Tuesday morning, Gentle Reader, I sneaked away from my authorial duties to reconnect with my archaeological roots. AKA I went to the British Museum. The BM is, all issues aside (and there are A LOT of them), one of the world’s greatest repositories of archaeological artifacts and human knowledge. But what has that to do […]
Apr122012
Gail Carriger Swans Round the British Museum
Apr102012
Gail Carriger Has Tea at Tum Tums AKA Fortnam & Masons in London
On my list of things to do in London I suggested tea at Brown’s. The grand tradition in my family, however, is tea at Fortnam & Masons (AKA Tum Tums). This, until recently, I did not know. Not having experienced the tradition, apparently it was a “Mum and the Great Aunt thing” from when she […]
Apr92012
Things Gail Carriger Does Upon Visiting the UK
Things Gail Does Upon Visiting the UK Buys and consumes at least four bags of Walkers Crisps in the most peculiar flavors possible. Buys and consumes yoghurt, searches for gooseberry, settles on raspberry. Indulges in vast amounts of tea. Hunts down blueberries, if possible. They are my favorite fruit and taste better in the UK. […]
Mar262012
7 Great Books for Researching the Victorians in Egypt
Today I present to you, part of our occasional series of DVD extras . . . some of the books I used to research Timeless. Ancient Egypt Lithographs by David Roberts, R.A. Roberts visited Egypt for the first time in 1838 and sketched much of the area, including archaeological sites, while he was there. He […]
Mar52012
Timeless Book Tour Recap
Apologizes for the radio silence, my dear Gentle Reader. I’ve been on book tour for Timeless and the Soulless manga. It was a blast, but quite busy and rather exhausting. It was the classic fly, land, hotel, change, event, hotel, sleep ~ wash and repeat. Fitting food into the mix was an exercise in mathematical […]
Feb32012
Gail Carriger’s 10+ Things You Must Do When Visiting London: 3 Days Planned for Lovers of the Parasolverse
By special request Gentle Reader, I give you some of my favorite things to do when visiting London couched in terms of character preference and influence on the Parasolverse. Day One – Physical Improvements Felicity & Evelyn ~ Wander down Oxford Street and look at shops, perhaps buy shoes, perhaps buy more than just shoes. […]
Oct182011
Gail Carriger Returns from Germany! The Frankfurt Book Fair & Beyond
Well, Gentle Reader, I am back in the land of interweb access and full sized blankets. I had a wonderful time in Germany where they seem quite fascinated with good Italian coffee and gelatto, amazing cheese, and marvelous pastries. A girl can live on such things. Don’t know what to do with tea, those Germans. […]
Jul202011
Convention Packing Tips
There has been one of those synchronicities in the zeitgeist recently where everyone seems to be talking about attending conventions. Mur Lafferty brought it up on a recent I Should Be Writing feedback show. I participated in a marvelously fun discussion on the subject over at The SF Signal. I have already covered the pros […]
Jan242011
10+ Pros & Cons of Cons for Writers: Why Authors Should (not) Attend Conventions
Dear Gentle Reader, this is my personal take on conventions from a wise old “several years in and half a million in print.” Here I address specifically conventions (as opposed to professional conferences or book fairs). 6 Reasons Why you SHOULD attend a convention 1) Networking Yes, even established authors with contracts in place and […]
Sep172010
WorldCon AussieCon4 Final Report
But first, the usual minutia. I have neglected to mention three things. First, Soulless, Changeless, and Blameless have now been released in the UK. The internal text is basically the same as the US editions (sadly no translation to the Queen’s English) but the size is different. The books aren’t trade size, but they are […]
Sep152010
Gail Carriger Tells a Story about Steampunk & Finding a Hair Dresser in Australia
But first, a new interview with Kevin on Writer’s Grove: KH: I know that your books are primarily written to be entertaining—at which they succeed magnificently—but I also enjoy the subtexts of various culture wars. Alexia’s Italian heritage and her soulless condition mark her as “other” in Victorian London, and she becomes associated with quite […]
Sep212009
Podcasting Chapter 1 of Soulless
So I’m a podcast fan, Gentle Reader. You may have garnered as much from reading the “music” line on this blog, or from my general comments and posts regarding podcasts, or from my array of podcasting-inclined Facebook and twitter friends. The addiction is, as so many things are, my parent’s fault. I grew up without […]