Margaret Willey

The first story of my novel told in stories has been published at Literary Mama.com.
The story is titled "Simple Addition." The novel, which I was calling HOW SHE LEFT, is now titled ADDITIONS.

Here is the link.

Wonderful recent news about my novel FOUR SECRETS. It was listed by Booklist reviewer Ilene Cooper as one of the TOP TEN crime fiction novels for young readers in 2013. The rest of the distinguished list is here. I am so encouraged and grateful for this distinction because I worked so hard on the plot of FOUR SECRETS and on the slow and methodical revelation of the secrets. The whole time I was doing it, I was wondering if it was working. If the plot would hold water. If it was the right balance of suspense and revelation.
It was like writing my first folktale (CLEVER BEATRICE), a time of uncertainty and self-doubt (which needed to be ignored), followed by true feelings of accomplishment.

FOUR SECRETS took me to a new place as a writer and this is the best thing about pushing your creative limits. Read More