I could not be more delighted: today I am hosting Tayari Jones! I first met Tayari when we were next door neighbors at the 2004 Sewanee Writers Conference, and …
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8-Step Recipe for Author Readings
Help Wanted, one Novelist... The more detailed want ad: Help Wanted, one Novelist who wants to spend her days talking only to her imaginary friends, in …
Books and Co, Dayton OH
Books & Co. in Dayton, Ohio One of the nicest things about having a book out is you get to visit bookstores, and sometimes revisit them. As you might have …
The Lowly Pencil
I'm not exactly monogamous in my writing tool relationships, but I do have a love affair with the plain yellow pencil. For a little more on the subject of my …
Pretty URL for Facebook Fan Pages
I just learned how to change the URL for my facebook fan page for a really long and ugly string to something short and lovely: facebook.com/novelistmeg And all …
Writing a Novel is Like Paddling a Bathtub
Just came across this wonderfully funny and true quote in the New York Times Book Review: “Look, writing a novel is like paddling from Boston to London in a …
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Sarah Pekkanen: A Glass of Wine and a Little Courage
I'm having a nice little Gaithersburg Book Festival run lately, hosting Caroline Leavitt in January, Eleanor Brown in February, and now Sarah Pekkanen in March. …
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Caroline Leavitt: The Story of My Start
I've been a big fan of Caroline Leavitt's novels since I met her years ago on Readerville.com. Her earlier novels - she's published eight now! - were wonderful. …
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How Authors Can Get Bookscan Numbers
In case any authors out there don't already know it, you can get the Neilson Bookscan numbers for your books through Author Central on Amazon. I'll confess to …
A Date which will Live in Infamy, and the Value of a Word
President Franklin D. Roosevelt began his speech asking Congress to declare war on Japan sixty-nine years ago tomorrow, "Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date …
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