7/8/2023 0 Comments Soulless book series![]() ![]() ![]() I really like first names that are traditionally Victorian but are not used anymore. I love the name "Euphrenia" I don't know if I've leaked it into the books yet, but it's one of my favorite ultra-Victorian names. I tend to use them if I come across them. Do you have other favorite Victorian-era names that you've come across in your research (or that you've come up with yourself)? Your Finishing School protagonist Sophoronia Temminnick has quite the name. And I allow myself to be a little more racy when I'm writing the adult stuff. Pacing is always really important to me, but I think in YA it's even more important. You have to be very structured and paced. In adult books you're allowed to put in extra little bits and distract the readers with pretty description for a while. You don't sacrifice details, but you sacrifice a certain amount of waffling. As a writer, it requires me to do a lot more editing because it needs to be very sparse. Have you found that there are things you can do in adult books that you can't do in YA, or vice versa?įor me, YA has to be - and this is what I like about it - it has to be very clean and sharp. The Parasol Protectorate books are adult books and The Finishing School series is YA - although there's been a lot of crossover, with the YA books being read by adults and the adult books being read by teens. In addition to being a prolific and (ahem) fantastic author, Gail is also an archaeologist by training, Elissa's college roomie (Oberlin represent!), and a lady of impeccable style - she told me she had a different Waistcoats & Weaponry–cover coordinated ensemble for each stop on the book tour. I spoke with her over tea just before the event. My beloved local Brookline Public Library (hi Robin!) hosted Gail on November 10th for a lovely evening tea party - cucumber sandwiches and all! - and Q&A event to celebrate the release of Waistcoats & Weaponry, the third book in the Finishing School series. ![]()
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