1st BOOKS is hosted by MEG WAITE CLAYTON
bestselling author of four novels, including The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and The Wednesday Daughters (coming July 30!)

I hope you’ll be inspired by
• The Not Quite Yes by National Book Award winner Julia Glass
• Call in Sick More Often by Jamie Ford
• The Author Formerly Known As... by Melanie Benjamin
• The 136-Rejection Overnight Success by my best writer-pal, Brenda Rickman Vantrease, and
• In Praise of Writing Friends, my own story
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Guest Posting on 1st Books
I don't review books on 1st Books, but I do host traditionally-published author guest posts to coincide with new book releases, as space allows. If you're interested, contact me through this page, and please include the title, publisher, and publication date.
I recognize the market is changing and many fine books are self-published these days, but due to volume considerations, at the moment I'm only hosting authors who publish with traditional publishers.
Daily Archives: August 23, 2012
Bookstores Worth Browsing: Beach Books, in Seaside, Oregon
Kristina McMorris, author of Letters from Home and Bridge of Scarlet Leaves shares her love of Beach Books, in Seaside, Oregon: When Karen Emmerling, the owner of Beach Books, invited me to participate in her monthly author luncheon, I didn’t … Continue reading
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