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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt 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!)
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If You Don’t Have the Time to Read…
One of my favorite writing quotes: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” – Stephen King I particularly love to read books with friends, and discuss them. … Continue reading
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Good News for Mother’s Day, Good News for Goodread-ers, and Other Good News!
So much good news to smush in to one post, so I’ll be brief lest I not get through this all before Mother’s Day: 1. Target has chosen The Wednesday Sisters as a “Best of Book Club”! A special edition … Continue reading
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Caroline Leavitt Throws Stones at Her Own Characters – a 1st Books Interview
The New York Times Modern Love column had already turned her down twenty times, but no matter: she lobbed in another submission—about her pet tortoise. And when her ninth novel was turned down by her publisher, she picked up her … Continue reading
Your One Wild and Precious Life
On this last day of National Poetry Month, I’m keeping in mind two quotes from Mary Oliver. The first comes from her National Book Award acceptance speech: Poetry happens because of life, and poetry happens because of language and poetry … Continue reading
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Bookstores Worth Browsing: Book Passage in Corte Madera, and at the Ferry Building, too
If you’re in the San Francisco Bay area and don’t know about Book Passage, let me bend your ear for a minute. This fabulous store, started by Elaine Petrocelli in the 1970s, not only is a lovely place with a … Continue reading
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Five Facebook Tips for Authors and Others (or “Being Generous Always Feels Better than Being Jealous”)
Having only recently learned to size my Timeline photos 403×403 square only to find that no longer works with the new face of Facebook timeline–or at least not all the time–I thought I’d share a few Facebook tips I’ve learned … Continue reading
