Gail Schimmel

GAIL SCHIMMEL has been writing stories since she could put pen to paper. When her father mentioned that real writers have to rewrite and correct their work repeatedly, Gail decided that her career prospects lay in easier directions, and eventually grew up to become a lawyer. But the need to write remained, and Gail fitted her writing into her evenings. She has worked as a freelance journalist, and in 2007 she published a children's book, Claude & Millie, under the name Gail van Onselen. Gail is an attorney specializing in advertising law, and is currently a partner at one of the biggest law firms in Africa. She was born in 1974, and has lived in Johannesburg her whole life. Gail lives in Craighall Park with her husband, Paul, their child and their pets.