So, I have 20 ARCs of Etiquette & Espionage and it's contest time!
The Rules
- 1 entry per person.
- Open to continental US only, no PO Boxes
- 20 winners are chosen by random number Weds. Oct. 31.
- You must leave your email address with your entry.
- I will pass along your email to Little Brown, they will contact you for your non-PO Box mailing address.
- At the very beginning of the book our heroine Sophronia is covertly recruited to attend a Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing School that just happens to train young ladies as spies. Classes include Petit Fours & Poisoning; Household Accounts & Assignations; and the like.
- Come up with your own rift on a lady's seminary class title combing victorian etiquette with espionage.
- Post your class title in the comments section bellow of either my Live Journal or Blogspot blog by Weds. Oct. 31. I am sorry, I can't enable anonymous posting, I get over 20 spams a day. Goodreads, Amazon, Facebook and other comment-challenging arenas are not valid.
- You MUST include an email. If you forget and have to re-comment, edit or delete your first comment and include both entry and email together, please.
- One entry per person.
- You have until the end of October. Winners will be chosen on October31 and notified by Little Brown directly. Check your Spam filters.
- Have fun!
I
can't promise that you won't come up with titles I've already used,
some of you practically share a brain with me. Remember, I've already
written two books in this series so chances are good. I hope that if you
encounter your own title within my text you with take that as synergy
or compliment and not insult or theft.
No title repeats. So the longer you leave it, the harder it will get!
GAIL'S DAILY DOSE
Your Moment of Parasol . . .
Your Infusion of Cute . . .
Your Tisane of Smart . . .
Heston Blumenthal cooks Treacle Tart
Your Writerly Tinctures . . .
Five Stages in Reacting to a Critique
PROJECT ROUND UP
Prudence ~ The Parasol Protectorate Abroad Book the First:
Curtsies & Conspiracies ~ The Finishing School Book the Second:
Etiquette & Espionage ~ Finishing School Book the First: Release date Feb 5, 2013.
Manga ~ Soulless Vol. 2: (AKA Changeless) Reviewing chapter by chapter, each drops on YenPlus by subscription. Print release tentatively Dec. 2012.
BIG FAT SPOILER ALERT on the Parasol Protectorate series! Really, DON'T READ THE BLURB ON AMAZON if you haven't read the other books first!
The Omnibus hardback editions are limited run through the SciFi Bookclub only.
The manga editions, Vol. available in print, Vol. 2 by subscription to YenPlus.
Most short stories available in ebook form world wide!
The first Finishing School book ~ Out Feb. 5, 2013
Book News:
LeFoux Fan Art Britta Hoyer
Quote of the Day:
"If the lady on whom you call is not at home you must leave your card. If she has grown up daughters or a sister living with her, two cards: or you may slightly turn down the corner of your card, which signifies that the visit is paid to all."
~ Etiquette for Ladies 1850
"Waltzing and Weaponry- a primer in concealing personal armaments while in formal dress."
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Tea Time and Tae Kwon Do
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Chit Chat vs. Interrogation
Dress to Impress and Disguises
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Needlepoint and Nuances - Variations in needlepoint codes and the not-so-idle chat that accompanies it.
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Tea and Treason, how to convince someone to betray their convictions in a formal setting.
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Posture, Poise, & Poison - How to choose the correct poison for any desired result (from mild sickness to death) and the proper delivery method in any social situation.
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PS-OMG so much fun! I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!!
Sculleries and Skulduggery- the need for a properly maintained household staff, and how to appropriate the necessary influences on another home's staff for your own means.
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Vapors and Villians
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Eloquence & Extortion- The art of blackmail through letter writing.
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Civility and Serpents: Polite, Practical, and Poisonous Uses of Various Herpetological Species
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Curtsies and Camouflage, a ladies' guide to deflection and disguise.
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Yay!
Deportment and Demoliltion, or, on how to dismantle society one brick at a time
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Bonnets and Bonafides. Or Parasols and PAMSSA. Timetravelkitchen at gmail dot com.
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Déshabillé and Dossiers... I'm done now. Don't count this one. ;)
ReplyDeleteDiction and Disguises. How to sound like a lady but look like a gentleman!
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Notation and Nosegays: The art of sending coded messages through floral arrangements.
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Toxins and Tisanes, or Sedition in the Stillroom
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Needlecraft & Knifework, or How to Make Your Point
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Marriageability and Marksmanship: somewhat of a capstone course combining everything to get that coveted proposal and how to set your sights.
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Conversation and Combustibles: how to sweet talk your way anywhere and how to blow things up with regular household items.
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Dancing and Daggers
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Parasols and Provocateurs!
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From Fringes to Foes: Knots for the Novice
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Antidotes and Aspics.
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Crumpets and Cryptography
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Extraordinarily High Tea: an in depth study of herbal blends that titillate the palate while the drinker unknowingly becomes subject to your will.
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The Domestic Arts and Aliases: Keeping your Household in Order and your Identity a Secret
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Hat Pins, Stays and Other Unconventional Weapons: Apparel as Armament
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Manners & Marksmanship: The Proper Way to Shoot Someone (with Anything).
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Can't wait to read E&E!
Cooking & Covertnes
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RE:zambonia in the livejournal comments, I was thinking along similar lines: “Stringed Instruments & Strangulation: On the Playing of Music and the Art of the Garrote.”
ReplyDeleteI was going to enter “Cultural Appreciation & Asset Cultivation,” but that’s too much like Laura Hughes’s answer.
Some others I came up with included “Doilies & Danger: The Care, Keeping and Protection of One’s Home & Hideaway,” “ Religion(OR Reliquaries) & Ransom,” and something along the lines of “Chemistry of the Home: Cooking in the Laboratory.”
But, I've finally settled on just one, so my entry is this: “Romance: Understanding Classical Languages & Artful Employment of Feminine Wiles.”
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Peas and Garrotes: How to Ensure Your Target Does Not Make It Beyond the Vegetable Course
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Petticoats and Pugilistics, or The Art of Still Being a Lady Even When Forced to Defend Yourself
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Beekeeping and Honeypots: Sweet espionage secrets for hives and homes.
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Gavottes & Garrottes- The fine art of pulling the strings while dancincg daintily
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