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The Loft in Mineappolis, avec Devis

March 25, 2017 Meg Waite Clayton

The Loft in Mineappolis, avec Devis

If you don't know The Loft, it's an amazing resource for writers in Minneapolis. It was founded by my agent, Marly Rusoff, more than four decades ago in the second floor space above her bookstore, and is now one of the nation’s leading independent literary centers. I got a lovely … [Read more...]

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Isabel Allende on Writing

March 24, 2017 Meg Waite Clayton

Isabel Allende on Writing

Today's quote, just because I like it: Writing is a process, a journey into memory and the soul." - Isabel Allende … [Read more...]

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Joyce Maynard on Believing

March 23, 2017 Meg Waite Clayton

Joyce Maynard on Believing

Last but not least at the luncheon table last week was Joyce Maynard. I'd met Joyce before, but never had much of a chance to chat. It was a real treat getting to know her better. Today's quote comes from her novel, Labor Day: If you act like something’s too hard, it will be." … [Read more...]

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23 Tips from Aaron Sorkin’s Screenwriting Master Class

March 22, 2017 Meg Waite Clayton

23 Tips from Aaron Sorkin’s Screenwriting Master Class

I recently participated in Aaron Sorkin's online screenwriting master class, which I highly recommend for any story writer -- it is more about story than about the particularities of screenwriting. And here are a few of my notes from the class, put here so I'll be able to … [Read more...]

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Lalita Tademy on Having Plans

March 22, 2017 Meg Waite Clayton

Lalita Tademy on Having Plans

I was blown away when Lalita Tademy, author of the Oprah pick Cane River, showed up at my hometown reading of my first novel. I was so flustered that I signed my reading copy of my novel for my friend Ellen Sussman, who brought her along. I've come to adore her, as a person and a … [Read more...]

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Read the new national bestseller, The Race for Paris, from the author of the New York Times-bestseller The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel). Meg has also written essays for The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Writer's Digest, Runner's World, and public radio.

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Bookstores Worth Browsing

  • 1 Question: Do You Have a Favorite Bookstore? Here are some of mine…
  • A Great Good Place for Books, Oakland CA
  • Bank Square Books, Mystic CT
  • Beach Books, Seaside OR
  • Bethany Beach Books, Bethany Beach DE
  • Book Passage in Corte Madera, and at the Ferry Building, too
  • Books and Co, Dayton OH
  • Books Inc., Palo Alto CA
  • Books on the Cape: Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Brewster Book Store, and More
  • BookWorks, Pacific Grove CA
  • Chaucer’s Books, Santa Barbara CA
  • Copperfield’s, Santa Rosa CA
  • Harvard Books, Cambridge MA
  • Just the Bookstore, Glen Ellyn, IL
  • Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park CA
  • Lake Forest Book Store, Lake Forest IL
  • Longfellow Books, Portland ME
  • Mostly Books, Tucson AZ
  • Mrs. Dalloway’s, Berkeley CA
  • Pages, Manhattan Beach CA
  • Parnassus Books, Nashville TN
  • Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale AZ
  • Readers’ Books, Sonoma CA
  • Shakespeare & Company, Paris France
  • Sundog Books, Seaside FL
  • Tattered Cover, Denver CO
  • The Book Bin, Northbrook IL
  • The Coop, Cambridge MA
  • Towne Center Books, Pleasanton CA
  • Vroman’s, Pasadena CA
  • Warwick’s, La Jolla CA

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