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Danger at Baird's Den – New look! New (lower) price!

Curious? If you love mysteries, please enjoy an excerpt from my e-book Danger at Baird's Den? Chapter 1 is available for you to download and read. Click to read or right-click to download. If you decide to purchase the book, go to solsticepublishing.com, amazon.com, or smashwords.com.

-For younger kids, my two 'read to me' e-books, 'Bread, Bacon and the Really Big Fish' and 'Will and Cassandra: A Cat's Tale About Life With a Dog' are also available at solsticepublishing.com, amazon.com, or smashwords.com.

-The good news continues! My e-book imprint, Fairy Tales and Dreams, recently merged web sites with the parent company, Solstice Publishing, reportedly 'the fastest growing mid-market publisher in the USA'. Go to solsticepublishing.com. Once there, find the book categories on the left side of the page. You can go by genre or you can choose Fairy Tales and Dreams and it will take you to all the books, like mine, from FTaD.

-My first international sale! FaceUp, the popular monthly magazine for Irish and American teens, based in Dublin, will feature my article, 'What You Get For the Effort?', in the November, 2011 issue.

About

Gail E. Hedrick

Born and raised in Lansing and Gun Lake, Michigan, Gail and her younger brother, Dean, developed a love of books through trips to the public library. Their parents combined an active life ice skating, biking, sledding, water skiing or sailing with reading. This developed Gail’s lifelong passion for sports and curiosity about the world that was an incubator for writing. It just hadn’t hatched anything yet!

Gail studied health and physical education at Michigan State University. After her sophomore year, she took a summer job lifeguarding and teaching swimming at Sunnybrook Farm in South Haven, Michigan and her life changed forever. Gail met Mont Hedrick, from Lexington, North Carolina and that Southern boy swept her off her feet. They married and Gail transferred to the University of Houston, graduating with a degree in health and physical education and minor in speech and theatre.

She taught physical education, was a YMCA administrator, coached swimming and gymnastics and developed a preschool movement education program. Next, Gail got the best job on earth, mom to Ben and Josh, and read to them every chance she could. This sparked the desire to learn about writing and she enrolled in courses from the Institute for Children’s Literature. She just intended to learn to write, but when the teacher encouraged submitting her first completed lesson to a magazine and it sold, Gail was hooked!

So, what does she write about? It varies, but Gail writes about everyday things that kids deal with like setting the table, studying, following directions, facing fears or being a friend. She writes a lot about movement as in not sitting still. Bounce a ball, go for a run, play with a hula hoop or roll in the grass – she’s not too picky, but really believes everyone needs to wiggle around everyday.

Gail continues to write, freelance edit and review, publish, and take writing classes. She and Mont live in Florida. To see how the boys turned out, check the photo section. Gail collects seashells and loves to travel; bringing back a shell or rock from every place she visits. She likes to walk, swim, exercise, kayak, and yes, read!