Mindshadows

Epic. Compelling. Canadian.


About The Author: Gabriele Wills

Born in Germany, Gabriele emigrated to Canada as a young child. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, with an honours B.Sc. and a B.Ed. in the social sciences and English. As an educator with librarianship qualifications, she has taught in secondary, elementary, and private schools, and worked as a literacy coordinator for two newspapers. She has produced brochures, newsletters, copy, ads, reports, and numerous newspaper articles for many organizations and businesses. For 10 years she operated a part-time website design business.

Gabriele's real love is writing fiction. She is currently working on her fifth novel, which is Book 3 in "The Muskoka Novels" series.

Her first short story, "Mrs. Beresford's Disgrace", won an Honourable Mention in the Canadian Authors Association short story contest, and appears in the Winners' Circle 5 Anthology. In the fall of 2001, she produced a feature, nominated for an award, on CBC Radio's "Outfront".

Gabriele has been an active volunteer in her community, particularly in helping to preserve its heritage. She is a founding member of the Independent Authors & Illustrators of Canada (IAIC), and has created and maintains a website for the association.

Gabriele shares some of her research on the The Great War (for the first two "Muskoka Novels") on the website 4YearsofWW1.

Find out about the upcoming documentary, Not Quite Famous - the story of a struggling writer. Follow Gabriele through Muskoka, Flanders Fields, museums, and the highs and lows of writing and publishing. Visit Double Helix Creations for more info.

Visit Gabriele's "blog" at The Obessed Writer

Visit her on Goodreads and become a "fan" or "friend".

Read Gabriele's first published short story online
Mrs. Beresford's Disgrace

Moon Hall
Moon Hall

The Summer Before The Storm
The Summer Before The Storm

Elusive Dawn
Elusive Dawn

A Place To Call home
A Place To Call Home

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Copyright © 2008 Gabriele Wills, Photos Copyright © 2008 Melanie Wills