A couple fun thoughts today from some questions I haven’t answered before, Gentle Reader. On being an author: favorite voyage I’ve penned, how I feel about short fiction, and a few other bits and bobs. What’s your favorite voyage from the Parasolverse? I really love the voyage to Peru by way of Singapore in Competence. […]
Jun102021
Favorite Voyage & Feelings on Short Fiction
May102021
Gail Talks Upcoming Writing Projects (video)
Dear Gentle Reader, Here’s a new Live Q&A for you. This one is all about writing and upcoming projects. Questions that I answer General stuff about life and being an author: It’s been a year … what good and what bad has Covid brought to you as an author? To your process? I talk about […]
May32021
Readathon Report & Reviews – I Get Into It About YA Epics
Dearest Gentle Reader, So recently it was Dewey’s Readaton, I’ve done it before. I always try for the April one (as opposed to October) because I tend to be home and it’s around my birthday. No I won’t tell you my birthday. Yes the wikipedia entry is wrong. I intentionally disseminated misinformation early on in […]
Mar102021
The Parasol Protectorate Series has been OPTIONED for Animation!
Hello Gentle Reader, this announcement officially hit the airways March 9, 2021. Nevertheless in case you missed it elsewhere, it is my very great pleasure to confirm that the Parasol Protectorate series has been optioned for animation by Frederator Studios (the people behind Castlevania and Adventure Time). The official press release is here. Essentially, this […]
Feb172021
Foreign Editions: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Books in Translation (Video)
Hello Gentle Reader, this video is all about books in translation, AKA foreign editions (although they are not exactly the same thing – I talk about that too!) QUESTIONS I ANSWERED Have you ever been able to read a translation of your work? How do you make sure the translation is good? If you could […]
Jan112021
Weird human skill, writing more than one story & finding author community (Video Q&A)
I did a New Year’s Q&A video here’s some of the stuff I talked about and links to answers. I didn’t bother to re-watch so if I forgot anything do let me know? Links of Import! Join the Chirrup to get Vixen Ecology. Heroine’s Journey is here. And here’s the schematic I showed briefly: Cape […]
Dec212020
Citations & Online Sources for The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture
Technically speaking this is for listeners of the Heroine’s Journey audio book. I didn’t want to force you to go through my narrator, Starla, reading you a bunch of citations and such, so I am including them here instead. These appear in the print and digital editions of the book. Here’s a sample of the […]
Dec142020
Happy Holidays Q&A + Vixen Ecology (Video)
Final Video of the year! I talk a lot about my weird food habits over holidays and all things yummy in conjunction with my family holiday traditions. In This Video Vixen Ecology will be a newsletter only digital release. You can read more about it on my website. My favorite chocolates to eat and gift? […]
Nov232020
All About The Craft of Writing with a NYT Bestselling Author (Q&A Video)
In which I go into how the sausage is made for #NaNoWriMo, Gentle Reader. I take writer’s questions and reveal all my deep dark secrets. You know I don’t talk craft often, so this is your chance. And here is the video! Questions Answered At the Beginning Jules: What do you find most challenging […]
Oct282020
The Enforcer Enigma Audiobook
The Enforcer Enigma audiobook will soon be uploaded to Amazon for distribution to Audible and Apple. Author forums are reporting various delays (from 2 weeks to 2 months) so I have no idea how long it will take for them to accept it for distribution. Plus sometimes ACX kicks it back for no good reason […]