Meg Waite Clayton

Author of the international bestsellers The Postmistress of Paris, The Last Train to London, and 6 other novels

By

Isabel Allende on Passion, Writing, and Character

Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters; they only make good former spouses.” – Isabel Allende, from her 2007 TED Talk

I listened to this funny, engaging, moving, and insightful 17-minute talk this morning, and walked away resolved to do my best to live and write by it in the New Year. Caution: She uses my favorite “f” word; it isn’t a four-letter one.
Happy 2013, Writer-Friends! – Meg

Isabel Allende’s TED Talk:

Share:

Meg Waite Clayton


Meg Waite Clayton is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of nine novels, including the forthcoming TYPEWRITER BEACH (Harper, July 1, 2025), the Good Morning America Buzz pick and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS, the National Jewish Book Award finalist THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, the Langum-Prize honored THE RACE FOR PARIS, and THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS, one of Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. Her novels have been published in 23 languages. She has also written more than 100 pieces for major newspapers, magazines, and public radio, mentors in the OpEd Project, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar. megwaiteclayton.com