Insights relevant to Gail's tea-saturated steampunk universe[]
- The Sillier Side of Vampires
- All about sundowners
- Gail's version of the British army regimental system (incorporating werewolves & vampires)
- Victorian researching secrets & Researching 1895 India
- Some words on Victorian profanity
- How Victorian money worked
- Victorian medical science
- Victorian Houses
- Victorian Money Means Coins
- Victorian Travel Times
- All about parasols
- Wait, they had a word for that? 1811 Slang
- How the Victorians describe Italian food.
- Gail's Character Names & the British Aristocracy
- Research blog posts
People, Places, & Plot[]
Fashion: Sketches of 1870s Style[]
Parasol Protectorate World Building[]
- Alexia's dresses throughout the series and from the foundation up.
- The very first notes Gail ever scribbled regarding Soulless.
- The floating dresses she describes in Changeless.
- Knight's Templar research for Blameless.
- Researching Victorian pregnancy for Heartless.
- The songs in Timeless.
- Books used to research Timeless.
- A Whole Mess of Worldbuilding Questions
Character Studies[]
- Alexia Tarabotti. Alexia manga art. What to know how Alexia got her name?
- Lord Conall Maccon. Conall manga art.
- Miss Ivy Hisselpenny. Ivy manga art.
- Lord Akeldama. Lord Akeldama manga art. His lordship's occasional column for Gail, Dear Lord Akeldama.
- Professor Lyall. Lyall manga art.
- Countess Nadasdy.
- Madame Lefoux.
- Major Channing Channing of the Chesterfield Channings.
- Floote manga art.
- Felicity & Evylin manga art.
Finishing School Notes[]
- Sophronia's Moors (Featuring Gail's photos of Dartmoor)
- Behind the Scribbles ~ Unused Finishing School Notes
Character Studies[]
Custard Protocol Notes[]
- A sneak peak at Gail's Research for Prudence
- Notes on Researching 1895 India.
- Gail blogs a little about incorporating the cover art into her rewrite of Prudence.
- Primrose's Packing List for India.
- More Fun Research Tidbits.
- Anglicization: Gail Revisits the Ladybird Problem.
- Victorian Money Means Coins
- Imprudence Teaser ~ Things I've Had to Research
- Glimpse Behind the Magic! Imprudence Reference Links
- Gail on Book Tour & Custard Protocol Victorian Fashion Notes
- Egypt from a Dirigible: Imprudence & Timeless
Commentary on Steampunk & Paranormal Alt History[]
- Worries over age gaps in Vampire relationships
- How the Victorians described Italian food
- In which Soulless finds its sub-genre: urbane fantasy, coined by Carrie Vaughn
- Victorian travel times: How long would it take to get from London to Glasgow?
- All About Parasols
- The Victorian Obsession with Hair, Result: Mourning Jewelry
- So, how do vampires affect Victorian fashion?
- Researching the Victorian Era & Victoria's India.