Right now, as this drops (through the magic of the internet) I am on a 18 hour flight to Singapore. In coach. Pity me! Lilliput is under new management for the next 10 days, and I am about to appear at the Singapore Writer’s Festival!
Saturday November 12 4:00pm ~ 5:00pm
Panel: Steampunk and Cephalopods with Gail Carriger
She writes steampunk comedies of manners mixed with paranormal romance and has a huge liking for cephalopods. She is the author of the Parasol Protectorate, Custard Protocol, and Delightfully Deadly series for adults, and the Finishing School series for young adults. Meet the New York Times bestselling author and ex-archaeologist Gail Carriger as she shares her love for steampunk and octopuses, as well as what’s next in the pipeline.
Sunday November 13 10:00am ~ 11:00am
Masterclass: The Gothic Roots of Steampunk (and Everything Else) with Gail Carriger
Do you know that most genre fiction was born out of Gothic literature? Science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery and romance are all genres which borrow tropes and archetypes from the Gothic tradition. Steampunk is perhaps the most indebted to that tradition. Gail Carriger, author of the Parasol Protectorate and Custard Protocol series for adults, and the Finishing School series for young adults, will give a talk on Gothic tropes as a resource for budding writers.
{Gail’s monthly read along for November is Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger. Oh don’t look so shocked.}
OUT NOW
Romancing the Inventor: A Supernatural Society Novella
A steampunk lesbian romance featuring a maid bent on seducing a brilliant cross-dressing scientist who’s too brokenhearted to notice. Or is she?
GAIL’S DAILY DOSE
Your Moment of Parasol . . .
Fashion plate, 1877, France via shewhoworshipscarlin tumblr
Your Infusion of Cute . . .
No High Heels Crossing Sign Sidney, Australia
Your Tisane of Smart . . .
7 Creative Chairs All Book Lovers Will Love
Your Writerly Tinctures . . .
“We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.”
~ Somerset Maugham
Quote of the Day:
“The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.”
~ James Bryce
Questions about Gail’s steampunk world? There’s a wiki for that!
Ohhh it’s a shame you won’t be visiting Indonesia while you’re close by, it would be lovely if you did since you have a really huge fan here!