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Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger
American Writer
Born: May 4, 1976
Love Me Science Think Time Writing
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
I like powerful women, and I gravitate to any point in history when a female has significant power. I can spend hours researching any such amazing lady, from Ching Shih to Hatshepsut to Boudica to Zenobia. Gail Carriger
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Smoke machines are the best! Gail Carriger
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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk. Gail Carriger
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I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff. Gail Carriger
Science Consider Tend Lighthearted Stuff Over Comedic Genre Science Fiction Years Lot Fiction Fantasy Noticed
To me, steampunk and urban fantasy are naturally hinged together. And I think that's because I love the early gothic Victorian literature, and both things spring from that movement. Gail Carriger
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As a field archeologist, one usually has to specialize in a particular part of the world or specific culture, whereas if one is a materials specialist, one can jump around to different areas. So I've had experience on excavations all over the place. Gail Carriger
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I do hold very strongly that tea is better in England. There's something in the milk. They must have special cows. Gail Carriger
Better Tea Must Strongly Something Very Cows Hold Special England Milk
I get really flowery and verbose in my adult books, but I don't think I dumb down my Y.A. It's just cleaner and more snappy. And the adult books have multiple points-of-view. In my Y.A., it's always third person from the main character's perspective. Gail Carriger
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Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to leave my books smiling. Gail Carriger
Healing Laughter Books Entertainer See Smiling Readers Leave Role Want Helpful Fun
I love the Victorian era, and I always have, but I had a leg up on the writing because I was familiar with a lot of the science from the Victorian era. And that led to a massive interest in the science of this time of history. Gail Carriger
Love Time History Science Writing Had Massive Because Always Era Led Lot Up Familiar Leg Interest Victorian
Most of the names in my books have secondary meaning. Sometimes they foreshadow; sometimes they tell you about the character's origin or back story. Gail Carriger
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My absolute favorite food of all time is alpaca. Gail Carriger
Time Food Favorite All-Time Absolute
As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy. Gail Carriger
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It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk. Gail Carriger
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