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
Oct142019
Miss Gail’s Childhood Favorite Books & Research Bookshelf Reveal (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. Gail Carriger’s Research & Children’s Books CHILDREN’S BOOKS Peter Pan […]
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
Over ten years in publishing (and quite a few books), Gentle Reader, and 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 […]
Oct12019
Soulless’s Birthday, Stories From A Book’s Misspent Youth
Soulless is having its birthday 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 decade or more ago now! I know, right? Shortly after Soulless came out, through no fault of mine, World Fantasy Convention came to […]
Sep132019
16 Future Writing Projects I Might Try AKA Authors Don’t Need Your Ideas
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
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 […]
Sep62019
A Completely Biased List of Funny Books that Make Me LAUGH! (Miss Gail Recommends Humor & Comedy)
I am often on panels at events having to do with writing comedy and humor (I even teach a class on the subject). Because it comes up a lot and I always want to laugh, I have decided to provide a list here of some of my favorites. In the cases where the author in […]
Sep42019
The 5th Gender is Now an Audiobook! Tinkered Stars in Your Ears
I am delighted to announce that The 5th Gender is finally available in audio! Audible | Amazon | iTunes You can listen to a sample right here right now! It is narrated by the amazing Michael Lesley. I chose him because he works with TJ Klune on his comedic books and I knew he had […]
Sep22019
Reticence Special Extras
Have you JUST finished this book? You want this blog post: What Happens After Reticence? All Your Questions Answered! Reticence released in August of 2019 Reticence is the final book in the Custard Protocol series. It takes place after events in Competence and contemporaneous with those in How to Marry a Werewolf. (At least at […]