Meg Waite Clayton

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

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Never Pity Your Manuscript

“The main rule of the writer is never to pity your manuscript. The wastebasket is a writer’s best friend. Mine is on a steady diet.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer, from a long, interesting piece in the March 23, 1975 New York Times
I’m taking that advice to heart as I launch into revisions on The Wednesday Daughters. (Yes, I know there is a preview bound into the paperback of The Four Ms. Bradwells going on sale next month, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still work to do! Count me among the writers who have been known to revise even after the book is on bookstore shelves.)
I hope you find yourself as thankful as I am this Thanksgiving to be living the writing life. – Meg

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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