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gailcarriger · 10 months
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All Gail Carriger’s Queer Books – Fun LGBTQ+ Cozy Stories
You may or may not have already noticed that there are lots of queer characters in my books. I know, right? What could be better than rainbow hugs?
Below is an ongoing list of books, novellas, and short stories that I have written featuring queer* main characters. All of my books have queer rep, regardless of the central love story. (Although a few of my shorts don’t have anything sexually orientated in them at all.)
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Carriger’s Queer Stories
For the purposes of this list, I also included stories where sexual preference is a plot factor, even if it isn’t the main driver of the narrative (see: Curious Case).
These books are in world chronological order.
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The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn’t
Length: Short
Flavor: Bisexual
Heat Rating: None. Alessandro’s bisexuality is a minor plot point in this story that becomes a major plot point, there is not on page romance
This is a short story featuring Alexia Tarabotti’s father meeting her mother for the first time. The fact that he is bi comes up as a very minor part of the plot. But it becomes very important later in the Parasol Protectorate series.
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Romancing the Inventor: Supernatural Society
Length: Novella
Flavor: Lesbian, slightly gender fluid, self-discovery
Heat Rating: Sweet but sexy. Sex scenes depicted but not explicit.
This novella features mathematically inclined Imogene who becomes a maid to a vampire hive partly because she is on a journey of self discovery. She meets Genevieve, a brilliant cross dressing inventor, who the vampires are keeping trapped in their potting shed.
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Romancing the Werewolf: Supernatural Society
Length: Novella
Flavor: Gay relationship (one character identifies as gay, the other bisexual), reunion romance
Heat Rating: Sweet but sexy. Sex scenes depicted but not explicit.
This novella features Biffy & Lyall, an existing side character pairing from the Parasol Protectorate series. They had to separate for political reasons at the end of Timeless and I used this story to get them back together again and to learn to forgive and reconnect. There’s also possible child sacrifices and swaddled squash.
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Competence: Custard Protocol Book 3
Length: Novel
Flavor: Lesbian, self-discovery
Heat Rating: Sweet but sexy. Sex scenes depicted but not explicit.
This is the third in my Custard Protocol series but the first to feature Primrose. Primrose is the BFF and a side characters in the first two books of this series who is constantly getting engaged and then breaking it off, because she’s gay. Tasherit, the ancient werelioness who has befriended them, has had her eye on Prim from the very beginning. In this book she is finally given an opening and begins a hot, and very catlike, courtship. Prim, however, is a very proper Victorian young lady who wants a family of her own and struggles to reconcile her sexual desires with society’s expectations and her own yearning to be a mother.
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Dear Lord Akeldama & Parasolverse Ephemera
Length: Novel (but it isn’t one)
Flavor: a very gay vampire gives very bad advice
Heat Rating: none, there’s no actual plot or anything
Being a collection of vampire advice columns, silly steampunk philosophical treatises, and deleted scenes from the Parasol Protectorate and more!
This is not a book. This is not a story. This is a compendium of extras and appendices for lovers of the Parasolverse. You see, upon occasion the vampire, Lord Akeldama, hijacks Miss Gail’s blog and turns it into an advice column to take reader’s questions.
Only available direct from Gail. $2 off if you get it via Gail’s newsletter the Chirrup.
THE G. L. CARRIGER BOOKS
I use the G. L. Carriger moniker specifically to indicate a higher heat level. Although some are more explicit than others.
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Marine Biology: San Andreas Shifters #0.5
Length: Short
Flavor: Gay, coming out
Heat Rating: Sweet. Only kisses.
This is a coming out story but more of Alec coming out as Alpha than as gay. Although his father is homophobic, Alec’s biggest struggle is that once he comes out and admits to being gay and an Alpha he will have to take responsibility of a pack, and he’s not sure he’s ready for that. Enter, Marvin, the hot merman who will convince him to do it all.
