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Kickstarter: My Summer As A Goth. Help Make A Movie!

Hello Snarklings! Remember in the previous post, wherein the Lady of the Manners linked to a Kickstarter page for a movie project? As those of you who follow the Lady of the Manners on various social networking sites know, the Lady of the Manners is involved with getting a movie made!

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Of San Diego Comic-Con, Portland, And A Reader Suffering School Torments.

The NYC stop of the Gothic Charm School tour was oodles of fun, Snarklings! (If a bit humid.) The reading at The Mysterious Bookshop was lovely, and the Lady of the Manners was delighted to meet all of you who turned up there. The picnic at the Green-Wood Cemetery was everything the Lady of the Manners had hoped for and more! Goregously-dressed creatures, a historic cemetery, and weather that turned out to be pleasant instead of sweltering and sticky like the day before. Pictures from the events can be found over at the Gothic Charm School Flickr Group! Continue reading

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Of New York, Lip Service, And Answering Reader Questions!

Busy times, Snarklings! Busy busy times! So the Lady of the Manners is going to give you several updates in a bullet-point style, and then yes indeed, answer some questions from readers! And finish up with a reader question that she intends to address more fully, but needs your help to do so. Continue reading

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Of TV Interviews And Picnics In New York!

Exciting news, Snarklings of the Pacific Northwest! The Lady of the Manners will be on Seattle-area TV! (The Lady of the Manners is very excited about this, and could probably continue to use exclamation points about it throughout this entire post. But she will try to restrain her exuberant punctuation, for the sake of everyone’s sanity.)

Yes, the Lady of the Manners was interviewed about Gothic Charm School and the upcoming book by Seattle KING 5’sEvening Magazine. The episode featuring Gothic Charm School airs on Monday, June 22nd 2009, at 7:00PM PST. The Lady of the Manners doesn’t know when in the episode her segment will air, just that it is scheduled for Monday, June 22nd.

But wait! There’s also exciting news for East Coast Snarklings! You clever creatures who have been looking at the Events! page know about the reading & signing that the Lady of the Manners is doing in New York at the Mysterious Bookshop on July 17th. Well! The very next day, from 1:00 ”“ 4:00PM, there is going to be a Gothic Charm School picnic/tea/wear-your-best-gothy-finery party at the historic Green-Wood Cemetery! Yes, the afternoon of July 18th will be a very fancy event, indeed. The Lady of the Manners will be posting more details about the picnic at Green-Wood, don’t you worry, Snarklings. But she wanted to tell everyone the news right away, so people in the NYC area could mark their calendars and start making plans. Continue reading

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Imminent Radio Interview! And Helpful Clicky-Links

An Internet radio interview, Snarklings! The Lady of the Manners is going to be interviewed on the SuicideGirls.com radio show on Sunday, June 14th, at 10:30PM PST. Be sure to tune in!

The Lady of the Manners would also like to remind you to scoot over to the Events! page here at Gothic Charm School, because she would love to see lots of you Snarklings at the various stops on the Gothic Charm School book tour.


And in other exciting news, the Gothic Charm School book is also available on Kindle, and Kindle for the iPhone! Continue reading

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Presenting Video The Second!

So remember last week, Snarklings, when the Lady of the Manners unveiled the first of the videos to promote Gothic Charm School and the upcoming book? Well guess what? It’s time for the second video! This one is about common questions and assumptions that Goths are confronted with all the time. Questions such as “Is that a costume?’ and “Are you a vampire?” Assumptions such as that we’re all depressed, and all support ourselves by working in coffee shops or doing tech support on the graveyard shift. Continue reading

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Gothic Charm School: The First Video!

Oh Snarklings, the Lady of the Manners is all aflutter with excitement about what she has to share with you in this post! Because this is the post unveiling the first Gothic Charm School video! Continue reading

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Announcing the New Look of Gothic Charm School!

Look, Snarklings! Look at the new website, lovingly re-designed to complement the upcoming Gothic Charm School book! Continue reading

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Presenting The Book Cover

Behold, Snarklings! The cover for the Gothic Charm School book! Cover design by Pete Venters (who also did all the illustrations). The updated release date for Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide For Goths And Those Who Love Them is … Continue reading

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An Important Announcement About Gothic Charm School!

Exciting news, Snarklings! Coming to bookstores in June 2009, the Gothic Charm School book! Gothic Charm School – An Essential Guide For Goths and Those Who Love Them, published by HarperCollins.

As you might guess, the Lady of the Manners is giddy with excitement about the upcoming Gothic Charm School book, and hopes that all of you are too. Because you see, this book isn’t a mere collection of assorted columns from the history of this site, gracious no! The Gothic Charm School book is full of all sorts of new goodies, and artwork by the Lady of the Manners’ dear husband, noted fantasy artist Pete Venters. (He created all the artwork for this website.)

The Lady of the Manners is also delighted to announce that she’s a special guest columnist in the Winter 2009 English-language Gothic & Lolita Bible from TOKYOPOP! As you Snarklings who are regular readers know, the Lady of the Manners is quite fond of EGL (Elegant Gothic Lolita) and EGA (Elegant Gothic Aristocrat) fashions, so being asked to contribute to the Gothic & Lolita Bible was a treat and an honor.

The Lady of the Manners had a wonderful time at Bats Day In The Fun Park, and meeting some of you Snarklings made a fun-filled weekend even better. The Lady of the Manners has always wanted to attend Bats Day, but the previous events were usually held in the height of summer. As a delicate native of the Pacific Northwest with a wardrobe full of petticoats, the prospect of summertime in Anaheim, California, canceled out the enticement of the sight of Disneyland swarming with fellow Goths. But oh, the Lady of the Manners is so glad she attended this year! The sight of 1,282 Goths standing in line for the Haunted Mansion is a memory that will bring a smile to her face for years to come. Continue reading

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