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When all else fails, dress beautifully and throw your food.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Beautifully Dress Else Fails Food Throw When All Else Fails Your

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It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk.

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Topics: Get Halloween Me Over Perfect Seems Time

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My absolute favorite food of all time is alpaca.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Absolute Favorite Food Time

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I like powerful women, and I gravitate to any point in history when a female has significant power. I can spend hours researching any such amazing lady, from Ching Shih to Hatshepsut to Boudica to Zenobia.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Amazing Any Female Gravitate History Hours Lady Like Point Power Powerful Researching Significant Spend Women I Can

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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Another Certain Fantasy Fiction Like Science Science Fiction Those Urban Within

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I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Comedic Consider Fantasy Fiction Genre Lighthearted Lot Noticed Over Science Science Fiction Stuff Tend Years

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To me, steampunk and urban fantasy are naturally hinged together. And I think that's because I love the early gothic Victorian literature, and both things spring from that movement.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Because Both Early Fantasy Gothic Literature Love Me Movement Naturally Spring Things Think Together Urban Victorian I Think I Love

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At least half my writing time is spent researching. So for every hour I'm actually clicking on the keyboard, I'm spending another hour trying to figure out some tiny detail I need answered.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Actually Another Answered Detail Every Figure Half Hour Keyboard Least Need Out Researching Some Spending Spent Time Tiny Trying Writing

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Most people in archeology find their specialties in strange and unique ways. I always wanted to do archaeology, and then the time came for me to actually be in the field, and it was excruciatingly boring. Excavation is really, really boring.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Actually Always Archaeology Boring Came Field Find Me Most People Really Strange Then Time Unique Wanted Ways

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As a field archeologist, one usually has to specialize in a particular part of the world or specific culture, whereas if one is a materials specialist, one can jump around to different areas. So I've had experience on excavations all over the place.

~Gail Carriger

Topics: Area Around Culture Different Different Areas Experience Field Had Jump Materials Over Part Particular Place Specialist Specialize Specific Whereas World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: May 4th, 1976

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