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 […]
Feb232019
All Finished Young Ladies Have Chatelaines the Carte de Bal (Finishing School Special Extras)
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 […]
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 […]
Oct42016
Manners & Mutiny Available in Trade
For those of you who are collectors of the trade paperbacks (here in the USA) Manners & Mutiny is finally available today! This is my last official release of a Finishing School book. Yes there will be other translations, but I tend not to know when those come out. Those of you who have been waiting […]
Dec212015
Sophronia’s Map in Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School Special Extras)
Gentle Reader, please note that this blog post contains spoilers for those who have not yet read Manners & Mutiny. Read further at your own risk! ******* SPOILERS ******* So, in M&M, Sophronia is stuck aboard her school (mostly alone) trying to stop the bad guys from attacking London. (I was thinking about a ST:TNG […]
Nov232015
Manners & Mutiny Book Tour, YallFest, & New York Times (Finishing School)
It’s strange how long it take me to really be back from a book tour, Gentle Reader. I mean back back, mentally as well as physically. Anyway I am, and I had a lovely time. Paced myself a bit with fewer events than usual, not sure it quite worked because in the end, as Mum […]
Nov162015
Unused Finishing School Notes (Behind the Scenes)
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. […]
Nov42015
Manners & Mutiny Book Tour Events (Finishing School)
I am off on tour, Gentle Reader, for Manners & Mutiny. Normal blogging resumes when I return. You can follow my exploits on Twitter & Instagram. (A quick note the book should be available in most larger US bookstores. If it’s not shelved, do ask them to please go in the back and open the […]
Nov32015
Manners & Mutiny Out Today!
It. Is. Alive! Today Manners & Mutiny is available online or wherever fine books are sold. Here’s a sample of sources: Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo iBooks I am really happy with this book because I feel like it ties up so many loose ends, not only for Sophronia and her friends, but for […]
Nov22015
Ending a Series ~ Tomorrow Manners & Mutiny Drops
Tomorrow Manners & Mutiny officially heads out into the world (yes, it shipped early in a few places). This is the last book in the Finishing School series. Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo iBooks The Finishing School series was a lot of firsts for me. The first time I wrote YA. The first time I […]
Oct302015
Research into History of Women’s Education in England for Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School Special Extras)
The Final Finishing School Book, Manners & Mutiny, releases next Tuesday. Eeep! Also, I just learned that Imprudence is available for pre-order here in the US. (Possibly elsewhere, but I can’t check that.) Meanwhile, I had a wonderful time doing the Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian. Here’s a glimpse into some of the research I […]