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 […]
Oct42016
Manners & Mutiny Available in Trade
Sep162016
Coop de Book Review: Steamed Up Anthology ~ M/M Steampunk Romance (Miss Carriger Recommends)
Gentle Reader, this is a mid month book review of an anthology of m/m steampunk short stories. Sometimes I break the pattern of only reviewing at the end of the month. I know, crazy talk. OK so the Steamed Up anthology came across my radar via the m/m romance arena as it is has Eli […]
Sep92016
Fine, I Joined Pinterest ~ Gail Carriger
Look, I resisted Pinterest for a long time, Gentle Reader. I don’t like the proprietary nature of the service, when you do a google image search and the one you like is on Pinterest and then it won’t let you see unless you join. That kind of thing bothers me. I’ve been using Tumblr for […]
Feb152016
Gail’s Favorite Steampunk in the Media for Hands Around the World
The Airship Ambassador is running his customary Steampunk Hands Around the World right now, Gentle Reader. This is an event designed to connect steampunkers all over the globe. The theme this year is “A Few of My Favorite Things” and I am participating with this post. Here are a few of my favorite steampunk things! […]
Feb122016
The Terrible Danger of Stock Art in Cover Design (Important for Writers)
Been thinking a great deal about cover art recently, Gentle Reader. I feel I have been generally lucky with mine over the years. Even when I griped about it, it was never too serious. But as hard as it is to be at the whims of a publishing house’s choice, it is equally difficult to […]
Jan252016
Victorian Money Means Coins – Research Behind Steampunk (Custard Protocol Special Extras)
This is one of those blog posts in which I demonstrate the nitty-gritty of research in an aggravatingly nit-picky way. This is an amended reboot from 2012 when I first started writing Prudence. Read at your own risk. To protect the guilty I’m not going to name any names, Gentle Reader, and I’d like to state […]
Jan172016
All About Steampunk ~ Goggles, Gaiters & Glory (Occasional FAQ)
The World of Steampunk: Goggles, Gaiters & Glory To me there are two main kinds of steampunk. The first, which I shall be call, traditional steampunk, envisions a future as the Victorians imagined it. The writings of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne are good examples. The second, which I think of as industrial steampunk, sees […]
Dec142015
Gifts for the Gail Carriger Uber Fan (Miss Carriger Recommends)
So, here are some gifts that I, in my limited expert experience on the subject, think that a Gail Carriger fan would really enjoy. Just getting into the spirit of the season. Gifts for the Gail Carriger Fan Badali Bumbersnoot necklace or Sophronia’s bladed fan. Sparkly fan! Silk Fan with Green Sequins for Dimity from […]
Dec92015
Steampunk Tea Party Fundraiser for Locus Foundation
Over the weekend, Gentle Reader, Borderlands hosted a steampunk tea party to raise money for the Locus Foundation with yours truly. “The Locus Science Fiction Foundation (LSFF) is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to the promotion and preservation of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.” It was a really fun morning. 20 enthusiastic and devoted readers […]
Nov252015
Special Event ~ Steampunk Tea for the Locus Foundation at Borderlands
I hinted at this a little while ago, Gentle Reader, but I have added one final event for 2015 in San Francisco. You won’t see me again in public until I visit Orlando next March. I’ll be attending this event in costume (either steampunk or full Victorian, I haven’t decided which) and I’ve donated a […]
Sep162015
20 Random Things You Might Not Know About Gail (Occasional FAQ)
For you, Gentle Reader, here are 20 random things from a random mind trying to get this blasted book finished… Imprudence research. While other kids played marriage with their barbies, I played divorce court. The stuffed animals were the jury. I cannot do any tongue-related tricks. Nope. Not that either. I listen to podcasts […]
Aug172015
Teapot Carrier ~ AKA the Carriage Cozy with Victorians On the Go (Special Extras)
Some time ago, Gentle Reader, a dear friend gifted me with a teapot carrier AKA carriage cozy. At first, when I saw it I was confused. Why would she give me one of those 1950’s hair dryer cases? Then I opened it up and inside was a perfectly nested teapot! I thought, “My my […]