Today, my darling Gentle Reader, I want to talk to you about my great love and passion, the humble parasol! Alexia carries several Parasols through the course of the Parasol Protectorate and passes on various others to her daughter, and her daughter’s best friend, Primrose. When conceiving the original parasol I went off of this […]
Mar282018
All About Parasols, What Do Prim/Rue/Alexia’s Actually look like?
Oct42017
Dear Lord Akeldama: Gifts, Endearments & Peas
Please welcome the gentleman vampire back to my blog this week, Gentle Reader! As always Lord Akeldama may not give you the answer you wish, he always gives the question the answer it deserves. Rudderbuddy asks: Where did you get you love for food and floral related nicknames? You can think of a better source of […]
Sep152017
Why Authors Both Love & Hate Audiobooks: Plus Mustaches & Horrifying Confessions (Video)
In this month’s Facebook Live I talk quite a bit about audio & audiobooks, Lord Akeldama in the 1920s & the REAL reason I travel. So without further ado, Gentle Reader, here I am waxing loquacious on… Audiobooks! Why Gail loves audio, why she hates it, and how it affects her as an author. Also: mustaches, […]
May292017
Dear Lord Akeldama: On Fashion, Feminism & Faux
Please welcome the gentleman vampire back to my blog this week, Gentle Reader. As always Lord Akeldama is happy to entertain your questions, although he may not give you the answer you wish, he always gives your question the answer it deserves. And now… Dear Lord Akeldama Lisa asks: Since you are a master of subtle […]
Mar242017
Dear Lord Akeldama: On Fashion, Drones & Meat Chops
Before we start, Gentle Reader, and thinking of fashion, this is a reminder that I have an Instagram feed. So if you are there, so am I! And now, please welcome the gentleman vampire back to my blog this week. As always Lord Akeldama is happy to entertain your questions. And while he may not […]
Jan22017
Dear Lord Akeldama: On Actors, Fashion & Blood
It has been a very long time, Gentle Reader, but in honor of a new year… He’s Baaaaaaack! Nissa asks: Who, if anyone, would you consider for a drone among the vastly talented and ridiculously handsome young British actors of today? Benedict Cumberbatch. The name screams upper class, not to mention it’s like something my […]
Dec122016
12 Days Until Christmas, Finishing School Style, Plus Gift Ideas for the Gail Carriger Fan In Your Life
12 days until Christmas, Gentle Reader, if that’s your thing. Here is a bit of fun from the Finishing School Tumblr. Something you can bake for others? Crustless White Chocolate Cheesecake. I made mine with added lemon rind. Dark Chocolate Orange Almond Cake. Both are naturally GF, which is to say the original recipe never called for […]
Jan172016
All About Steampunk: Goggles, Gaiters & Glory
The World of Steampunk: Goggles, Gaiters & Glory To me there are two main kinds of steampunk. The first, which I shall be call, traditional steampunk, envisions a future as the Victorians imagined it. The writings of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne are good examples. The second, which I think of as industrial steampunk, sees […]
Nov202015
Dear Lord Akeldama: On Nicknames & Others Issues
Lord Akeldama has whisked by the blog and hijacked my post today, Gentle Reader, as will happen occasionally. And, my freshwater pearl, I am not permitted to say anything more on the subject. tsgeisel asks: You seem to refer to everyone with affectionate, semi-patronizing nicknames: sweet darling, little cherub, etc. Given your, um, extensive history, […]
Nov162015
Unused Finishing School Notes
And now, Gentle Reader, for some serious bloggage… Finishing School DVD Extras! One of the last things I did, Gentle Reader, when I was handing in my final draft of Manners & Mutiny, was go over my story bible for the whole book series. I’m not going to let you peek at the bible itself. […]
Oct192015
Historical Questions for Victorian Ladies 1853
If you were a respectable young lady in the Victorian Era, Gentle Reader, here are a few conversation topics you might be expected to have words on. This is the kind of thing Lady Linette might instruct the girls of Mademoiselle Geraldine’s with, in order to adequately prepare them for societal integration. Historical Question […]
Sep92015
Dear Lord Akeldama: On Man Buns & Commandos
Lord Akeldama has whisked by the blog and hijacked my post today, Gentle Reader, as will happen occasionally. And, my fresh water pearl, I am not permitted to say anything more on the subject… Aileen asks: Do you have any tips on what would be most flattering and stylish on a lady that has just […]