Today Soulless turns 13! A teenager at last. She came out October 1, 2009. Erm would we say came out? Debuted perhaps? Made her entree into society? Writing Soulless’s Book Cover Copy Not every author writes their own book cover copy (also called book descriptions or blurbs), Gentle Reader. I happen to be one of […]
Oct12022
The First Book Description I Ever Wrote for Soulless’s 13th Birthday
Jul152022
Interview with Professor Randolph Lyall
Many thanks to our guest, today, Professor Randolph Lyall. Professor Lyall is visiting us direct, today, from Gail Carriger’s London, and the Parasol Protectorate series. I know your time is precious, Professor, I do hope you’ll forgive me bypassing the customary niceties. For anyone who may not yet be acquainted with your London, would you […]
Mar282022
Crudrat: Read the First Chapter for Free
Darling Gentle Reader, What follows is a sample of the first chapter of my next release, Crudrat. Coming in digital and print on April 1, 2022. I do hope you enjoy it! Crudrat: The Tinkered Stars by Gail Carriger Chapter 1 The Wheel turns and true scions sit its blades lightly – and close to […]
Oct112021
Ambush or Adore Fun Victorian Research & More
Ambush or Adore was a lot of work to write and research, Gentle Reader. But most of that research was back through my own books ~ all 4 of the Finishing School series, bits of the Parasol Protectorate, and the last book in the Custard Protocol in particular. Partly this is because this tells a […]
Sep272021
Sample the First Chapter of Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger
Gentle Reader, here’s a sample scene from 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 to enjoy this one. PICK YOUR VENDOR! Direct from me? This book will appear in print as part of the Delightfully […]
Dec212020
Citations & Online Sources for The Heroine’s Journey Narrative Structure
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 […]
Oct72020
Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture Special Extras
Nonfiction is, I must say, a great deal more nerve wracking than fiction. Your support is appreciated. I really hope that if you’re intersted in why you enjoy my book hugs and other comforting books like them, you’ll give The Heroine’s Journey a try. The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers and Fans of Pop Culture […]
Sep282020
Sample That Tasty Book: The Heroine’s Journey Table of Contents & Introduction
Dearest Gentle Reader, Those of you who know me well, know that I like to give out a sample of forthcoming books to tempt readers’ appetites. Nonfiction is a pretty alien beast for me, but I still thought you might like a look-see. So here, without further ado is the Table of Contents of The […]
Sep142020
Heroine’s Journey Cover Art
A little while ago I released the Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture. Shall we talk about the cover? This time… nonfiction? The thing about covers is they need to do a ton of work for a book. A fiction cover needs to signal genre, tone, voice, and author brand, as […]
Aug122020
The Enforcer Enigma Special Extras
Dearest Gentle Reader, much to my surprise (and others), The Enforcer Enigma released August 1, 2020. (It was originally slated for the beginning of November, but I bumped it forward because of the Morbs.) Here are some special extras for this book! Colin and Judd get their own story at last! Thank you so much […]
Aug32020
Faking Trademark in Fiction for Comedy Gold
So there is this thing about using trademarked names when you are writing fiction, Gentle Reader. Names like Facebook, or Coke, or (heaven forfend) Disney. (Frankly I’m slightly scared even to type that name into a blog post.) It’s a complicated legal thing which basically comes down to (so far as I can tell) most […]
Jul312020
The San Andreas Shifters Pack House In Detail!
My darlings, here is a special behind the scenes look at the pack house in the San Andreas series that features prominently in all the books in the series, but which I really had to puzzle through and lay out for The Enforcer Enigma. San Andreas Pack Pack House Sketches By request over email (which […]