Dear Gentle Reader, This is not for the faint of heart. This is an older blog post I did on Retro Rack, that I’ve consolidated and moved here. It contains basic guidelines on how to cobble together a pseudo victorian or steampunk outfit via thrift stores. I originally wrote this post many years ago for […]
Oct182019
How to Thrift for Victorian & Steampunk Outfits (Miss Carriger Recommends)
Oct142019
Peek at Miss Gail’s Childhood Favorites & Research Bookshelf – Behind the Magic (Video)
Darling Gentle Reader, In this video I talk you through some of my favorite children’s books and how they influenced my writing. Then I show off some of my non-fiction research book collection (secondary resources). What I use, what I keeps on hand and why. Also I’m putting together a collection of my steampunk research […]
Oct92019
Everything I Wore to Gaslight Steampunk Expo ~ Vote for Your Favorite!
Hello my darling Gentle Reader, Gaslight Steampunk Expo was my last event of 2019 (and my last event for a while I’m taking a travel hiatus). The theme was Ancient Egypt, and here are all the outfits I wore… Blue pattern maxi dress, with blue turban, net gloves, teapot purse. Cream lace skirt + top […]
Oct42019
10 Most Popular Gail Carriger Quotes After 10 Years (Behind the Magic)
After ten years of publishing quite a few books, Gentle Reader, here are some of the most quoted sections of my books (or interviews) as voted on by Goodreads and social media… #1 Quote = Not from a book at all! I was asked in an interview early on how I felt about reading and […]
Oct12019
Soulless Turns Ten, Stories From A Book’s Misspent Youth (Behind the Magic)
Soulless is 10 years old today, Gentle Reader! Thought I might share a few of my most fun, and most silly stories revolving around the launch of my very first book, some 10 years ago today! I know, right? Shortly after Soulless came out, through no fault of mine, World Fantasy Convention came to town. […]
Sep202019
Post Reticence Q&A, Future Plans, Meat Cute Release Info (Video)
Dear Gentle Reader, here’s my latest Live Q&A – Post-Reticence writing life, future plans, and more! Upcoming Projects I’m Excited About! I talk about Meat Cute and plans for audio and digital. The Enforcer Enigma is coming! Heroine’s Journey non-fic. Blog post featuring my story ideas and possible future books. Stuff I’m Into! My lipstick […]
Sep182019
Victorian Silhouette & Fashion Explained for Readers, Fellow Authors, & Dilettantes from Gail Carriger (Special Extras)
My dear Gentle Reader, I am so very immersed in the Victorian Era it often doesn’t occur to me to actually explain fashion (or fashion terms). So here is is the massive explanation of pretty things I talk about in the Parasolverse, that you might not know… Ivy and her hat, REM’s character sketch “The […]
Sep162019
Reticence subjected to the Page 69 test! (Custard Protocol Behind the Magic)
Dearest Gentle Reader, This post first appeared over on the Page 69 Test Blog Blog run by the lovely Marshal Zeringue. This is a fun way for my to analyze my own writing without actually, you know, analyzing my own writing. I used the UK paperback edition of the book as that tends to be the […]
Sep132019
16 Future Writing Projects I Might Try AKA Authors Don’t Need Your Ideas (Important for Writers)
I tend to talk about what I’m actually writing in the Chirrup on a monthly basis, Gentle Reader. But in the interests of accountability, I thought I might post about some of the many projects I’m considering writing, so you can rest assured that I’ll never run out of ideas. It’s possible someone made the […]
Sep92019
Miss Gail in Scotland & Ireland: Her Favorite Whisky, Food, Stand Up & More (Behind the Magic)
So I was recently in Dublin, Edinburgh, and the Highlands of Scotland on a get away (combined with World Con 2019). It was a great trip, mostly because the Isles have finally discovered the rest of Europe is there and stolen their food. Finally. There were Italian and Greek and Spanish places all over, even […]
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