{"id":4,"date":"2021-02-02T03:07:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T03:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecornerlotauthors.com\/GailLowe\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2022-01-28T18:38:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T01:38:49","slug":"gail-lowe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecornerlotauthors.com\/GailLowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Gail Lowe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecornerlotauthors.com\/GailLowe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GailLoweWebPic.jpg?resize=288%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo Gail Lowe\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecornerlotauthors.com\/GailLowe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GailLoweWebPic.jpg?w=288&amp;ssl=1 288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecornerlotauthors.com\/GailLowe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GailLoweWebPic.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully we share a love of writing, reading, and my favourite: day- dreaming.&nbsp; I get carried away daily, in whatever direction my mood is facing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Headlines in the paper?<\/strong> <em>I\u2019m thinking conspiracy theories<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An unusual grouping of large clouds?<\/strong> <em>It\u2019s obvious space ships are parked up there<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An endless winter?<\/strong> <em>Well, I live in Calgary \u2014 who could blame me for thinking that might happen<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A vivid imagination can be bothersome<\/strong>, an impressionable one lethal.&nbsp; Forty years after watching The Haunting of Hill House, I still keep my house well-lit at night. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About five years ago I took a class at the Alexandra Writers Centre and met an inspiring group of writers.&nbsp; Ultimately we became The Corner Lot; one of the best things that has ever happened to me. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Movies influence me more than books, but books teach me how to write.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fantasy sci-fi blend is my absolute favourite.&nbsp; Magic and world-building keeps me reading all night.&nbsp; I love a good villain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not the slasher profile, but the intelligent I\u2019m going to manipulate you to death villain.&nbsp; Think Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. (<em>Do you think the author picked Hannibal because it rhymes with cannibal?<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Has anyone seen Signs?&nbsp; It\u2019s hard to beat that movie for suspense and tension.&nbsp; I love the scene with the tinfoil hats.<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first novel, Deadly Nightshade, is a work-in-progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m currently self-isolating with my&nbsp;<em>very<\/em>&nbsp;patient husband, and three furry friends.&nbsp; I battle daily with my arch enemy: the scale. And my super-power is my ability to overlook clutter. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope you are staying safe and happy in this crazy world of ours.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ce4wp-subscribe\"><div class=\"onSubmission\" style=\"display:none\"><input class=\"onSubmissionSetting\" name=\"onSubmissionSetting\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"message\"\/><div><h2 class=\"title\">Subscribe<\/h2><p class=\"subTitle\">Thank you for subscribing!<\/p><\/div><\/div><form class=\"cm-contact-form\" name=\"contact-form\"><input class=\"list_id\" name=\"list_id\" type=\"hidden\"\/><h2 class=\"title\">Subscribe<\/h2> <p class=\"subTitle\">Sign up for our newsletter and stay up to date<\/p><div class=\"inputBlock\"><label>First name<\/label><input class=\"firstName\" name=\"first_name\" type=\"text\"\/><\/div><div class=\"inputBlock\"><label>Last name<\/label><input class=\"lastName\" name=\"last_name\" type=\"text\"\/><\/div><div class=\"inputBlock\"><label>Email<\/label><span class=\"wp-caption-text required-text\" style=\"color:#ee0000\">*<\/span><input class=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" oninvalid=\"setCustomValidity('Please enter a valid email address')\" oninput=\"setCustomValidity('')\" required\/><\/div><div class=\"disclaimer\"><input class=\"consent_check\" name=\"consent_check_28f9d740-3268-4e48-ad2e-8e8e5bb441c1\" id=\"consent_check_28f9d740-3268-4e48-ad2e-8e8e5bb441c1\" type=\"checkbox\"\/><label for=\"consent_check_28f9d740-3268-4e48-ad2e-8e8e5bb441c1\" class=\"disclaimer-label\">Can we send you an email from time to time?<\/label><\/div><button class=\"wp-block-button__link submit-button\" type=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/button><\/form><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopefully we share a love of writing, reading, and my favourite: day- dreaming.&nbsp; I get carried away daily, in whatever direction my mood is facing.&nbsp; Headlines in the paper? 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