I've been making revisions to the semi-outline I have and at this point, I'm wondering if I have too many secondary characters. Of course, these secondary characters will come in handy when I'm struggling for something to write.
For research, so far, I have Victorian clothing, Victorian speech patterns, Victorian transportation (sensing a theme here?), Chinese medicine, Michael Faraday, static electricity machines, and fabric. Maybe today I'll look into Victorian funerary customs and some of Faraday's chemical experiments. Oh, and I've yet to find a good site with a list of Chinese herbs and their traditional properties.
Some thoughts inspired by forum threads:
*Titles. I've got one that matches some of the plot's themes. I won't put it down here yet because I might change my mind.
*Maps. Mine's chicken scratch. It vaguely resembles a city at this point.
*Names. I am having more trouble with names this year than previous years. At this rate, I'm stealing names from other ideas that haven't come to fruition.
