So here’s some bits and bobs I researched for Reticence! I don’t think these are very spoiler-y but if you are super worried you might want to save this to read after you’ve finished the book. These are things, Gentle Reader, that may assist with comprehension but are not at all necessary. Party Inspiration For […]
Aug22019
Tidbits & Behind the Scenes Research for Reticence
Jul292019
Introducing A New Character, Arsenic! Researching Lady Doctors in the Victorian Era for Reticence (Special Extras)
Reticence may have Percy on the cover but it opens with a fabulous new character, Arsenic! This is a teaser post and shouldn’t contain any spoilers so… read on! The opening scene… WANTED: Airship Doctor Physician welcome, surgeon preferred. Remuneration according to experience level. Education open to negotiation. Progressive philosophy and equable temperament preferred. Must […]
Jul132018
Want A Sneak Peek at the Research Behind Gail Carriger’s Competence?
Hello Gentle Reader, Here, for you entertainment, amusement and titillation are a few links and peeks into some of the research that I had to do for Competence, Custard Protocol #3. I do hope you enjoy! Podcasts History Extra Podcast: Victorian Medicine Dressed Podcast: Jewelry of Sentiment (Hair Work Jewelry History Part 1, Crafting Part […]
Aug12016
Egypt from a Dirigible: Imprudence & Timeless
In Imprudence Rue and her crew visit Egypt just as Alexia and Conall did in Timeless. Rue goes in for the capital, Cairo, while Alexia spent most of her time in the port city of Alexandria. Ancient Alexandria Founded by Alexander of Macedon (the Great) c. 332-331 B.C. Located in the Nile delta Renowned for […]
Jul152016
Imprudence Research & Reference Links
Hello Gentle Reader, with Imprudence releasing oh so soon. Here’s a glimpse into some of the research I had to do for this next Custard Protocol book. Queen Victoria via Elaine Powell @ManchesterSteam Politics in the Sudan before and after Rue visits Mahdist Sudan Battle of Omdurman (right after Rue leaves this area) […]
Jul82016
How to Stock a Victorian Medicine Cabinet: Custard Protocol Historical Research
Primrose is particularly good at her job of ship’s purser (and chief of supplies) aboard the Spotted Custard in Imprudence. One of Primrose’s jobs consists of stocking the medicine cabinet on board the Spotted Custard. Alexia in the Parasol Protectorate series is rather infamous for insisting that either vinegar or bicarbonate of soda could solve […]
Jun292016
Behind the Scenes Custard Protocol: Things Miss Gail Had to Research
One of the best things about being an author, Gentle Reader, is all the odd things I end up having to look up. Here’s a non-spoiler window into some of the things I had to research, investigate, or cogitate while working on Imprudence, as well as a few writer-beast revelations. Weird Goings On Mid 1850’s […]
Feb12016
Inspiration, Disinfectant Sunflowers & Praise for Gail Carriger’s Prudence
“…author of some of the most pronounced and widely-read tripe ever put on the market.” ~ P.G. Wodehouse Here’s some background fun bits and bobs for you, to celebrate the release… On Disinfectant Sunflowers “The Value of the sunflower as a disinfectant of the atmosphere has been well ascertained, but it seems not yet to […]
Jan252016
Victorian Money Means Coins! Research Behind Steampunk
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
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 […]
Oct232015
Researching The Enigma Project & Victorian Spies for Manners & Mutiny
So when I was doing research for the Finishing School series, Gentle Reader, I did a bunch of research into the Enigma Project. It totally fascinated me (yes I’ve watched the various movies). Not a lot ended up making it into the books, but here is a peek at the vocabulary notes I took. My […]
Oct122015
A Conflagration of Research: Victorians & Food, Etiquette, Photo Resources
Today my dear Gentle Reader, I have a collection of stuff (all the stuff!) I thought might be of interest. Have fun! Some stuff about the Victorians and Food! Two of my most favorite subjects rolled together like a pig in a blanket. “As, for the fashionable, dinner moved later, after-dinner tea was no longer […]