My name is Gail Sattler.
To sum myself up, I am a wife, mother, writer, and musician, and the order of those things will depend on what day it is.
Friends tell me that I lead a busy life, and I suppose that’s probably true. But I enjoy everything I do, so I can’t stop any of it. Yet, for all the things I’m involved with, and even though I began my adventures of musicianship early at age eight, writing is my passion. I remember the first book I wrote, back in middle school – on a clackety old manual typewriter. It was uniquely based on a pre-teen girl named… Gail… and her 3 best friends, all of whom shared the same names as my own best friends. Despite dangers and unknown perils, we raced against time following cryptic clues to seek a precious treasure in a haunted mansion before the ghosts, police, and relatives of the deceased owner of the house caught and locked us in the damp, dreary cellar until we perished.
I can’t even remember if we found the treasure, but I have to assume we did. After all, I’m here to tell about it.
My writing has changed a lot since then (PTL!) My next book is the rewritten saga of a modern day Cinderella, which continues with the tales of her (reformed) stepsisters. Then, instead of a fairy godmother, I introduced Farrah the godmother. Check it out here by clicking on the sidebar on Seattle Cinderella, or for more good stuff, check out www.seattlecinderella.com.
When I’m not writing I’m back to playing piano for my worship team at church, but I still play upright bass for the Golden Ears Jazz Band and acoustic double bass for a community orchestra, A Little Night Music. If I had more time, I’d love to learn the violin. So besides being a writer, I am also a band geek.
Back to writing. I’m working on a couple of new books, one of which has a major character being a garden gnome. We have big plans for this little guy. Can you guess why he’s wearing a sombero and holding a trophy? I’ll have more information on this little fellow later.
Before I close off, I want to tell you about a thought-provoking bumper sticker I once saw. Close your eyes for a second, and imagine your favorite/dream car. Now for the bumper sticker. “Don’t let the car fool you. My treasure is in heaven.”
I drive a cheap economy car, but my treasure is in heaven, too. If you want to ask more about this treasure, email me, and feel free to ask any questions. Or, if you want, follow this link.
Now, back to our regularly scheduled program.