Welcome to a new blog series, Gentle Reader! Every other Monday for the next two months I’ll post a new character sketch from the up-coming Soulless Manga launch. Today we have Felicity and Evylin Loontwill! The unfortunate by product of Mrs. Loontwill’s second marriage, both Felicity and Evylin were markedly different from their older […]
Apr252011
Want a peak into Soulless Manga character design? Felicity & Evylin Loontwill
Apr142011
Gail Carriger Has Returned from LA
Seven hours of driving, Gentle Reader. Seven. From a girl who has a standing work station because she doesn’t like to sit still for over 20 minutes. I packed my little car with snacks like I was going along with Hannibal over the Alps. Man the elephants! Full steam ahead. (Oh, what if Hannibal had […]
Apr32011
60+ Steampunk Resources To Help With Victorian World Building
Gentle Reader, I thought I might provide a blog of my most frequently asked questions about researching Victorian London and steampunk. What type of research did you have to do while writing the Parasol Protectorate series? I had a fair bit of expertise in certain aspects of the era (fashion, food, manners, literature, theatre, upper […]
Apr12011
Packing For LA & Other Crisis Of Fashion And Organization
Packing is so exciting, but darlings, it takes me yonks! My goodness, you’d think I was planning a small invasion of a fashionable country ~ probably one whose main export is hats. The devil is in the stilettos, it’s a careful balance of which ones are worn when and in what order (simply can’t have […]
Mar302011
Dear Lord Akeldama: Who’s Your Dandy?
The good vampire is back, Gentle Reader! ashura_oh asks: I (rather pale, ashen blonde) just can’t decide about a basic colour to base my wardrobe on this season. Any recommendations? A very interesting question, for spring there are a number of whites on the runway, but that would not suit one such as you. And […]
Mar172011
In Which You Have A Vital Potentially Life-Altering Decision To Make
My darling Gentle Reader, an aberrant Fashion-only post because I am in a quandary. If you are not interested or feel yourself unqualified to judge shoes, please do not hesitate to skip to the Daily Dose below. I need your help. As you may, or may not know (depending on your length of time following […]
Mar102011
Dear Lord Akeldama: Dracula & Dorian Gray
Gentle Reader, the vampire of your dreams is here… What is your opinion of Dracula? It seems to me, my dumpling, he was rather misunderstood. I am afraid his biography might have had a hint of conservative propaganda about it. Two nun asks: Is Dorian Gray a supernatural? And if so, where is he? Dear […]
Feb202011
Dear Lord Akeldama: Shoes, Actors & Bad Decisions
More from Lord Akeldama today, Gentle Reader! Nina asks: Who’s your favorite shoe designer? Oh, what a delightful question! Right now I am most enamored of that charming Mr. McQueen fellow, but this is subject to change without notice (as is often the case with fashion). My creator and I often debate the wondrous creations […]
Feb182011
Recent Loot of the Clothing Variety
Went out thrifting yesterday, Gentle Reader. No good reason except my favorite Italian Pastry place is closing its doors for good and I needed cheering up. I was definitely being called, for I found some truly lovely things all for events coming up this year. Lovely pink cotton wrap style dress, very Marilyn Munroe. Fits […]
Jan262011
Dear Lord Akeldama: On Aristocracy & Knee Britches
As promised, Gentle Reader, more Dear Lord Akeldama for you! @tiffanyreisz asks: What are you, Lord Akeldama? Are you an Earl or a Duke or a Baron? Or are you a Lord in the way Lady Gaga is a Lady? My dearest girl, that is rather an impertinent question, don’t you feel? The important thing […]
Jan52011
Dear Lord Akeldama: Romance & Reading Materials
Lord Akeldama got so many questions, Gentle Reader, I thought that in grand Dear Abby Column style, he would only answer a few at a time. Who made you? Gail Carriger, naturally. What a silly question. How many cats have you allowed to share your homes over the years? Just the one, nine times over. […]
Nov292010
SteamCon Report
My dear Gentle Reader, I won’t be doing a breakdown of my SteamCon outfits (too many parts) but there are pictures, around the web. Also, I am consolidating all three days into one post (plus the two day drive back), mostly because they have all run together in my head. However, I do recall that […]