Guest post from Becky Flansburg Several years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful children’s book author (and fellow Minnesotan) Margi Preus.  During that visit , was gifted not only a snapshot as to how much hard work it is to be a published author, but also a lesson in perseverance. Valarie has an amazing review of Margi’s book The Heart of a Samurai on her sister site