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The Sumage Solution: San Andreas Shifters #1
Length: Novel
Flavor: Gay, switch, hurt-comfort
Heat Rating: Very explicit. Multiple sex scenes. Also lots of swearing.
Max is a sumage (basically the clean up crew for real mages) who works a crappy government job and can’t hold down a relationship because he’s too snarky and prickly for his own good. Until he meets Bryan/Biff, Beta werewolf for a new pack in town who isn’t out, but Max might be a great reason.
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The Omega Objection: San Andreas Shifters #2
Length: Novel
Flavor: Gay, D/s, hurt-comfort, found family
Heat Rating: Very explicit. Multiple sex scenes, all of them very kinky.
Isaac is on the run and terrified of werewolves, even though most shifters find him utterly irresistible. He meets Tank, one of the biggest and meanest looking werewolves, only to discover that Tank is a big old softie super-sub, who will do anything Isaac asks of him, and willingly. But is that enough to stop Isaac from running again?
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The Enforcer Enigma: San Andreas Shifters #3
Length: Novel
Flavor: Gay, switch, hurt-comfort, May-December
Heat Rating: Very explicit. Multiple sex scenes but these are tinged more sweet, gentler than the previous two books.
Judd has been lonely and looking for a pack and a mate for a long time. He finally found his pack, and along with it the perfect man. Unfortunately, Colin is very young, very shy, and very scared. So Judd is staying away and staying a gentleman. However, Colin is also very curious and a really good student. Judd suddenly finds himself giving Colin an education despite all his noble intentions.
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Vixen Ecology: San Andreas Shifters #3.5
Featuring Mana & Lovejoy.
Length: Short
Flavor: Queer, hurt-comfort, kinky
Heat Rating: Mildly explicit. No actual sex scenes depicted but things are definitely quasi described.
This is a by-request interstitial short story featuring the fox-shifter Mana, who is an ancient supernatural trans woman and Lovejoy, her on-again off-again werewolf lover. It is told from Lovejoy’s perspective. Lovejoy adores Mana but is very careful to request little of her, because he thinks of her as something too magical to hold onto for long. You need to have read the other books in the series to understand this story. This story is only available to purchase to Chirrup members.
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The 5th Gender: A Tinkered Stars Mystery
Length: Novel
Flavor: Gay-adjacent? Very complicated
Heat Rating: Explicit and alien, including alien parts and biology.
This novel is, in part, an exploration of gender and sexuality. Drey, the human in this pairing, identifies as gay. Tris, the alien character, comes from a race with 5 genders, and he is one of the 5th. In his culture, this means, in part, that he has unique sexual organs and societal obligations. He is in exile off-world because of something to do with those obligations. The story explores both the standards placed upon identity by society when those standards are sourced in biology, the language of non-binary sexual identity, plus the forms that resistance, understanding, and acceptance of such requirements can take. Also, it’s really sweet and sexy.
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The Tinkered Starsong Series
Length: 3 Novels, starting with Divinity 36
Flavor: Gay-adjacent? It’s complicated in space.
Heat Rating: Sweet, just very dramatic kisses (unless you read the special extra high heat scene from Demigod 12)
This series is about Phex, a human barista, who is recruited by aliens to become an entertainment god. He is… nonplused about the whole situation. One of his hurdles (shall we say) is that the greatest and most famous of all the gods, Missit, has decided that Phex is his favorite.
That’s all as of 2023, more to come! 
* Quick note on terms: I like and embrace the word queer, partly because of its ambiguous nature, although I understand not everyone feels similarly. Also, I have a personal preference for the now rather old-fashioned term bisexual. But most of my bi characters would likely qualify as pansexual under modern parlance.
** Before you ask, yes it is canon in my universe that all preternaturals are bisexual. Most kitsune are pansexual and poly, and everyone is a little bit kinky. It’s my universe, I can do whatever I want with it. So there.
