I’ve written books that fall all across the spectrum. No, not that spectrum. I’m talking about sex scenes here. The 5th Gender, is sexy, Gentle Reader. It has a high heat level. Not all of my books do. They range with regards to how explicit they are. The Finishing School is at one end with […]
Jun192019
Why Write Sexy? High Heat in Genre Fiction (Important for Authors)
May242019
Researching Gender Fluidity & Representing it in Fiction – The 5th Gender by Gail Carriger (Custard Protocol, San Andreas Shifters & Tinkered Stars Behind the Magic)
Note: This resource is ongoing & updated, if a link doesn’t work or if you have other resources to offer (remember this is for fiction writers) please leave a comment. I’ll be honest, Gentle Reader, I wrote The 5th Gender, basically, in the space of one week without internet. So while I was writing it. […]
May132019
The Omega Objection Out In Audio At Last! San Andreas Shifters Announcement
The Omega Objection is available in audio at last! *Insert wild cheering here.* A werewolf walks into a bar, and falls in love with a man who has no smell. Amazon | Audible | iTunes Isaac Mercer has three problems – a werewolf crush, an angry stalker, and a secret past. The narrator is Kirt Graves, […]
Nov212018
Visual Inspiration for Characters! Tank, Isaac, Gladiola (The Omega Objection Special Extras)
In honor of The Omega Objection I’ve release a few more Pinterest boards. If you are interested in what characters look like in my head, Gentle Reader, then check these out. However, you can picture them in your head any which way you like! I’m not precious about this, you know that. Gladiola Gladdy was […]
Nov202018
Gail Reveals Secrets About Cover Art, Book Titles, & The Omega Objection (Video Q&A)
In my most recent video, I talk about my latest book, The Omega Objection, plus cover art secrets, coming up with book titles, and more! IN THIS VIDEO I make tea in my office. All about covers, traditional versus indie, stock art, finding models and photographers. Which one is my favorite? All about titles, how […]
Nov122018
How to Make Isaac’s Open Faced Omelet (Omega Objection Special Extras)
How to make Isaac’s open faced omelet. (It’s kinda like a skinny frittata.) NOM! In the middle of The Omega Objection the main character, Isaac, pauses his frantic escape from Enemies Unknown, to make his dear friend Clara an open-faced omelet. Because everything stops for food in my books. I thought you all would like the […]
Nov92018
Drinks for Shifters (San Andreas Special Extras)
Isaac, the main character in my new San Andreas Shifter book, The Omega Objection, is a bartender. Thus the meat cute and various other scenes in this book all occur inside a club named Saucebox, and the bar caters to shifters. Oh did I have fun creating drinks for different shifter species. Here’s an example […]
Oct262018
The Omega Objection Sample Scene (Special Extras – San Andreas Shifters)
If you, Gentle Reader, are excited about the up coming The Omega Objection, then here is a sneak peek! As always with these books, mind the sexi-times and blue language. I trust in your own discretion to skip the bits that offend, or you know, not bother to read it at all. It’s OK, you don’t […]
May262017
A Gail By Any Other Name Should “L” As Sweet
In which I put my new pen name up to the vote. After some dithering and hemming and hawing, Gentle Reader I chose the new pen name G.L. Carriger for my upcoming urban fantasy, The Sumage Solution. G. L. Carriger I talk about why I felt I needed a changed name in this blog post: Why G. […]
May222017
This is Why a New York Times Bestselling Author Changed Her Pen Name to G. L. Carriger: On Pseudonyms, Cover Art & Reader Betrayal (Important for Writers)
In this blog post I’m going to discuss why a bestselling author might chose a new pen name. It’s not for the reasons you think. You may or may not have noticed, Gentle Reader, that my San Andreas Shifter books are written under the name… G. L. Carriger The Sumage Solution, is a big departure […]