Interview with Gisela Seldmayer. #books.

Thank you very much Leyla for having a part in that.

CHARM: AN AMAZING STORY OF A LITTLE BLACK CAT by Leyla Atke

Gigi, could you please tell about yourself? Where you grew up, the places you lived, your family and your current place of living?

I was born on the 19. May 1944 on the east side of Germany, in Potsdam, Berlin.

My family escaped to the West just before the infamous wall went up. We moved around in Germany, following work my dad found, changing schools at least 7 times (I really lost track and lost all my friends with it, until I was so scared to make friends and actually never learnt proper conversation) until finally settling in Munich where I studied architectural drafting and met Albert in 1965, marrying in December 1967. I worked as a civil draftsperson in various private consultancies in Munich.

Since my uncle was a writer, I tried to write short animal stories beside work, when I had the time. I think I wanted to…

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About Gigi Sedlmayer

Gisela (Gigi) Sedlmayer was born on 19 May 1944 in Potsdam, a suburb of Berlin in Germany. Her family escaped to the West just before the infamous wall went up. They moved around in Germany until finally settling in Munich where Gigi studied architectural drafting and met Albert in 1965, marrying in December 1967. She worked as a civil draftsperson in various private consultancies in Munich. Since her uncle was a writer, she tried to write short animal stories herself. Nothing further came of it, but she developed a love for the written word and started to consume books. In May 1975, Gigi and her husband moved to New Zealand. Because of language challenges, she started a handicraft business. As a specialty, she made colourful parrots of which she sold thousands in a few years. In 1988, they decided to adopt and became adoptive parents of twin girls the year after. They lived in New Zealand for eighteen years and moved to Australia in September 1992. Two years later Gigi was diagnosed with cancer. After operations and radiation, she withdrew, thinking that she would probably soon be dead, like her friend who died of cancer, but her two little girls gave her the courage to keep going. After a few years, still among the living, her brain started to work again, so she thought, 'Get a grip on yourself and do something good with your life'. She remembered the time she wrote short stories and got inspired again, seeing her husband Albert writing the story of their adoption. Her English became increasingly better so she pressed on to develop her creative writing. Albert taught her how to use a computer and she wrote many short stories. She entered them in competitions and often got very good reports back, which gave her confidence to go on writing. One day the idea for the TALON series came to her and she spent the next several years bringing the story and the characters to life. She now loves writing and spends most of her time at the computer, developing new story lines. She also loves travelling, 4x4 touring, swimming, gardening, handcrafting, reading, fossicking and enjoys good adventure DVD's or going to the movies.

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4 Responses to Interview with Gisela Seldmayer. #books.

Bette A. Stevens says:

March 10, 2015 at 4:34 am

Great interview, Gigi & Leyla. Sharing. 🙂

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- Gigi Sedlmayer says:
  
  March 10, 2015 at 7:26 am
  
  Thank you so very much Bette. And thank you for sharing. wonderful.
  
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jjspina says:

March 13, 2015 at 11:39 am

Wonderful books by a lovely lady who is a creative author. It is a pleasure to know Gigi. Lovely interview!

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- Gigi Sedlmayer says:
  
  March 13, 2015 at 11:46 am
  
  Thank you so very much Janice. Much appreciated
  
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