I've been rooting around in the life of Beatrix Potter, having so enjoyed visiting Hill Top Farm and assorted other Potter-rich locales in the English Lake …
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Meg's Posts
Walking in Oscar Wilde's Diary-Steps
What city can claim more writers per square mile than anywhere else in the world? Oxford, England! (Where I'm posting from today, lucky, me!) This is home of …
Is NaNoWriMo for MyNewNovel?
I was a lawyer before I started writing, and when I made the switch, my husband starting introducing me as a writer. In so many ways, it's one of the nicest …
The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published: The Cover, Take Two
Several months ago, I delightedly shared the new cover for The Four Ms. Bradwells - a cover we'll now call "the boat cover," may it rest in peace. In the …
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Susan Straight: People Who Stay
I'm delighted this week to host Susan Straight, whose new novel, Take One Candle Light a Room, is just out from Random House. Susan was a National Book Award …
The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published #17: TI-CATs, Galley Letters, and Staying Drunk
I've just passed the six-month point: less than six months until my third novel, The Four Ms. Bradwells, releases. And yes, I'm occupied with all the things …
Allison Hoover Bartlett: Literary Obsessions
To celebrate the paperback release of Allison Hoover Bartlett's The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of …
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The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published #16: A Little Book Blogger Love
Since this week is Book Blogger Appreciation Week, and book bloggers were such an important part of how The Wednesday Sisters found an audience, I thought I'd …
The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published #15: Wordle-ing the Time Away
It's labor day weekend, a time when even the hardworking gang at Ballantine retreats to Maine or the Cape - or at least to their back yards or terraces. In case …
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On Gathering with Other Writers
Starting today, I'll be doing a weekly blog post on She Writes, sharing guest author and other posts from 1st Books. If you don't know She Writers, it's a great …
