Gentle Reader, here’s the cover art for the next Parasolverse book, Ambush or Adore. This is Delightfully Deadly #3, Agatha’s book. You don’t have to have read any of the others in the series. PREORDER PICK YOUR VENDOR! Direct from me? .mobi or .epub How did this cover come to be? This one is partly […]
Aug12021
Cover Reveal for Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger (Delightfully Deadly)
Jul132021
Gail Talks About How Signed Books Happen – Tipped Ins vs Stock Signing (Video)
Dear Gentle Reader, in my latest video I talk about how signed book editions come into existence. Do I actually go to a warehouse to sign 10,000 books? Do all those books come to me and my tiny apartment? At what stage in the publication process does signing occur? What ever happened to the missing […]
Jul52021
Webinar Announcement: The Heroine’s Journey – The Other Ancient Story Structure
Dear gentle reader, this the the official announcement for my up coming seminar on the heroine’s journey. Those who know me well know that I very very rarely do online teaching courses, so this is a rare opportunity. We’ve all heard about the Hero’s Journey, but how often do we hear about the Heroine’s Journey, […]
Jun292021
Protected: [CLOSED] Chirrup Only Post: Vote on What I Should Do with W&A
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Jun102021
Favorite Voyage & Feelings on Short Fiction
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. […]
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 […]