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Meg Waite Clayton

Author of the international bestsellers The Postmistress of Paris, The Last Train to London, and 6 other novels

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November 3, 2012 By Meg Waite Clayton

I Could Not Be More THRILLED…

When my editor asked if I had any ideas for the cover for The Wednesday Daughters that I wanted her to pass on to the art department, the first photo I sent was …

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March 22, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Look at this Cover!!!

Holy Moly!!! The Four Ms. Bradwells goes on sale today, and the first things I saw on twitter was this photo, shared by Andi Buchanon. The stores aren't …

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March 18, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Words of Wisdom from Confucius, Austen, and Tuchman

"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings." — Jane Austen "No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender …

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March 14, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

How a Novel Gets Published: 2nd Printing! (Before publication!)

The Four Ms. Bradwells is going into a second printing eight days before it even comes out. I would explain how this happens if I knew, but I don't. I just know …

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March 12, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

How a Novel Gets Published: 10 Days Left!

Just a quick post that will not begin to cover everything that's going on in these last few weeks before publication of The Four Ms. Bradwells. I'm busy doing …

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February 24, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

How a Novel Gets Published: Books in Hand!

Thanks to my lovely editor, Caitlin Alexander, the fed ex truck rolled up my street yesterday with my first finished copy of The Four Ms. Bradwells! It's still …

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February 22, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

All True Story: Finished Books!

Woo Hooo!!! Look at these! Don't have them in hand (photo is from my editor) and they don't go on sale for a month (from today!), but dang, it's a book!!! With …

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February 18, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

An Offering to the Literary Gods: A Deep Orange Scarf

One of the things I did this week on my way to publication is light a small candle to the literary gods in the form of one orange scarf. When I went on tour for …

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February 12, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published # … Sadly, I've Lost Count

Where in the world have the days gone this week? To (nearly) finalizing the website pages for The Language of Light - for which the paperback will be released …

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February 5, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

How a Novel Gets Published: Book Tours, Websites, and Press Releases

This week's pre-publication taks: finalize press release materials and tour details. I had a lovely chat with Lisa Barnes from Random House about book tour …

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