Dear Gentle Reader, in my latest video I talk about how signed book editions come into existence. Do I actually go to a warehouse to sign 10,000 books? Do all those books come to me and my tiny apartment? At what stage in the publication process does signing occur? What ever happened to the missing […]
Jul132021
Gail Talks About How Signed Books Happen – Tipped Ins vs Stock Signing (Video)
Mar182020
Supporting Artists Outside of Conventions – Buying Indie Gifts
Tough times, Gentle Reader. With a number of conventions cancelled, many of the friendly vendors that I look forward to seeing and buying pretties from are hurting. If you’re scared and strapped for funds right now, you can always put a little good out into the world by reviewing a book, or a craft person […]
Sep182019
Victorian Silhouette & Fashion Explained for Readers, Fellow Authors, & Dilettantes from Gail Carriger (Special Extras)
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 […]
Feb232019
All Finished Young Ladies Have Chatelaines the Carte de Bal (Finishing School Special Extras)
One of the tools Sophronia and her friends often wear in my Finishing School series is the chatelaine, Fashionable Reader. I used it as a kind of Swiss Army knife for my delightfully deadly young ladies. (Much as I do with the parasol in the Parasol Protectorate and Custard Protocol series.) Chatelain artemis2apollo-tumblr edwardian-time-machine-tumblr Silver […]
Feb202019
Manners & Mutiny Special Extras (Finishing School)
Manners & Mutiny, the final Finishing School book, released in November of 2015. It was the first time I finished a series that had been planned as a series from the very beginning. Here are some fun blog posts and resources that tie to this book. Research I did, chattering on the subject of finishing […]
Feb182019
Some Thoughts on 1850s Victorian Fashion as featured in the Finishing School Books (Special Extras)
The Finishing School books go from 1851 ~ 1854, Fashionable Reader. The silhouette itself remained basically unchanged throughout this time period. It wasn’t until the cage crinoline was introduced, after the final Finishing School book, that things moved quickly into new avenues. I thought you might like to see a sample of 1850s dresses specific […]
Feb142019
Lovely Finishing School Group Cosplay by Natalie Gerber’s Sewing Class (Special Extras)
I have made no bones over the fact, Gentle Reader, that I love cosplay. I may have a contentions relationship with some other expressions of fan love, but never cospay. I come out of cosplaying extensively as a girl. I enjoy the idea of putting a personal visual spin on characters without risk of trademark […]
Feb112019
Dressing Sophronia from the Corset Up (Finishing School Special Extras)
Good day Fashionable Reader, Today I’m posting all about what Sophronia was wearing under all those floofy dresses I describe in the Finishing School series. These books take place in the 1850s before the crinoline so the underpinnings are rather interesting. For those of us who are obsessed with such things. I hope you enjoy […]
Feb82019
Waistcoats & Weaponry Breaking Down the Cover ~ Sophronia’s Fan (Special Extras)
On the cover of Waistcoats & Weaponry, Gentle Reader, Sophronia is holding a fan. I don’t interfere much with my cover art often or I try not too. I think Little Brown did a great job. But for Waistcoats & Weaponry I really pushed the fan. I mean it’s key to the plot and Sophronia’s favorite. […]
Feb42019
Waistcoats & Weaponry Special Extras (Finishing School)
Waistcoats & Weaponry released in November of 2014 Here are some fun blog posts and resources that tie to this book. I’m including research I did, plus chattering on the subject of designing the dress and bladed fan on the cover. Blurb: Sophronia, her best friend Dimity, sweet sootie Soap, and the charming Lord Felix Mersey […]
Jan212019
Curtsies & Conspiracies Special Extras (Finishing School)
Curtsies & Conspiracies released in November of 2013 Here are some fun blog posts and resources that tie to this book. Research I did, chattering and amusement on the subject of brain farts and other issues. A conspiracy is afoot – one with dire implications for both supernaturals and humans. Curtsies & Conspiracies was a New […]
Jan162019
If Etiquette & Espionage Were Illustrated by Silvana Bevilacqua (Finishing School Special Extras)
Dearest Gentle Reader, I am truly blessed to have some amazing fan art out there. But it’s rare for a professional artist to get inspired by my work. You can check it out in this collection on Pinterest or on the Wikia. When professional artist Silvana contacted me about her drawings […]