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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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January 31, 2013 By Meg Waite Clayton

A Survival Guide to Writers Conferences: 1. Eat Chocolate for Breakfast

A friend who is heading for a writers' conference next month asked if I had any advice, and since it's not the first time I've been asked: 1. Eat Chocolate for …

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January 16, 2013 By Meg Waite Clayton

Melanie Benjamin: The Novelist Formerly Known As…

I'm SO delighted to host Melanie Benjamin this week - not just because she's got a new book publishing this week, The Aviator's Wife, which I am already …

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January 15, 2013 By Meg Waite Clayton

What Book Editors Want in 2013

I stumbled across a piece on the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency's blog today about what book editors want to see in 2013. The answers run the gammut, including …

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The Brewster Book Store

November 18, 2012 By Meg Waite Clayton

Books on the Cape: Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Brewster Book Store, and More

Who knew Cape Cod had so many great bookstores and other book places? Mac and I - who are spending a long weekend here before joining family in Mystic, …

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April 13, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Dispatches from the (Book Tour) Front

"I never minded reading to three people. I had plenty of experience. The key is that all of you must sit very close together." - Ann Patchett, from "My Life in …

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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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March 3, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Edna St. Vincent Millay on Publishing

"A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down."— Edna St. Vincent Millay ...tick ... tick ... tick Less than three …

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