I've been creating stories since I learned to write. At the age of eleven, I wrote my first play, about Heidi, the little girl who lived in the Swiss Alps. I was not only producer and director, I also played the main role. As my cast didn't learn their lines properly, I became prompter as well!
'Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain.'
SHEILA GALE, MYSTERY AUTHOR
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About Me
After I retired from teaching in 2002, I began to write in earnest. I attended numerous workshops and writing courses. "You have to find your own voice," I was told. I didn't know what that meant.
Anxious to do a good job, I was too tense when I sat down at my computer. My writing was stilted. One day, two wacky characters popped into my head. Dottie Flowers, a glamorous divorcee who enjoyed the finer things of life and loved Harley-Davidson motor bikes; and Mabel Scattergood, a rich widow who drove her ancient sportscar over the speed limit and ate too many Boston cream donuts.
I had found my voice. The Dottie Flowers series was born!
Anxious to do a good job, I was too tense when I sat down at my computer. My writing was stilted. One day, two wacky characters popped into my head. Dottie Flowers, a glamorous divorcee who enjoyed the finer things of life and loved Harley-Davidson motor bikes; and Mabel Scattergood, a rich widow who drove her ancient sportscar over the speed limit and ate too many Boston cream donuts.
I had found my voice. The Dottie Flowers series was born!
