About GayleI was born in Victoria, Australia where I spent my early childhood years before moving to Melbourne with my family when I was ten. I currently live in Narre Warren North, an outer south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, with my husband, Roger. Despite having an interest in creative writing since childhood, I settled into a career as an accountant, only starting to write in earnest as I approached my 50th birthday. I have since enjoyed some writing success, with a number of my short stories being published or recognised in literary competitions.  At the launch of Melbourne Books', 'Award Winning Australian Writing 2009' - Melbourne Literary Festival In Novemeber of 2010 I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), writing the first draft of a novel, 'Petals in the Dust'. In 2010 I also discovered Twitter or Nano Fiction, short stories written in no more than 140 characters, a relatively new genre I thoroughly enjoy. I have now written over 300 twitter stories. You can follow me in twitter @GayleBeveridge. |
 At the 2008 Boroondara Literary Awards Presentation I enjoy writing in a number of genres including drama, fantasy, humour, horror and chick lit. I write both long-hand and on my laptop as the mood or situation dictates. As I work full time in my job as an accountant, most of my stories have been penned while sitting up in bed in the late evening. Some stories were written quickly, the first draft being produced in one sitting, while others have taken weeks to fully form. I rarely finish a story without doing some research, for which I rely heavily on the internet. I look for finer details to add credibility and body to the story, for understanding of a period in time or for pictures to aid in my descriptions of people or places.  Picturesque landscape near my home in Narre Warren North. |
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Gayle in the News    Click here to read the full interview in 'The Muffin' |
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