed-vengeance-suzanne-lazear/1113557666?ean=9780738733029" target="_blank">Have you pre-ordered your copy yet? </a>Seriously, I love this book even more than INNOCENT DARKNESS and I hope you…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/sneak-peek-of-charmed-vengeance/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52612909746http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52612909746Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:20:23 -0700Aether ChroniclesCharmed Vengeancesteampunk young adult bookssuzanne lazear<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/448fd19d67dd417c3b3f1096ce46895d/tumblr_mniokeRQ9M1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yes, this</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52578994847http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52578994847Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:30:34 -0700humorunicorns<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0a167b9613bc523bc55fbafd90e92df/tumblr_mnioj1Vw0n1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My music taste is this, exactly</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52493740934http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52493740934Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:30:33 -0700humormusic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92ba8d4d11b43727874accf17ada1ddb/tumblr_mniogtJnvA1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yes!</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52411326540http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52411326540Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:30:37 -0700karmahumor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5f1d70acf52de9069de76fad82c0160/tumblr_mniofniZGt1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yeah, this</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52331746363http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52331746363Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:30:19 -0700humorpinterest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ed52098df3038a22fbfeb7947e41b74/tumblr_mnynu53MPu1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Fairy Tales and Steampunk: The Perfect Combination? By Ella Grey</big></p><blockquote><p><em>Ella Grey has always loved to write. As much as she loves being a mum and eating strawberry ice…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2013/06/06/fairy-tales-and-steampunk-the-perfect-combination-by-ella-grey/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52287408338http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52287408338Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:37:15 -0700authorsElla Greysteampunk fairytales<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c0674e0812e1f5575bf3fb722fb2686/tumblr_mnioduIA6t1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We all have days like this…</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52252270002http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52252270002Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:30:29 -0700humor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/554539eb4c7ea8719a0406eb3a6b9a53/tumblr_mniocgUiG11qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m still waiting for someone to tell me I’m really a princess…</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52171499307http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52171499307Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:30:21 -0700humorprincesses<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a329516f7af7b60afb3b20f58348f47c/tumblr_mnioaxmz2r1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Go have that second cupcake.</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52089967907http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52089967907Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:30:28 -0700humor<blockquote><p>I’ve always been a reader, devouring anything and everything I could get my hands on. If my mom couldn’t find me, odds were, I had my nose in a book. For most of my life I’ve read books written by women with female protagonists, both by conscious choice…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/women-write-on/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52041950366http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52041950366Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:06:00 -0700women writers; why books inspire me<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60582f0431a45e3761d298754bc1e58e/tumblr_mnio96rqpM1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ah, life.</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52006325733http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/52006325733Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:30:25 -0700humorwriter's life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a0c8204d16b13af47a06f955efc1813/tumblr_mnio6uiAgz1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Can you see the bunny face?</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51916849289http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51916849289Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:30:21 -0700humorcatsbunnies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/683b0150e253de8bb074f92f8c3d358c/tumblr_mnio54cT4z1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We all have these days.</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51834352589http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51834352589Fri, 31 May 2013 15:30:22 -0700quoteshumor<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d686db05428187cfc457a4390b5c13d9/tumblr_mnio37zL7Y1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some days I feel like this…</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51755160670http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51755160670Thu, 30 May 2013 15:30:20 -0700quoteshumordinosaurs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/87631c1212593f5adb2116439f57f061/tumblr_mnmcf0MIDw1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Steampunk Robots by Natalie Zaman</big></p><blockquote><p><em><a href="http://nataliezaman.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Natalie Zaman</a> is kept busy by pointy things.  Pencils. Pens. Needles (the knitting and sewing…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/steampunk-robots-by-natalie-zaman/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51729778789http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51729778789Thu, 30 May 2013 08:59:24 -0700steampunk robotsstempunk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7ff4e2a8fbf49ba1e84c3875049b1ae/tumblr_mninykUIz11qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Do this, always!</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51674250686http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51674250686Wed, 29 May 2013 15:30:37 -0700words to live byquotes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04ab9ccb6a8b508b6a1e73f9d53566db/tumblr_mninwpxfYt1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yeah, the last few weeks have felt like this…</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51591958258http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51591958258Tue, 28 May 2013 15:30:23 -0700quotes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b86f60ee1a16f045f037c654264ccbf/tumblr_mnio1pN6TJ1qlf257o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is my Jam.</p>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51566220997http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51566220997Tue, 28 May 2013 09:20:12 -0700domestically awkwardcooking““It’s Shakespeare, you heathen.””<br/><br/> - <em>Steven Darrow, CHARMED VENGEANCE</em>http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51565793919http://runswithbustles.tumblr.com/post/51565793919Tue, 28 May 2013 09:12:24 -0700charmed vengeanceaether chroniclessteampunkya lit