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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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December 21, 2012 By Meg Waite Clayton

A Little Robert Frost End-of-the-Word Poetry

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it …

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April 3, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Page Davidson Clayton Poetry Prize, and 1st Books Paperback Row

Since this month is National Poetry Month, I'll be running Poetry Tuesdays instead of the usual Guest Author Wednesdays this month - and am very excited about …

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February 22, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

The Kama Sutra of Kindness, and the Importance of Sharing Our Words

Mary Mackey, a writer-pal of mine from a Bay Area group we both belong to, sent a note through the group about a poem of hers Garrison Keillor was going to read …

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December 20, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

Poetry Tuesday: an Eclipse, a Solstice, and a Post and Poem by Leslie Lytle

The confluence of winter solstice and lunar eclipse tonight, for me, calls out for poetry - and just in time, I recieved my annual solstice-poem card from my …

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November 18, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

And the Winners of the National Book Awards Are …

The National Book Award ceremonies were last night. Did you watch them? They don't have the audience of the Oscars or the Emmies, but at least in this internet …

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July 22, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published, Part 11: We Need Permission! And a Latin Expert!

In Part 6 of this "All-True" series, I blogged about Beth Pearson and her amazing team who, among other things, flagged every place in The Four Ms. Bradwells …

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July 20, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

Diane Lockward: on poetry

I had such fun hosting poets here on 1st Books for National Poetry Month that I've decided to continue the occasional Poetry Tuesday throughout the year. …

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July 15, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published, Part 10: The Dreaded Author Photo

To be honest, I'm not sure why I'm not skipping right over this author photo bit and moving on to The Four Ms. Bradwells showing up on Amazon. I. Hate. Photos. …

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July 8, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published, Part 9: Titles and DESCRIPTIONS and Author Photos – Oh My! (the "Description" part)

One funny thing about writing a book is how hard it is to reduce 300+ pages of prose to a one- or two-paragraph description. So the good news is that when your …

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July 1, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published, Part 8: TITLES and Descriptions and Author Photos – Oh My!

The working title for The Four Ms. Bradwells was "The Ms. Bradwells," which comes from an 1873 Supreme Court case, Bradwell v. Illinois, in which nine white …

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