Dearest Gentle Reader, Here’s a story about me asking you, my readers, for emotional support and why. Over the years many have told me that they seek out my books for comfort. Well, recently, I took to my Facebook group to ask for the same in return. Essentially, I asked them to tell me about […]
How do my books make you feel? This author asks her readers for emotional support.
Gail Carriger & Guests Are Very Silly Over Tea, Gossip & Less Serious Matters
This is a ton of fun (and chaos) Gentle Reader, as I am hosting the effervescent Madam Askew & irrepressible Grand Arbiter (two of my besties from the steampunk world) for blue tea, hot gossip & assorted silliness. We talk quite a bit about my latest series, the Tinkered Starsong trilogy. Find out more about […]
50+ Best Bits of Sci-Fi, Science & Cultural Research for Tinkered Starsong
Dearest Gentle Reader, here’s all blog posts and research I did for the Tinkered Starsong books. There was a lot of background work for this series, so I hope you enjoy all the behind the scenes insight. Tinkered Starsong DVD Extras! Pronunciation Guide for the Tinkered Starsong Books + Alien Linguistics (no, literally) I have […]
In which Miss Gail Invents a Tea! Deep Blue Abyss AKA Space Oolong
I’m not going to bury (drown?) the lead, Gentle Drinker, because I have invented a tea. Well, created a tea. With help. You can read on for the story about how it happened, my taste testing, and more. But for now, I’m delighted to introduce you to… Tea Punk Teas Presents In Collaboration with Gail […]
My 90 Year Old Dad Likes Kpop & This Says Something About Living Long & Joyfully
When I was starting out on this journey with my new sci-fi trilogy, Gentle Reader, I posted one of my log lines to social media: The aliens are coming for us and they want our Kpop. One of the comments said: They can have it. I’m sure he thought he was being clever. But I […]
20+ Independent Bookstores Who Carry ALL My Books (including indie & self published)
Gentle reader, want to buy Miss Gail’s books and still support a local independent bookstore? Here is a list of supportive awesome bookstores who have carried (and hopefully will carry) all of my books, not just the traditionally published ones. Where CAN I get Gail Carriger Books in Print? Generally speaking, if you got the […]
What is an author style guide? How about a style sheet?
In putting together a pronunciation guide post and video for my science fiction series (aliens make everything complicated, including language) I realized I’ve never talked about what a style guide actually is (for us fiction writers, I mean). I started to amend that post with an end note on this subject, and then realized I […]
10 Best Ways Readers Can Support Authors They Love
So your favorite author has a new book out! Yay! How can you best support them and their book and continued career writing the things you want to read? 1. Buy the book I hope this goes without saying but buying the book legally is the single most supportive thing you can do for your […]
How To Read the eBook You Bought Directly from Me? (via Gumroad)
Darling Gentle Reader, I use a vendor interface called Gumroad in order to sell and give away books directly to you. This allows me to cut out the middlemen and not use companies like Amazon, who are miserable to deal with. However, I understand that Gumroad may not be a comfortable interface for some, and […]
Gail’s First Essay on World Building the Parasol Protectorate Books
Way back in May of 2011, Gentle Reader, I did an interview about the first three book in my then very new Parasol Protectorate series; Soulless, Changeless & Blameless These first three books have now been out in the world for over a decade. So I present unto you, Gentle Reader, the beginning… An Introduction: […]
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 […]
Gail Discusses Enforcer Enigma, Heroine’s Journey, & Tons of Gossip (Video)
A fun FB Live Q&A Video for you today, Gentle Reader. I finally got some of my energy back and am a bit more upbeat than last time. The first question tackles some weighty matters and we delve in and out of the current troubling state of the book industry, but mostly I managed to […]