1. In your non-fiction piece for Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (anthology edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer),"Which is Mightier, the Pen or the Parasol?", you touch briefly upon the various aspects of steampunk literature. For those yet unable to read this piece, which appears to be steampunk's more enduring legacy, its subversion of past political/social views or its commentary on today's modern society?

2. As an author who's had three serial novels published in the past thirteen months, is there ever a worry that there might be a sort of "fatigue" developing with the setting, the characters, and their situations?

3. How has your training as as archaeologist influenced your approach toward describing a 19th century British Empire with werewolves, vampires, and other supernatural creatures?

4. After Heartless comes out in the spring of 2011, are there future plans for more novels in The Parasol Protectorate?

5. As a relatively new published author, what traits about yourself and your writing (strengths and weaknesses alike) have you begun to notice ever since Soulless was published last year?


Five is alive, but perhaps enough questions as well?