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Sep.07.2011
My love affair with Italy began back in high school on Long Island, where I chose an accelerated program of Italian. Under the expert tutelage of Signor Paolo Ferrotti (Commack H.S. South), I had five years of Italian in three. He was the best teacher I ever had in any subject, bar none. When I...
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Aug.24.2011
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is how to plot a novel. It's a good question! I use a variety of techniques to get me through that process, and it's a little bit different for each book. But I usually begin the same way, with a stack of unlined index cards and the germ of an idea....
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Mar.26.2010
My debut thriller has just been nominated for a national award from RWA®. A Dark Love (Avon - Sept. 2009) has been named a finalist in the Romantic Suspense category for a RITA® award from Romance Writers of America®. Winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony on July 31st at RWA's...
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Sep.10.2009
A friend who joined A.A. told me about a thing called a 'living amends.' As I understood, it meant that by not drinking A.A. members atone for past mistakes.
Say what?
That's right. Simply by not driving drunk, say, or showing up toasted at Back-to-School night or not gambling away the family pay...
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Carroll develops what could be a stock story of an abusive marriage and turns it into a pulse-pounding romantic thriller with a strong, inspiring heroine determined to save herself.”
—Publishers Weekly (Starred review)
About Margaret
I am an internationally published author of four novels. My debut thriller, A Dark Love (Avon/HarperCollins) was named one of the Top 100 Books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly, and was nominated for a prestigious Rita award by Romance Writers of America. I...