How do you make an effective story that takes place in a Retrofuturistic setting on a different planet in a novel without it being methodical and poetic? What are some small concepts/ideas I could expand on that goes well with the Retrofuturism?

Since you know what retrofuturism is, and I don't, and I don't have any idea of why a retrofuturistic setting might be conducive to “methodical” or “poetic” writing, I think you should ask someone who understands this special and peculiar vocabulary.