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10 MORE Posts of Mine with Queer Comfort & Joy
Queering-Up Genre One Akeldama at a Time ~ Why I Write LGBTQ+ Characters
Researching Gender Fluidity & Representing it in Fiction
10 Queer Cozy SciFi Books 
Fiction Books that Feature Gender Fluidity & Varied Sexual Identities
9 Gay Romances That You’ll Love If You Enjoyed the San Andreas Shifter series
Black Authors Writing Queer Comfort
30 Days of Queer Reads for #ReadingPride
Lesbians in Genre Fiction: Books Like Romancing the Inventor & Competence
9 Favorite Queer Fantasy Books
Fantastic Queer Romantic Comedy Movies
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Other Peoples Lists!
Reading Black Joy: F/F Romances by Black Authors
6 of the Best Under the Radar Queer Books by Writers of Color
The Best LGBTQ Book Subscription Boxes
Yours (destined to be killed by a tumbling TBR pile),
Miss Gail 
A Very Personal Interview ~ Gail’s Out Front Pride (Q&A)
Find my books 
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ghostieliving · 1 year
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I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if raw liver boba were to be mentioned as a menu item in one of @gailcarriger 's San Andreas Shifters books, sounds exactly like something that would be offered in a cafe that caters to shifters
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redgoldblue · 1 year
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anyway shifter AU. Sam is a black panther Callen is a pale caramel puma Deeks is a lion Kensi is a barghest (black dog shifter). Hetty is a hawk.
yes Deeks is an absolute asshole about being ‘king of the jungle’ until he and Sam are shifted in the same place at the same time and he remembers Sam is bigger and can 100% still take him down like this.
yes having a bird shifter in charge of a team that’s ¾ feline is a weird fucking situation to be in but it’s Hetty, no-ones gonna cross her in any form.
Deeks and Kensi look absolutely adorable cuddling in shifted forms and Sam and Callen look so much like a Pair it’s obscene.
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wildwildwestcon · 6 months
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Hello to all our amazing friends and fans! We have a new announcement for you today, and it's a doozy!
Please help us welcome back our dear friend and yours, Gail Carriger!
Gail Carriger writes books that are hugs, mostly comedies of manners mixed with steampunk, urban fantasy, and sci-fi (plus cozy queer joy as G. L. Carriger). These include the Parasol Protectorate, Custard Protocol, Tinkered Stars, and San Andreas Shifter series for adults, and the Finishing School and Tinkered Starsong series for young adults. Also nonfiction: The Heroine’s Journey. She is published in many languages, has over a million books in print, over a dozen New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, and starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, and Romantic Times.
Her first book, Soulless, made Audible’s Best list, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book, an IndieBound Notable, and a Locus Recommended Read. She has received the American Library Association’s Alex Award, the Prix Julia Verlanger, the Elbakin Award, the Steampunk Chronicle‘s Reader’s Choice Award, and a Starburner Award. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, cephalopods, and tea. Get early access, specials, and exclusives via her website gailcarriger.com
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castielsdeadlyparasol · 10 months
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For the first time in a very long time my brain has not only allowed me to listen to audio books, but it has allowed me to listen go NEW audio books. Over the past 3 days I have listened to the first two books in The R'iyah Family Archives series by AJ Sherwood. I will sit and wait patiently (though thrumming with need) for the third to be released in audio form.
For the uninitiated, this series is modern fantasy, queer, poly, hilarious, and romantic. It feels like all the best fanfiction, while building a totally unique world with extremely loveable characters.
For fans of Gail Carriger, these books scratched a similar itch as her stuff, but especially the San Andreas Shifters.
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nimuetheseawitch · 2 years
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Tagged by @marley-manson​, and I similarly chose to make my own post to allow me to be wordy!
