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Travis I. Sivart

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Best Seller, Award-Winning SciFi/Fantasy Author & Podcaster, Internationally recognized voice actor, & Crazy Cat Guy.

Travis I. Sivart is a prolific author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Social DIY, and more. He's created The Traverse Reality, a shared universe that connects his cyberpunk, fantasy, and steampunk worlds, and writes characters who feel real.

You can find Travis live-streaming the writing and editing of his latest project from his home in Central Virginia, surrounded by too many cats.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Travis I. Sivart Write. Write anything. Make a literary doodle about your day, your cat, retell a favorite joke, anything. Just write. The best way is to write on your…moreWrite. Write anything. Make a literary doodle about your day, your cat, retell a favorite joke, anything. Just write. The best way is to write on your current project, even it is crap you can edit it out later. But you may just get something good out of it, even if it is just a character background or behind the scenes notes.

Just write. One line is better than none.(less)

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Given that it seems (to a layman like me, at least) to be a mish-mash of alt-history, fantasy and science fiction, why do you think Steampunk has coalesced so readily into its own genre?

Travis I. Sivart Hey Kevin, great observation and great question!

And the answer is... Location, location, location! By that I mean it had a perfect storm of circumstan…moreHey Kevin, great observation and great question!

And the answer is... Location, location, location! By that I mean it had a perfect storm of circumstances that happened just at the right time.

You had a large population of goth interested folks looking for a new home at the same time you had many folks from medieval re-enactment (renaissance faires, Society of Creative Anachronism, Live Action Role Playing Games, etc) searching for the same thing.

Steampunk had already appeared in literature, movies, and similar areas and some folks say something shiny AND intelligent... how could we not be drawn into it. It brought so many things we love into one thing and it had the feel of rebellion with manners. So we could be punk with refinement. It was the best of all worlds.

And once we started to plumb the depths and realized that it had no end... we just couldn't stop!(less)

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	27 Thoughts on Enjoying Life (27 Thoughts on Life Book 1) 3.89 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aetheric Elements: The Rise of a Steampunk Reality 3.73 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steampunk For Simpletons: A Fun Primer For Folks Who Aren't Sure What Steampunk Is All About (Simpletons Series) by Travis I. Sivart (Goodreads Author), Wendy L. Callahan 4.24 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beliefs & Black Magics: Portals: Book 1 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Harbinger (The Downfall Book 1) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	27 Thoughts About Steampunk (27 Thoughts on Social DIY Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demons & Daggers: Portals: Book 2 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silver & Smith and the Doppelganger's Gate: A Cyberpunk Pulp Noir Adventure (The Silver & Smith Chronicles Book 2) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystics & Monoliths: Portals: Book 3 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Everyone loves a finish line. Finishing a book. Renovating a room. Painting the house. Buying a new car.

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“Savoring your current activity or place makes life good. Live what you are doing right now, the past is gone and we can’t change it, and the future will be along soon enough. Funny thing is, once we get there, it is now. Live now, right now.”
― Travis I. Sivart, 27 Thoughts on Enjoying Life

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