Gails Blog

Agent

Agent

Gail's agent is Kristin Nelson of the Nelson Literary Agency (NLA). If you are interested in submitting to her, you can find guidelines on her website. If you are looking for tips or insider help, try her blog.


EditorPublisher

The Parasol Protectorate books are published in North America by Orbit US. For audio and foriegn rights information please see the Book Nitty Gritty section on the Shop page of this website.


Editor

Editor

Gail's editor is Devi Pillai. She is obsessed with cheese plates on airplanes. If you are interested in submitting to Orbit, you will need an agent. The wonderful Tara K. Harper offers good insight and information on the basics of getting published.



Contact

Gail can be contacted through her agent, Kristin Nelson of Nelson Literary Agency. You may also email her directly via the calling card option below. This website is kept diligently up to date, so please do not email requesting information already made avialble. Really, honestly, as much detail as possible is already here. Secrets are not being kept ~ except for your own protection.

Gail resides in the California Bay Area and is happy to appear locally. Extended distances are open to negotiation. Gail is an experienced public speaker and can address many subjects including professional book reviewing; archaeology; ancient materials; mythology; historical, comic, paranormal, steampunk, and educational writing; and, naturally, tea and parasols.


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Upcoming Sightings

BLAMELESS launches on September 1, 2010!


Going Down Under to AussieCon4 (September 2 ~ 6, 2010) and the ~ eep! ~ Campbell Awards (vote here).


Blameless book tour kicks off at Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach, CA, on Thursday, September 9, at 7 PM. Special guest Donna Ricci will also be there, the Parasol Protectorate cover model.


Then it is on to Borders in Redmond, WA, on Friday, on September 10, at 7 PM.


On Saturday, September 11 at 2 PM Gail is thrilled to finally get to visit Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, CA!


Finishing up the tour at the unoffical-not-really-but-almost Bay Area Blameless booklaunch party at Books Inc, in San Francisco at the Opera Plaza location, on Friday, September 24, from 7 ~ 9 PM.


Gail will be participating in Lit Quake's Lit Crawl on the evening of Saturday, October 9, in San Francisco (details to follow).


Gail will be teaching a three hour class for Wordplay at Books, Inc. Opera Plaza in San Francisco Sunday, October 24 from 10:30 AM ~ 1:30 PM. The tentative title is: Material Characterization: Peopling Fiction with Objects, Culture and Comedy. (Details on signing up and cost will follow.)


Gail will be at OryCon (November 12 ~ 14, 2010). She'll be joining the signing madness at Powell's Authorfest on November 14, 4 - 5 PM in Beaverton as well.


Then she weill be at the Seattle Steampunk Convention (November 19 ~ 21, 2010).


Reoccuring fashion reporter for the Brass Needles Podcast. Guest comentator on the Anthesis Podcast, Dealing In, Feedback Show Episode 7 Part 1 and Part 2 and on the Metamor City Podcast Feedback Show Episode IV Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.