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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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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 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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August 29, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

Writing Contests to Help You Break Out – from Real Simple and Iowa Review – and AWWP Writing Prompt #4

For my fourth week mentoring in the Afghan Women's Writing Project, I'm giving my writers a prompt for a personal essay or short story. I've found that it can …

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August 23, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

AWWP Writing Prompt: Using Place

I gave my Afghan Women's Writing Project workshop a third prompt this morning, this one meant to jump-start a personal essay. The prompt goes as follows: 1. …

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August 18, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

If You AREN'T Being Rejected, Perhaps You Aren't Creative Enough

I just came across a rejection letter from the Museum of Art, politely declining the donation of a painting by an artist. The letter is dated October 18, 1956, …

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August 16, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

AWWP Writing Prompt: I Am…

I've just given my second writing prompt to the workshop I'm heading up at the Afghan Women's Writing Project this month. I tried to do something very simple …

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August 13, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

A Friday the 13th Writing Tip – on Writing and Luck

"Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck." — Iris Murdoch And a quick reminder that Friday the 13th …

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July 14, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

A Brief History of the Slush Pile

Did you know the first time the New York Times used the term "slush pile" in a literary sense wasn't until 1967? I just came across an article at the Awl, "Very …

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