Today, according to Amazon, we officially welcome Heartless into the world. As you may already know, Gentle Reader, I tend to try to parody different types of Victorian literature with each Parasol Protectorate book. Soulless poked fun at the early romance novels, Changeless went back to the gothic roots of all my favorite genres, Blameless […]
Jun282011
In Which We Officially Welcome Heartless Into The World
Mar282011
The Final Final Cover of Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate)
And here it is, the absolute final for the US edition of Heartless. Note the changes from the last one? Had a lovely tome at the Nova Albion Steampunk convention, swanking about in corsets and steampunk garb, gabbing on panels, and drinking champagne and tea (separately, mind you). I’ve lost most of my voice (terribly […]
Feb22011
Heartless Cover Release
The cover for Heartless has dropped and here it is . . . Orbit’s coverage of the occasion. This is possibly my favorite cover, I like how light-hearted it is. Alexia looks almost coy. I think that ties into the comedy of manners side of things more strongly than some of the previous covers, of […]
Jan212011
Heartless Blurb
Gentle Reader, because the back cover blurb has broken out, I present it to you here. As always with my blurbs, please be aware that there is a spoiler alert in effect, Condition Scarlet. (Sorry I got derailed in to being homeland security for a moment there.) If you have not read the previous three […]
Jan142011
Egg Cartons & Life
Remember what I said about fiber and the publishing industry, Gentle Reader? Well, as fated by my previous blog, suddenly things are no longer slow in New York. I have a quick turn around to get to, so your Interwebs Gail-Mark-X will be scarce for the next few days. Random frustration of life. . . […]
Jul22010
All About Author Demographics, Histograms, and Tragic Tea Abuse
Gentle Reader, This is being written in 2010. I’m currently scrambling to finish up the very first draft of Heartless. This means that I am back contemplating the great and fateful Histogram of Authorial Procrastination. Otherwise know as: the graph of coffee shop visits and writing competency A year or so ago I made this […]
Jun252010
Heartless Research and Other Mysteries of Clark Kenting
Gentle Reader, I always find it interesting what strange things I have to investigate on my meanderings path through authordom. Yesterday, while working on Book the Fourth, I spent almost 20 minutes investigating croquet. Prior to that, it was the history of the streetlamp, as well as the proper names of said lamp’s component parts. […]