Sun January 15, 2023
Sipping the Elixir with Gail Carriger: An Overview of the Heroine's Journey
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What is the Heroine's Journey (as opposed to the Hero's) and what aspects make for compelling narrative and voracious readers? Where do these elements originate and how do we write them? This deck-style presentation covers briefly what the Heroine's Journey is, how it works, one source myth, one pop-culture example, and how it can be activated by authors.
About Gail Carringer:
Gail Carriger writes books that are hugs, mostly comedies of manners mixed with steampunk and urban fantasy (plus sexy 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 series for young adults. Also nonfiction: The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture. 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.
$5 members, $10 non members.
Presented by California Writers Club - Berkeley
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About Gail Carringer:
Gail Carriger writes books that are hugs, mostly comedies of manners mixed with steampunk and urban fantasy (plus sexy 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 series for young adults. Also nonfiction: The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture. 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.
$5 members, $10 non members.
Presented by California Writers Club - Berkeley
What is the Heroine's Journey (as opposed to the Hero's) and what aspects make for compelling narrative and voracious readers? Where do these elements originate and how do we write them? This deck-style presentation covers briefly what the Heroine's Journey is, how it works, one source myth, one pop-culture example, and how it can be activated by authors.
About Gail Carringer:
Gail Carriger writes books that are hugs, mostly comedies of manners mixed with steampunk and urban fantasy (plus sexy 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 series for young adults. Also nonfiction: The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture. 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.
$5 members, $10 non members.
Presented by California Writers Club - Berkeley
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About Gail Carringer:
Gail Carriger writes books that are hugs, mostly comedies of manners mixed with steampunk and urban fantasy (plus sexy 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 series for young adults. Also nonfiction: The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture. 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.
$5 members, $10 non members.
Presented by California Writers Club - Berkeley
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