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Gill Winter

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in Auckland, New Zealand

Website

http://gillwinterbooks.wordpress.com

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Travel, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

Influences

His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan people in exile, J.B. Priestl ...more

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June 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/flyingpiglet

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Gill Winter spent eleven years working as publicist and public programmes organiser at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, one of New Zealand’s premier contemporary art museums. She left the art world in 1999 to create Flying Piglets, a touring agency for folk and blues musicians. During the next few years she also worked as marketing manager for two arts festivals, helped on the family pig farm and was a regular volunteer for Trade Aid, New Zealand’s largest Fair Trade organisation.

In 2009, she wound up Flying Piglets and completed a CELTA course in teaching English as a second language. In 2010, she answered an advertisement for volunteer teachers to work in Dharamshala, India. After three fascinating months at Tibet Charity, (www.tibetchar ...more

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Gill Winter My current book is a fantasy novel, but it's based to some extent on the Tibetan situation - a country which has been invaded and in which people are …moreMy current book is a fantasy novel, but it's based to some extent on the Tibetan situation - a country which has been invaded and in which people are trying to free themselves from an oppressive system. However there is magic involved, so it's definitely a fictional piece. I'm enjoying the freedom that gives me to invent people, places and situations. (less)

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Gill Winter So far I have not really had this problem. My first two books dealt with my own experiences, so one thing led quite logically to another, and I was ne…moreSo far I have not really had this problem. My first two books dealt with my own experiences, so one thing led quite logically to another, and I was never short of things to write about. I'm now working on a novel, and there have been times when I've been stuck, wondering where it's going to next. However I find if I keep it in the back of my mind and think about it at quiet moments, sooner or later something will come. I also think it's important to just write - get the main story down and then go back and revise and improve it. (less)

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Average rating: 4.27 · 11 ratings · 4 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Between Monks and Monkeys 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yeti in the Library really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before the Magic Fades 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gill Winter's Blog: My new website, 2019

Gill's website

I now have a website!

www.gillwinterbooks.com

You'll find information about my books, a photo gallery, and easy links to buy my books online and in paperback. Check it out - and please tell your friends.

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Published on July 20, 2014 02:42 • Tags: between-monks-and-monkeys, gillwinterbooks, website, yeti-in-the-library

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