Gail is the author of ten books and thousands of
features, interviews, essays and poems as well as a
weekly, 24-year, self-syndicated newspaper column during
a professional career that spans over forty years. She
is also a naturalist and wildlife biologist. She writes
on contract and assignment for over fifty national and
international magazines. She now self publishes her
books, releasing and controlling them herself along with
the guidance of her personal assistant and editor. Gail
has won national and international awards in every
field, and taught writing and English on the college
level. Her presence as a speaker was so recognized that
she traveled extensively to conduct seminars for
universities, colleges, and organizations across the
south and Midwest for years until she retired from
that. Her experiences in the writing field became so
sought after that she eventually published a book on how
to do it, based on her own mistakes and experiences.
Gail is 59 and lives with her farmer husband in the
countryside of Williamston, which is the seat of Martin
County in northeastern North Carolina. She grew up on a
farm near where she continues to maintain a private
cabin and ponds. It is here that she goes for privacy
to do a good part of her nature observations. Her love
and need of the natural world shaped her life since
childhood, which she uses as a foundation for her weekly
nature columns. The planet is extremely important to
her, and she draws her inspiration and healing from it.
Gail established Morningstar Nature Refuge in 1993,
which surrounds her private residence. It is her means
of helping the planet. Her rustic studio, surrounded by
fragrant herbs, is also opened to the public during the
refuge hours. This educational center and trails are
free to the public and is available daily by
appointment. For more information on Morningstar, check
its web site at
www.morningstarrefuge.org.
Gail’s books are used as a means to fund the operation
of the refuge, though they are written around many
themes, but always in the spirit of who and what she is
and what she stands for. Gail believes that the
pen is mightier than the sword, and that through the use
of it we can make the world better, incite action, heal,
create and uplift. It is her opinion that we need
more writers willing to forego making a dollar in lieu
of making a difference. She invites you to grab
firmly your spirit and your pen and go to your desk and
assist your cause. Do not die with your muse still
in you. The world is waiting.
June 2008
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