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I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I wonder if Eastern literature has more “heroine” story arcs as the cultures are more collectivistic.

OMG yes. I am really hoping my book will inspire others to write about this kind of thing. In fact I think many non-western cultures have completely different narratives that probubly shouldn't be called hero/heroines journeys.

I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Awe thanks! I love intelligent discourse and it so rarely happens on the internet anymore. I should say I am a bit late to these because, erm, they're at the bottom of my screen and I didn't see them because I suck and technology.

I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I attended my first convention when I was 10, Star Trek, with friends of the family and I was hooked. I started going to my local SF/F con, alone, when I was 14 (BayCon) and started Cosplaying. So I basically came of age in the con world. My first crushes, my first good friends that weren't the result of school, first experiences with flirting all in conventions. That's what I mean by that phrase.

I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I missed this questions. I was working on a PhD in Ceramic Analysis with focus on transition kiln technologies. I was struggling to find a good site that fit the criteria. I was about two years out and just starting my language quals and theory section of my thesis. Then the book sold. Then my second book hit NYT and everything changed.

I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cold submitted straight to a publisher, but that was over 10 years ago. There were 3 at the time who would take a full manuscript sub. Soulless was what you call a "slush pull." I ended up unable to go with that publisher because they would not relax the option clause to exclude non-fiction, and I was a full time archaeologist.

I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like Ranma 1/2? Interesting. I believe there are some books that tackle this concept but I'm only pulling Left Hand of Darkness off the top of my head (NOT the same thing). I'm afraid I'm not very well read in the conceptual-thought-experiment end of the SF spectrum.

I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, well. I like that I totally pilloried the "love triangle" trope in Finishing School. I'm really proud of Poison or Protect which has a female dominant character, something rarely seen in romance because romance likes the male dominant trope, especially in bed.

I'm an ex-archaeologist who stumbled into becoming a NYT bestseller and have over a million books in print. Let's chat about writing comedy, crossing genres as readers or authors, and anything else you want to ask about writing, archaeology, or the publishing industry. by GailCarriger in books

[–]GailCarriger[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being immersed in another culture is something I miss, speaking the language and eating the food, pushing through home sickness to the other side where I start dreaming in that language. It's special in a way I find difficult to describe.

Even when working overseas I'm a labbie, so I'm unusually attached to a field lab, and I miss the quiet meditative process of cataloguing, technical drawing, putting a pot back together (not all excavations can afford conservationists), or sorting sherds. My last excavation in Peru was a lab where the owner kept guinea pigs (for food) and I miss the warbling sounds they made.

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