On February 9, Gabriel Gale visited Hicklebee’s to promote his new book, A Fiery Friendship. Society of Young Inklings was privileged to meet with him prior to the event to learn about his writing process.
One of our Inklings, Samuel, asked Gabriel a few questions. How long have you been writing? Who does the illustrations? If someone wants to write a book, what should they do first?
Gabriel shared that his background is in screenwriting; he is actually new to writing novels. For the Age of Oz series, Gabriel works with a co-author, Lisa Fiedler. Gabriel handles all the plotting, character development, and theme development. When the time comes to put the book together, Gabriel turns it over to Lisa. Lisa executes Gabriel’s vision and puts the story into a novel format. As an artist himself, Gabriel also enjoys having lots of input on the illustrations that go along with his stories.
When starting a book, Gabriel focuses on theme and characters first. Gabriel also shared that he is a meticulous outliner—he outlines every chapter in great detail.
We are so grateful to Gabriel Gale for sharing his time and thoughts with us! We love learning from other authors.