S: this is what I am usually looking for when I search out fic
A: will usually enjoy
B: don’t mind, but I usually don’t search it out
C: this won’t ruin a fic for me, but I won’t usually read it
D: these will almost always ruin a story for me, and I’m not interested
So, let’s get into this.
going through these after binging a whole bunch of Stargate fic is, uh, real weird. My normal preferences are just pushed aside when it’s wacky sci-fi because things I wouldn’t go for (body swap, sex pollen, amnesia, etc.) are things that actually happen in canon, and I love canon-compliant fics, soooooo...
I’m really, really into missing scenes/canon-compliant fic. I want to read the text that justifies my readings of subtext. Mostly.
There are exceptions to everything - there are some really well-written stories out there that use my least-favorite tropes and some really bad ones that use my favorites.
ABO is one I just can’t, at least in fanfic. The only thing that might be considered ABO that I have ever enjoyed are GL Carriger’s San Andreas Shifter books (highly recommend, honestly), and my understanding is that they are very different from what people usually mean here.
I love a well done AU, but sometimes they’re really hard to get into.
Time loops have to be really good.
I’m usually looking for fluff, honestly. But most of my favorite fics are dark (my favorite shows and books are dark too, or at least have dark episodes). Don’t know where that gets me.
Most things are source-material dependent. Reading Stargate Atlantis fic and MASH fic in the same day made me realize that. They’re very different shows, so I need very different fanfic.
This was super fun, and I honestly want to talk about it more, but my brain is fried from a long work week.
Anyone can tag themselves - I honestly very much want to know what all of my mutuals think, but I don’t remember who likes to be tagged in things and am honestly dealing with too much other anxiety to make my brain work through that one today. So please tag me if you see this and want to share what you made with me :)
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ghost-inacup · 2 years
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i am once again. making cake. as i messed up the other one astronomically ✨✨
however this time i am watching dl instead
how are you my dearest ! <333
Cakecakecake
I am reading gail carriger’s the san andreas shifters one of the best books ive read, she is an amazing writer and i love her book so much
I widh you luck on this endeavour
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shygryf · 2 years
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2, 12 & 15 for the book ask!
thanks for asking!
top 5 books of all time?
Very hard and these are in no particular order
Squire by Tamora Pierce. I hate that this book is the third book in a series and 11th in a universe because I can't make people read it . I love the previous books but this is where Lady Kel really comes into her own.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C Wrede. Yes technically a series but they're short enough to count as a single book. I have bought this series at least 4 times new to give as a gift aand a lot more times  used to foist on people. Chock full of people stuck in a fairytale universe and unhappy about it. Also talking cats in the third book (why is it always the third book ? Back before JKRTERF broke my heart Prisoner of Askaban was my favorite HP book).
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I love Elinor so much and someday I will write the modern adaptation I have in my head
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler . I normally hate post apocalyptic books with a fiery passion. Octavia is such a spectacular writer she made me put one on this list
The Omega Objection by G.L. Carriger. This is technically the second book in the San Andreas Shifters series but I read it first and didn't realize it was second until I was done.
did you enjoy any compulsory high school readings?
I feel like compulsory reading and analysis destroyed any chance of loving To kill a mockingbird and Joy Luck club. I'm glad I read pride and prejudice myself before reading it in school. I did enjoy Bless me Ultima and I got to die three times while reading Romeo and Juliet aloud in class (I had been reading Paris the whole time , and Mercutio and tybalt were both gone possibly on a field trip so I filled in )
recommend and review a book
I highly recommend Anything by Lois McMaster Bujold and am sorry I ran out of space in the 5 books but didn't want to kick anything out. Her Sci Fi universe is known as the Vorkosigan Saga and is full of sarcasm, wit, and people doing their best in a world of hard choices. Her main fantasy universe is the world of the five gods which is the most interesting fictional pantheon I've ever come across.
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booksandwords · 2 years
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The Sumage Solution by G.L. Carriger
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Series: San Andreas Shifters, #1 Read time: 4 Days Rating: 3.5/5
The quote: You’re not writing your own story, you’re living with the disappointment of failing someone else’s outline. — Alec Frederiksen
Warnings for internalised self loathing, homophobia and familial abuse.
