Never Able to Catch Gail Carriger at Events? Check out this video of her Panel on the Parasolverse at Teslacon!

My dear gentle reader, here is the FULL video of one of my panels from my recent visit to Teslacon. This steampunk event is fabulous and well worth a visit.

The lovely Airship Ambassador is ostensibly interviewing me, but we kinda just talk about the Parasol Protectorate for 90 minutes. The audio isn’t great and there is a brief glitch while I’m telling the cover art story so that will have to wait for another day.

If you don’t often see me at a convention, this is a taste of what it’s like.

Mentioned in this video!

Lots of stuff, but here’s so important bits…
Teslacon is a very stylish convention.
The Airship Ambassador is a stylish and lovely gentleman.
The teapot purse.
Gail shows her full geek cred.
Donna of Geeky Teas is also Gail’s cover model.
Lord Akeldama highjacks Gail’s blog regularly.
Lord Akeldama sings a music video for the Finishing School series.
There is a Blameless cover art video too.

The Finishing School Tumblr & Gail on Tumblr
Gail tells travel horror stories on her podcast, 20 Minute Delay.
Black Butler & yaoi.
Gail’s favorite audiobook narrator Barbara Rosenblat and Emma Newman.
Gail’s full cast audiobook Crudrat.
Major author influences: P G. Wodehouse (audiobook & the TV adaptations), Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Jerome K Jerome (Three Men In A Boat), Gerald Durrell (movie mentioned The Durrells in Korfu), James Harriott, eventually Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Jasper Fforde.
Gail Carrier’s mother narrates this full cast audio sample of Soulless. (Just this chapter exists.)

“I find that writing is a constant battle with exactly the same problems you’ve always had.”

~ Douglas Adams

Questions Answered

Yes, that’s a knitted octopus on Gail’s head.
First writing and trying to sell Soulless, did Gail intend a series how did it go? Troubles with Changeless.
Getting and agent and getting a publisher.
How did Soulless get its cover?
The inception of Lord Akeldama. Will we get more of his back story?
Did Gail intend the Finishing School and the Parasol Protectorate character interconnection from the get go?
Books tours, why, how many, why stop?
How much feedback and contact does Gail really have with her fans.
How much influence did Gail have over the manga and illustrated edition? How did they come into existence? What two scenes did REM have to redraw? Why isn’t there a coloring book?
How to take advantage of serendipity?
How much input does Gail have in her audiobooks and her narrators? Will there be other versions?
Film option?
Why does Professor Lyall exist? Is he just a foil or more?
Werewolf back story, does Gail know how they all experience metamorphosis?
Which character does Gail identify with the most? How to name them?
Gail in England? Research, travel, and her mother.
How much does the author’s Archaeology background play into these books?
What werecreature would Gail choose?

With members of the Parasol Protectorate FB Fan Group in real life!

I hope you enjoyed this is a rare opportunity to see what I’m like on a panel.

Rare because it took most of my data to film and post and it’s kinda hard to get the tech right.

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UPCOMING SCRIBBLES

The 5th Gender (a Tinkered Stars sci-fi under the G. L. Carriger pen name). No links as yet, wait for it…
Reticence, The 4th and final Custard Protocol book. August 2019
Secret Project Ommm, coming October 2019 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Soulless.
Need to know more about what Gail is writing right now? That’s in the Chirrup.