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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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February 10, 2017 By Meg Waite Clayton

Yet More Writing Wisdom from Plath

More writing wisdom from Sylvia Plath today: “Some things are hard to write about. After something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over …

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February 3, 2017 By Meg Waite Clayton

Gertrude Stein on Who to Write For

As it's Gertrude Stein's birthday today -- her 143rd -- my quote comes from her The Making of Americans: I am writing for myself and strangers. This is the only …

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January 27, 2017 By Meg Waite Clayton

365 Great Quotes from Women

Day #5 of writing in earnest, and a little humor is in order: You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an …

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January 26, 2017 By Meg Waite Clayton

365 Great Quotes from Women

Day #4 of writing in earnest, and here is a bit of terrific advice: The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. …

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January 24, 2017 By Meg Waite Clayton

365 Great Quotes from Women

Day #2 of writing in earnest: Make up a story... For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark …

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January 12, 2017 By Meg Waite Clayton

What I learned at PixarHow to Write a Good Beginning

One of my 59 new things I'm trying to do in my 59th year is writing a screenplay. Today, for One Thing Thursday, I offer this very short video to watch. It …

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November 1, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

6 Writing Tips from Crazy Fabulous Female Journalists

I'm just back from the most amazing weekend, hanging out in Roanoke Virginia with some crazy fabulous female journalists. We gathered from all over the country …

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October 6, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

1 Crazy Strange Writing Tip for #1ThTH

One of my favorite writing books is John Garner's The Art of Fiction. But in looking for it this morning to read once again, as I do so often, the chapter on …

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September 29, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

#1ThTH – Reputable Fiction and Novel Contests

This week's 1 Thing Thursday: Consider entering a contest! I finally got traction for my first novel, The Language of Light, when, after it had been turned down …

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September 22, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

How Many Words Long Should a Novel Be?

This week's 1 Thing Thursday asks the question: How Long should a novel be? As the chart below shows, the range in huge, and the honest answer is: as long as it …

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