There’s a sense of listlessness at the ending of a series, Gentle Reader. I’ve felt it for years as a voracious reader, now I feel it as an author for the first time. It’s a little like breaking up with a partner you still love plus losing friends through time and distance plus ending a […]
Feb272012
Ending a Series Part 2: Emotions
Feb222012
Ending A Series Part 1: Practicalities
Yes it’s done. Alexia’s story is finished. There will be no more Parasol Protectorate books. The thing is, Gentle Reader, I’ve never ended a series before. I’ve ended plenty of stories, somewhere in the vicinity of ten novels, and two masters thesis, but Timeless will be the first time I’ve ever completed an entire run […]
Feb212012
Parasol Protectorate Omnibus Vol. 2 (Heartless & Timeless)
Here is a nice big version of the stunning cover on the Science Fiction Book Club’s Omnibus edition of the Parasol Protectorate Vol 2. This edition is only available to club members (although sometimes they show up online for sale later) and is a hardback limited run containing the final two books in the series, […]
Feb72012
Announcing the Goodbye Parasol Protectorate Tea Party for Timeless
SF in SF and Variety Children’s Charity of Northern California cordially request the honour of your presence at The conclusion to the Parasol Protectorate series The Timeless Tea Party & Book Launch with author Gail Carriger Sunday, February 26 Doors open: 1:00pm Tickets: $20 at the door (cash only, please!) Please RSVP to request tickets […]
May22011
Timeless Cover Launch
As it seems to be all over the internet anyway, I might as well post it here.
Apr292011
In Which Your Intrepid Author Takes A Balloon Ride In The Interests Of Research
Details for Writers of the Floating Persuasion So as you may have guessed (ore read), Gentle Reader, from the time frame, my characters don’t float by dirigible they float by balloon instead. So I decided for my birthday I’d recruit five friends and go up in a balloon to see what it was really like. […]
Apr122011
Japanese Soulless Cover & Timeless Release Date
One quick note: Official Release Date for Timeless, Book the Fifth, is March 1. In other news my Japanese cover has been released. This is not the manga but the translation of the first book, Soulless. Gail’s Daily Dose Your Infusion of Cute: Antiqued Brass Octopus Necklace Your Tisane of Smart: A most excellent April’s […]
Feb42011
In Which Gail Loses Track of an Entire Novel Due to Tea
Tuesday was my first day without caffeine. It has been an odd experience mainly because I felt a little like I was playing catch up with myself all week. Let me give you an example. I woke up Tuesday morning, puttered about, drank *gulp* tisane, and then went to check my email. There was a […]
Jan192011
In Which Copy Edits Reference The Heart of Darkness
For your pleasure, Gentle Reader, I present to you a few of the words I had to double check during copy edits: appealing feasible excellent capacity probably fortifying imprisoned I know, I know, you must find that absolutely scintillating. However, I beg your indulgence in a few idiosyncratic moments (or do I mean erratic?) for […]
Dec222010
The Dark Despair of Windows, Or How Gail Lost Half of Timeless in One Fell Mouse Click
Major set back with Timeless on Monday, Gentle Reader. I don’t consider myself a very artistic writer. In fact, I’ve been trying to train myself to be better at writing as a job ~ anywhere, anytime. To that end, I lugged my new (well, 4 months old) tiny Samsung (AKA Gimli) around with me all […]