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Meg Waite Clayton

Author of the international bestsellers The Postmistress of Paris, The Last Train to London, and 7 other novels

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March 21, 2009 By Meg Waite Clayton

My Two Minutes on Radio: Writing for Sound

There’s nothing like reading on radio to make you focus on how your writing sounds. I spent some time at the KQED studios Tuesday afternoon, recording an essay …

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March 6, 2009 By Meg Waite Clayton

The 46th Time is the Charm

Yet another story of persistence paying: Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, was rejected by forty-five agents before her bestseller found an agent home. …

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March 1, 2009 By Meg Waite Clayton

Summerset Maugham Rules for Writing

I saw this quote the other day, and couldn't resist sharing it: "There are only three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." - …

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