As the Lord Leads...

Writers are often asked to establish a "brand" for the type of writing they do. It could be romance, mystery, science fiction or other.  Margaret began writing as a free-lance on various topics such as history, current events, family life, and such.  When her family would go camping, she'd write an article for the campground's newsletter; she did technical writing for her employer; she wrote letters to the editors of newspapers; and, for the NAACP.  She just wanted to write! Now she does mostly Christian writing and her brand is "As the Lord Leads."

Anecdotes and funny events about family life drew Margaret deep into African American history research.

She joined research study groups, learned a lot, and began to write about her findings, and other ideas.  Her work has been published in various newsletters,  newspapers, magazines, and historical journals.

Though employed, her desire to write still held her captive, so she sought opportunities with her employer. This led to penning employee handbooks, writing company publications, and contributing articles to the employee magazine.

After becoming a Christian, she desired to focus on Christian writing. 

Margaret based her first book, More Than A Slave: The Life of Katherine Ferguson, on the true story of a woman who, born as a slave, became a Christian, got her freedom, learned a trade, and opened a school. Winning the admiration of a noted pastor, he invited her to move her school into his church.

It made history in 1793 by becoming the first Sunday school in the state of New York. 

Now called the Second Presbyterian Church, founded in 1756, it stands at 4 West 96th Street near Central Park West in New York City.

An award-winning second book, Song of Life,  followed.  It tells the story of two sisters captured in Nigeria, brought to colonial America as slaves, and separated. Their determination to be together again makes for a daring, heart-felt adventure.  Both girls find love along the way.

Margaret's books are set in pre-Revolutionary War New York City.

Living and writing in Baltimore, Maryland, she graduated from Morgan State College (now University) and studied writing at Johns Hopkins University. She also worked as an adjunct professor at Baltimore City Community College and teaches many workshops for the Black Writers' Guild of Maryland, Inc., of which she is past president. 

Margaret is now researching and writing a chronology of African American history covering a period of one hundred years from 1870 to 1970.  Look for it in 2020.