Maximillian 'Max' Barker is a submage, born of one of the most powerful mage lines in the world to be a Surge or more, he failed. He now works as a Placer a cog in government bureaucracy. Bryan 'Biff' Frederiksen is the Beta in a queer werewolf pack new to the San Fransisco area. Closeted gay himself with an out Alpha he meets Max while registering their pack with the local authorities. Their chemistry is instant and nothing stops them from exploring it. The plot revolves around their fledgeling relationship and the complication their powers and positions cause them. It's slightly tropey and predictable fun. That due to its execution doesn't quite feel like anything I read before.
This is written in Carriger's usual fun and humourous style. The characters interact well their actions are understandable or at least justifiable by their given characterisation. Watching Max and Marvin together is highly amusing with their similar never back down from verbal battle personalities. Alec and Max have a dynamic that I think there will be more of later, there are similarities there that are unexpected. What I will say though is that there are some moments that are not followed through, confusingly written (I may have misread the phrasing). Alternately they could just be fantastic misdirects. This is a book that deals with a lot of internalised self-loathing in the present and homophobia and familial violence in the past. It does the warnings that are given to it on the blurb.
A highlight of the book are the feminine coded characters, Gladiola, Ms. Trickle and Manifest Destiny. Gladiola is a kitsune Max meets early in the book through his work. like most kitsune, she's poly which is where the drama starts. She is a friend to Max and a bit of a relationship councillor. Ms. Trickle is Max's boss, and a kelpie. There is something fantastic about the way she shows she scares, her gruffness made me smile, we all know someone like that. I knew Mana existed, I know her inevitable partner but I did not expect her to be such a legend. She (the primary pronoun use in the book) is stunning. A nonbinary/ fluid, several hundred-year-old, kitsune, drag queen. Her presentation out of drag is androgynous. Her ability to draw people to her is intense and watching her boot everyone up the ass is a freaking sight to behold. I love her so much. That her story, Vixen Ecology, is told in parallel to all the rest is brilliant to me. It means she is a constant character and companion to the pack and likely helps train Max but also means her relationship is a slow build and slow burn (which it needs to be given her man's current well everything).
"Alpha size, enforcer attitude, Beta calm. If Bryan was an example of this new pack, perhaps it was weird enough to fit into a San Francisco mold." — This is  fantastic imagery. It says a lot about Bryan too.
"Max knew that he wasn’t at his best, even for a Monday. Normally, the Korean great-grandmother on one side and the Japanese grandfather on the other meant he looked younger than his actual thirty. But today, that Greek grandfather – the one the family never talked about – had stuck his oar in and painted dark rings under Max’s eyes." — Okay I'm only sharing this because I have a thing for genetics. And Max's are messed up, selective breeding for power but it has given him an insane look.
"She grinned and gave him the bird. Literally. A tiny quintessence hummingbird illusion formed off her middle finger, flew at him, and buzzed his cheek. Then evaporated with a mild whomp. Nice control for a savage mage. That’s one talented kitsune. A bird bird was a weirdly complimentary insult." — This is Gladiola. I adore her. She's a sassy badass vixen.
“I was born to be a Surge and then I failed.” “How did it happen?” “Puberty hit, my voice dropped, and I told my dad I was gay. Then he basically blasted me with quintessence.” — Here comes toxic masculinity to ruin the day.
“Barker. Line of asshole Surges from Saturation on down, as you might have guessed. I’m a big old disappointing whoops.”  “Yeah, well, I’m male and gay – can’t say my pod was over the moon about me." — Look this is just funny. I adore Max and Marvin together.
