Gail Bergan holds BS and MS degrees in geology from the University of North Dakota and the University of Texas at Arlington, respectively. She began her career in the oil and gas industry in Dallas and Houston, Texas. After 10 years, she pivoted to her true calling: writing and editing. Gail started her own business as a technical writer/editor and desktop publisher, and remained self-employed for the next 30 years, living in Houston and Rockport, Texas. She currently resides in Spokane, Washington.

In 2021, Gail started the blog Gail’s Story, where she enjoys posting creative nonfiction essays and book reviews. In 2024, one of these essays was chosen for the Journey Into Time anthology, published by the Houston Writers Guild. Art and Artifice is her first memoir. Her current project is the essay collection Gail Versus the Raccoons (and the Raccoons Won).