The Adventures of Margo: Girl Detective by Wendi Schuller and Illustrated by Maryia Kapitsa
About The Adventures of Margo: Girl Detective
The Adventures of Margo: Girl Detective
Children's Mystery/Detective/Spy
9 - 11 Years
1st in Series
Setting - Ohio
Publisher : Austin Macauley
Publication date : March 21, 2025
Hardcover Print length : 182 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8895431740
Paperback ISBN-13 : 979-8895431733
Digital ISBN-13 : 979-8895431757
Margo is not your average ten-year-old. She's a junior detective with a knack for solving mysteries that leave even the adults stumped!
Join Margo as she jumps into thrilling adventures – from tracking down a runaway to tailing a mysterious spy. With her quick thinking, fearless determination, and a little help from her two best friends, Margo navigates a world filled with quirky characters, puzzling clues, and even a ghostly encounter.
But can Margo keep her cool, and will she crack the case before it's too late?
Perfect for young readers who love mystery, adventure, and a dash of the unexpected!
Wendi Schuller loves mysteries and devoured Agatha Christie ones at an early age. She enjoys going to where they took place or were written, such as Egypt or the Seven Dials in London. Her new series, The Adventures of Margo, Girl Detective, have many cases to solve with the help of two friends.
Wendi Schuller is a globe-trotter by nature, having travelled to over sixty countries and jungles on three continents. She got the idea for her children's book Jack Jack The Jungle Cat in Cambodia on one of those trips with her children. Combine her love for jungle habitat and animals with a career that expanded on her innate compassion for family, children and all living things – and you have a recipe for Jack Jack The Jungle Cat. Her first published book – The Global Guide to Divorce – was written in response to the need of many families to negotiate divorce with the least amount of trauma as possible. Wendi is a nurse, a Neuro-Linguistic Programmer, and a hypnotherapist.
Interview
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
As a child I wrote in a different way. I made comic strips when something funny popped into my brain. This transformed to writing articles for magazines. I expanded into writing fiction for children.
2. How long does it take you to write a book?
It depends. The Adventures of Margo, Girl Detective took about 4 years, some during lockdown of Covid. I took a pause to write Jack Jack The Cat Loose In London, then came back to it.. Also continued writing articles. I don’t have just 1 writing project at a time.
3. What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
I’m a nurse and dating coach so I weave writing time around work schedules. When a plot explodes in my brain, I spend a day or more in a creative environment like a coffee shop writing.
4. What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I write long hand. When I type I’m in the editor mode, it’s not creative. I type what was already hand written and make small changes.
5. How do books get published?
I shopped around for a publisher on both sides of the pond. I finish the book, then, contact my illustrator online. I may draw a quick sketch or just describe the scene. My publisher’s production team puts the book together.
6. Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
My life experiences are put into my books. Also from other sources, like the news. In the sequel to The Adventures of Margo, Girl Detective I put in a cute mouse from the British news sites. It will be one of the mysteries Margo is contacted to solve. For realistic situations, I do research to make sure I get it right.
7. When did you write your first book and how old were you?
I was an adult when The Global Guide To Divorce was written after mine was finalized. I did a lot of research into studies, laws, and health and put that into a book. This was published in London and I then was asked to do speeches in that field.
8. What do you like to do when you're not writing?
When I’m not writing, I like to have adventures. I’ll be volunteering in Ukraine later this year, I’ve been to over sixty countries. I play the drums and sky dive. As a dating coach, I host singles events in various venues. I’m an extrovert and enjoy doing karaoke, hanging with friends and going to concerts and films.
9. What does your family think of your writing?
They are excited and love the books.
10. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
That people identify with some aspects in my books. People let me know what really resonated or helped them.
11. How many books have you written? Which is your favorite? I wrote a divorce book and 4 children’s ones. My books are like my children, so I don’t have a favorite one.
12. Do you have any suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
Carry a small notebook with you everywhere. When someone says words of wisdom which is great for a book, write them down. I wrote some articles and speeches, by what people were saying. One was a priest who gave amazing advice and stories in his sermon.
Schedule writing into your agenda, like you do appointments. Tell someone, “Sorry, Sabrina, can’t go, I’m working “(writing).
13. Do you hear from your readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
One man screamed “Wendi” across a parking lot. Then came over and said my book (divorce one) saved his life. A friend said she went into the library and two girls were taking turns reading paragraphs from a book, having fun. It was my new The Adventures of Margo, Girl Detective. These warm my heart.
14. Do you like to create books for adults?
I wrote articles which were published in magazines and online. Writing a book for adults was the next step.
15. What do you think makes a good story?
If the subject is interesting and something you would enjoy writing. I tend to write to the point. Too much description gets boring. A story doesn’t need two pages to describe the field a detective is walking through.
16. As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
Whatever I did as an adult had to have an adventure. I wanted to be a flight attendant and travel the world. My height disqualified me. I became a nurse and was going to go Saudia Arabia for two years. During the planning stage, my relationship got more serious and we got married. I didn’t go.
17. What Would you like my readers to know?
Follow your dreams and passions – you don’t know where they can lead. Take opportunities and not have regrets down the road. Stick with it. Writing a book, getting a publisher and marketing take time.
https://globalguidetodivorce.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendi-schuller-b39b5a190/
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