"Bryan had said Colin was touch-shy. Homophobic family had messed with his head something fierce. How could anyone be nasty to such a sweet creature? God, the world sucks balls. Or to be more precise, not enough of the world sucks balls. Would be a lot easier on those of us who did, if more people got over their obsession with hating it." — Colin is a sweetie, I like him. He's so endearing and his wolf is so cute, he's so small. He may not be an Omega but he's exactly my kind of character. Sweet and damaged, watching him overcome that to reassure his Beta made me all warm and fuzzy. His book is The Enforcer Enigma, we find out who his mate is in this book and it's exactly the kind of man he needs.
“Did you know, before Super-Saturation, when quintessence was confined to the Sphere, and mages only existed in nascent form, that Victorian scientists called the possibility of power excess soul? Quintessence was different then. Rarer, harder to find, more confined. They called it aether.” — For those who have read Carriger's other series (Finishing School, Parosoal Protectorate, Custard Protocol & Supernatural Society) this is Mana explaining the connection. Because this is in the same world, albeit with slightly altered rules, and there is a link.
"I know English is an imprecise language, but it’s eaten away at all the others and it’s what we tend to use round these parts." — Mana is a Queen (in more ways than one). This is such an accurate line though.
"I love it and I fear it and it is way too intimate. But you need to know it doesn’t hurt me, and I need to know it doesn’t disgust you, so I’ll risk this thing." — This in reaction to body worship. Which is one of my fave things that not enough authors write. But damnit more need to. Oh and yes Max is scarred up, this isn't of tats (though I like worship of either)
Okay so I wanted to really enjoy this book but at about the 70% mark, I started to find it a little off-putting. I was no longer lost in the world and was honestly struggling to find the motivation to finish it. It took a little reflection to figure out what was wrong, why I suddenly had started to dislike a book that to that point was proving itself enjoyable and engaging, I can't abide stupid characters and Max is written as purposefully stupid. He lives in the supernatural world yes he lives in an area without wolves but his job means he would know of their abilities and strength of ties. Max knows that for that enchantment to let him pass when he's with Bryan, for that shielding to happen, isn't a flippant thing. For Bryan to know all his buttons easily isn't a fluke. But he's not even acknowledging the potentials. Yes, we see Bryan's side too but it's too much of a leap of faith to assume that Max wouldn't know or at least guess. I can forgive everything about daddy dearest and the house as repressed memory and the pain of an abused child, I can forgive his fears in the same way Alec does. But not the ignorance of instinct and consequence. In a character that is supposed to be anything but he comes off as stupid. Should it be a minor issue? Yes, but it kind of destroyed some of my enjoyment of the book. I didn't hate it it just lost me a little. It turned it from a maybe 4 star book to a 3.5 star.
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thenovelqueers · 3 years
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🧜🏻‍♂️ Flippin’ my fins, I don’t get too far 🎵
🐺 Wolves are required for shifter romance 🎵
Hi, y’all!
Welcome to the very first official episode by The Novel Queers! We take a deep dive into G. L. Carriger’s Marine Biology.
If a fun little romp with a reluctant werewolf, a lovesick merman, and the Selkie mafia interests you - give it a listen!
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anisotropic-blue · 5 years
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Character sketches for Gladdy and Chrys from  the San Andreas Shifters series. Because I wanted to draw people with interesting fashion sense (read: where it would be in character no matter what weird shit I put them in).
What’s that? Male kitsune are supposed to be smaller? Why yes, it does say that. But Tank says Chrys is taller, so...
Completed July 2019
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gailcarriger · 3 years
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Favorite Voyage & Feelings on Short Fiction
A couple fun thoughts today from some questions I haven’t answered before, Gentle Reader. On being an author: favorite voyage I’ve penned, how I feel about short fiction, and a few other bits and bobs.
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What’s your favorite voyage from the Parasolverse?
I really love the voyage to Peru by way of Singapore in Competence. Two places I’ve visited and really loved. I lived and worked in the Peruvian highlands for a while and the opportunity to put my last archaeological site into a book was such a pleasure. Plus Competence has some really fun airship battles, a new kind of vampire, and weird Victorian pseudoscience.
