My dear Gentle Reader, I am so very immersed in the Victorian Era it often doesn’t occur to me to actually explain fashion (or fashion terms). So here is is the massive explanation of pretty things I talk about in the Parasolverse, that you might not know… Ivy and her hat, REM’s character sketch “The […]
Sep182019
Victorian Silhouette & Fashion Explained for Readers, Fellow Authors, & Dilettantes from Gail Carriger (Special Extras)
Sep162019
Reticence subjected to the Page 69 test! (Custard Protocol Behind the Magic)
Dearest Gentle Reader, This post first appeared over on the Page 69 Test Blog Blog run by the lovely Marshal Zeringue. This is a fun way for my to analyze my own writing without actually, you know, analyzing my own writing. I used the UK paperback edition of the book as that tends to be the […]
Sep22019
Reticence Special Extras (Custard Protocol Special)
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 […]
Aug122019
Some Super Fun Reticence Stuff ~ Links & Video (Custard Protocol Special Extras)
My darling Gentle Reader, Reticence has now been launched into the world, hooray! Reticence Update Here’s all the behind the scenes stuff for Reticence while you read or after you finish! I really hope you enjoy both the book and the extras. Release Q&As plus Tidbits Behind the Scenes Research What Do All Those Latin […]
Aug92019
What Happens After Reticence? All Your Questions Answered!
But, you say. Miss Gail, you say. No more Parasolverse? Wait…. NOOOOOOOOO! Your End of Series Questions Answered! Is this the last Custard Protocol Book? Yes. Anything is possible, but for now, Rue and her crew are off about their own business and tired of me messing with them. Is this the end of the […]
Aug72019
What Do All Those Latin Phrases Mean in Reticence? (Custard Protocol Behind the Magic)
So in Reticence one of the love languages between Percy and Arsenic is, in fact, another language: Latin. In this post I’m going to talk all about it, Gentle Reader. There shouldn’t be any obvious spoilers, but you can save this post to return to later (or as you read) if you’re super worried. Percy […]
Aug22019
Tidbits & Behind the Scenes Research for Reticence (Custard Protocol Special Extras)
So here’s some bits and bobs I researched for Reticence! I don’t think these are very spoiler-y but if you are super worried you might want to save this to read after you’ve finished the book. These are things, Gentle Reader, that may assist with comprehension but are not at all necessary. Party Inspiration For […]
Jul292019
Introducing A New Character, Arsenic! Researching Lady Doctors in the Victorian Era for Reticence (Special Extras)
Reticence may have Percy on the cover but it opens with a fabulous new character, Arsenic! This is a teaser post and shouldn’t contain any spoilers so… read on! The opening scene… WANTED: Airship Doctor Physician welcome, surgeon preferred. Remuneration according to experience level. Education open to negotiation. Progressive philosophy and equable temperament preferred. Must […]
Jul122019
Dressing Percy & Quesnel for the Custard Protocol Books ~ Victorian Fashion for Men 1890s (Special Extra)
With Reticence coming out soon, and it being Percy’s book, I thought I might do a bit on men’s fashion for a change, Fashionable Reader. Here’s a quote from Reticence on the subject of Percy’s appearance… “The others looked interested, surprised, and resigned according to their natures. Except Percy, who looked like none of those […]
Jul82019
Dressing Primrose From the Corset Up: For Balls, Sports, and the Bedroom by Gail Carriger (Custard Protocol Special Extras)
So, Fashionable Reader, I have concocted a pictorial guide to possible outfits that a young lady of Prim’s rank might wear during this time period. The images run with what she would need to put on, in order. Ready? Here we go… On the bottom half: 1. 1890 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2. 1890s Stockings […]
Jul32019
Reticence: Two Covers, Pick Your Favorite? (Custard Protocol Behind the Magic)
Reticence and Competence each have two difference overs, Gentle Reader. TWO! 2! TwwwOOOOOOoooooooooo. Reticence Covers Which one? Print Editions? You can call or visit your favorite local bookstore! Ask them to “Order it from Ingram.“ Borderlands offers signed editions of the USA Hardcover. They will ship worldwide. Use the SIGNED button under the book’s image on […]
Jul12019
Competence Special Extras (Custard Protocol)
The Great Parasolverse read along continues with Competence, the third book in my Parasol Protectorate spin off Custard Protocol series. This is the first time I switch main characters mid series, and the first time I wrote a queer central love story for a major NY publisher. This was also my first truly hybrid book, […]