Short Bio
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Gail continues the legacy of her kindergarten teacher mother by writing children’s stories about courage, persistence, and compassion.
Combining her experience as an educator, non-fiction writer, and actress with training at Teacher’s College, SCBWI, Children’s Book Writers, and 12×12, she creates musical stories filled with fun and meaning.
She lives in NYC and gets a daily dose of nature walking in parks.
#2
Gail writes children’s books about courage, persistence, and compassion, continuing the legacy of her kindergarten teacher mother.
As an educator, non-fiction writer, and actress with training at Teacher’s College, SCBWI, The Writer’s Loft, and 12×12 challenge, she creates stories that are musical, meaningful, and fun.
She lives in NYC with her pet fish, Atilla, and gets a daily dose of nature walking in parks.
Long Bio
All the ingredients were there from the start.
An unexpected push came soon after my mother died. Something dear was lost. The image of a rooster looking for something flew into my mind. A story evolved. A children’s book writer was born. I write to carry on my mother’s legacy of connecting with children. I write from the child in my heart to share stories about courage, persistence, and compassion
Growing up with a kindergarten teaching mother, a word-fanatic father,
a piano, a parakeet, and an imaginary sister, I was destined to write musical, fanciful, animal stories for children.
As a child, I performed on stage and learned to keep an audience engaged.
As a grown up, I continued to perform in children’s theatre and taught creative drama to children
With education courses from Teacher’s College under my belt. I discovered ways to make learning fun and meaningful and then applied these to teaching Communication to college students and writing how-to scripts for corporations.
Mixing all the ingredients of my life together and molding them with tools from training at SCBWI, 12×12 challenge, and The Writer’s Loft, I create entertaining read-aloud books.
I live in NYC with my pet fish, Atilla, getting a daily dose of nature by walking in parks accompanied by audiobooks. Atilla prefers to stay home.
Where I Write
At home, I write with an erasable pen on paper, sipping green tea.
While walking, I write in a tiny notebook, sipping inspiration from tress, birds, and sky.
Favorites of the Moment
- Coffee (With a drop of ghee. What? Yup, ghee. Really)
- Green tea (Sencha, please)
- Chocolate (Preferably Belgian)
- Brisk walking (The faster, the better)
- Music (In the background or in the foreground; it’s always there.)
- The ocean (Any time I can see it)
- Sunrise (Everyday)
- Movies (Old and new)
How I write
Sometimes words drop into my head lickety split. Those words make me happy.
Sometimes ideas percolate for a long time. Those ideas buzz around and try my patience.
All the time, I write and re-write…
Childhood Favorites
- Book – “The Cat in the Hat”
- Songs – “The Little Green Frog” “Three Little Ducks”
- Collections – Dolls from all over the world; rocks
- Food – French fries; okra
- Beverage – Milk with a drop of coffee, added by my grandma.
- Toys – Slinky; a stuffed poodle with moveable arms and legs