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What’s the appeal of short stories?
I actually don’t really like writing shorts. I think they are probably the pinnacle of fiction writing in others, and I LOVE reading them, but they aren’t my favorite to write myself. Usually these days I do them if I want to briefly explore a concept, close out a character arc, experiment with a different writing style, or fill in a missing element from one of my longer series. (Vixen Ecology does ALL of this.)
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Now, novellas are a different matter. They are probably my favorite thing to write. I find I comfortably hit 50-80k as an author (which is novella, pulp, & middle grade length). In other words, as a novelist I tend to underwrite, not overwrite, which is pretty unusual amongst my writer friends.
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When and where do you write?
I usually write the first draft at home or in my office, at my desk, in the afternoons. If I’m really struggling, a change of location helps, so I frequent a local coffee shop or very occasionally the library (when allowed).
I must hide away and do my second draft in an empty office, because I read the whole thing out loud.
I usually red pen a hard-copy of the third draft on an airplane, things often arrange themselves so I’m traveling at that point in the writing process (when traveling happens). But sometimes I don’t have time for a print pass, in which case I will change the font.
I used to go over the copy edits with my best friend on the couch in her living room with much companion hilarity, these days I’m usually too rushed.
You can also see my blog post on the subject of my desk and bribery system.
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What traits about yourself and your writing have you noticed since Soulless was published?
As a writer: I’m good with comedy, struggle with sentimentality, and dislike writing nookie.
Physically: As a dancer I find it difficult to stay still for the amount of time needed to write.
As a public figure: Because I was a professor, I’m one of those few authors who can handle speaking before a crowd without flinching. But I was not prepared for direct contact with fans and their expectations of me as a person.
As a small business person: Time management and over-commitment is the single hardest skill to master. Oddball income streams, sporadic unpredictable amounts, and everything else about publishing is unfriendly to the modern fiscal system and that’s confusing to everyone involved.
Emotionally: Learning to say no and put people off when I have a deadline has been a challenge. Not just fans but inquiries for anthologies, interviews, events, even book proposals. Opportunities I would once have jumped at now have to get filed away under the “wait until the next novel is finished” heading. And there always seems to be a next novel.
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Yours,
Miss Gail
Vixen Ecology ~ Interstitial short story featuring Mana and Lovejoy, follow up to The Enforcer Enigma, is available to Chirrup members as a digital exclusive. That’s Gail’s newsletter. If you sign up you will get a link to buy and download after you’re through the confirmation process. It’s a short story, digital ONLY.
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cicatrixtwigs · 5 years
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“You didn’t want to come out to them?” “I didn’t.” “Nice to be bi.” “Easy to be invisible. Not quite the same thing.”
The Omega Objection (San Andreas Shifters #2) by G.L. Carriger
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San Andreas Shifters Headcanon:
If Marvin and Alec ever had a baby. This would be that baby.
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After reading the latest San Andreas Shifters book I'm interested in the new pack dynamics we have been given. And I wonder if a Gama will ever come into it. Are they needed now there are no wars the shifters take part in? Is it something you are born into like Alpha or Beta? Questions. Also Poor Kevin 😂
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artoflithium · 6 years
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Fan art of the two main characters from Gail Carrigers San Andreas Shifters Short Story "Marine Biology".
I couldn't find any mentions of how the mermans, Marvins, fins look, so I drew a simple one. *lacks creativity * Also I hope I managed to make them look a bit like the author described them. I can't maintain the typical manga style when doing digital painting, so Marvins face isn't as handsome as I'd like him to be :'3 And I haven't drawn any wolves in over 8 years. xD
But I hope you guys like this anyway. I currently struggle to find any time to draw, because my work, as much fun as it might be, is pretty exhausting. Any fans of Gail Carrigers books out here? °-°
I wonder, can werewolves breathe under water? Being undead and all they most likely won't need to breathe and should be able to dive without being hurt? XD
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