As a writer, there are some books that when I start reading them, I think, I wish I would have written this. Not because it’s on the bestseller list, although that would be nice!, but because it’s an original idea and well executed, and you know that people are going to love it. This is [...]

I loved everything about Moonlit. Debut author Jadie Jones does an excellent job building a loveable and flawed heroine, Tanzy Hightower, while also creating a suspenseful plot, love-to-hate bad guys, and a jaw-dropping ending (as in–I e-mailed her to say: WHEN IS BOOK TWO COMING OUT??). I stayed up late into the night to finish [...]

My writing friend, Megg Jensen, is one of the most ambitious and go-getter authors I know. I admire the way she has taken ahold of her career and NEVER looked back. I am always super excited to be a part of her promotional efforts and getting the word out about her YA books. Today, we [...]

This past weekend, I was at the Missouri Writers’ Guild conference in St. Louis, MO. (By the way, FINDING MY PLACE won an award–but more on that on Wednesday. . . ) One of the sessions I attended was Lela Davidson’s “Search Engine Optimization.” I’m lucky enough to know Lela from the year before, when [...]

I’m so thankful for libraries and librarians. And this week, it’s National Library Week! Since my book Finding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at Vicksburg has been published, I’ve been invited by librarians to speak at two different schools in St. Charles County this year–at Discovery Ridge Elementary School in Wentzville and All Saints School [...]

This originally appeared in my Sunday book column in The News-Gazette (http://www.news-gazette.com). I have left it in newspaper style. Author examines the language of U.S. leaders Sun, 03/17/2013 – 10:00am | Margo L. Dill With our 24/7 media world, as soon as the president of the United States utters a new word, phrase or saying, [...]

If you don’t live in the Midwest, you are probably tired of us Midwesterners complaining about the snow on Facebook and Twitter. But just look at my back yard on Sunday! (See my daughter–she’s trying to help my husband shovel the sidewalk. LOL) This is a scene from MARCH 24! I know, I know, March [...]

I am very excited to welcome Gloria Loring and her new book, Coincidence is God’s Way of Remaining Anonymous. Many of you will recognize Gloria for her fame and accomplishments–she starred for six years on Days of Our Lives as Liz Chandler. (Last night, I read a synopsis of Liz Chandler’s storyline on a soap [...]

I’m very excited to welcome Angela R. Lewis to my blog today to tell you about her book, The Game Changing Assist: Six Simple Ways to Choose Success. I met Angela when she asked me to edit her book, and I took her on as an Editor 911 client. Angela’s book is a positive teaching [...]

Yesterday when I posted on Facebook for WOW! and on my Editor 911 page about The Oscars, we got fewer responses than I figured we would, and many of them were negative. It turns out everyone doesn’t love this night as much as I do–I confess I like the Hollywood glam, I like to see [...]