Biography

Born in Maine and raised in North Carolina, Margi Desmond began her writing career as a mere tot, writing stories about Freddie the Frog.  As an adolescent she developed The Palingual Enquirer, a spoof on The National Enquirer, with a circulation of one. In her teenage years she worked as the editor of her high school newspaper, The Oracle, and columnist for the local newspaper, the Wilson Daily Times. She won both writing and photography awards from the National Journalism Association.

Margi studied journalism and literature at East Carolina University. She worked as a journalist for both the East Carolinian and the East Carolina Marauder before earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications.

Throughout the years, Margi has worked in the education, healthcare, banking, insurance, and automotive industries. These experiences gave her a plethora of hilarious story ideas.

Margi joined the Pikes Peak Writers and dedicated herself to writing full time in 2009. A member of the Mystery Writers of America and the Royal Society of Literature, Margi earned a career diploma in Private Investigations in 2010 while conducting research for her novel, Driven to Murder. She's written more than 100 articles for eHow/Demand Studios and Suite 101. The ezine, 69 Flavors of Paranoia, published her short story "Customer Satisfaction" in Menu 13 on August 21, 2011 and Over My Dead Body! published her story "Home Sweet Gnome" on March 12, 2012.

Margi is working on her second novel and volunteers for the Army Europe Libraries while living in Germany with her husband.