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September 14, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

The Truth about Publishing a 1st Book

I love this post by this week's guest author, Aya de Leon, because it shares a truth that few seem to want to talk about.* Carolina De Robertis, author of The …

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August 31, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

Structure. Story and life. Rough Framing.

My guest today, Marian Palaia, is a San Francisco (and often Missoula, Montana) author whose first novel, The Given World, was praised in a starred Kirkus …

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August 24, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

Peek Behind the Amazon Publishing Curtain: an interview with Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

For her latest novel, The Things We Wish Were True, Marybeth Mayhew Whalen has moved to Lake Union, which according to its website, publishes “contemporary and …

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April 6, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

When a Novel is a Long Time in Coming

I've been crazy busy lately, and sadly remiss about hosting guest authors. But I'm delighted to share a post today by debut novelist Jennifer S. Brown, whose …

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January 13, 2016 By Meg Waite Clayton

10 Terrific Quotes from Elizabeth Strout's Fresh Air Interview

May I recommend this interview -- Pulitzer-Prize winner Elizabeth Strout with Terry Gross on Fresh Air -- to anyone who writes, anyone who wants to write, …

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September 30, 2015 By Meg Waite Clayton

Write it Down, Make it Real

Karma Brown is an award-winning journalist and freelance writer whose first novel, Come Away with Me, released just a few weeks ago, when I was on book tour and …

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September 23, 2015 By Meg Waite Clayton

Friendship on Friendship: Writing with a Partner

I'm so delighted today to be back at the 1st Books business of inspiring writers to keep on writing. And what better way to kick off the post-The Race for Paris …

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August 5, 2015 By Meg Waite Clayton

5 Tips for Any Writing Career

Lisa Brackmann is the critically acclaimed author of the Ellie McEnroe four novels, including Dragon Day--in bookstores August 18. Booklist, in a starred …

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July 22, 2015 By Meg Waite Clayton

From Academic to Technical Writer to Debut Novel

Amy Reichert's debut novel, The Coincidence of Coconut Cake, was released yesterday. It has a scrumptious cover, and some scrumptious reviews to go with it. …

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July 1, 2015 By Meg Waite Clayton

Wishful Thinking: Memoir vs. Fiction

This is how a literary friendship begins: on a train going in the wrong direction. My friend Kamy Wicoff and I first met at a lovely literary salon our mutual …

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