Now All I Need is a Sand-Repellent Laptop
The summer I studied for the bar exam, I went to my bar review class in the morning and then drove over the hill with my books, set up a beach chair on the sand, and studied in the reflection of sunlight off the waves. Yes, my BAR/BRI books ended up stained with sunscreen, but to this day I haven't heard anyone who pushed through that last intense study-to-become-a-lawyer period in a more relaxing atmosphere.
I'm just back from a week at the beach with family, reminded of how peaceful and inspiring it is to do almost anything in sight and hearing of the surf. I'm quite enjoying being back to writing, in no small part because I have a first draft and am into revisions, and thinking how very much writing a novel is like digging at the edge of the ocean. Just as your little shovel to uncovers something, a wave washes in and covers it up again, before you can even quite make out what it is. And of course there is nothing to do but dig into the sand again.
I'm also left thinking I would pay a small fortune for a sand-repellent laptop. Or better yet, a waterproof one. Perhaps I should set my son, who is spending the summer making things like 3-D printers, to this task? - Meg
Meg Waite Clayton's stirring novel will appeal not just to those who secretly wish to be writers, but to anyone with a love of great books; anyone who has felt truly moved by a book or an author; and anyone who has had their dreams bolstered by good and faithful friends.”
—Book Reporter
About Meg
Meg Waite Clayton is the nationally bestselling author of four novels: THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS, THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS, THE LANGUAGE OF LIGHT, (all from Random House/Ballantine and all major book club picks), and the forthcoming THE WEDNESDAY DAUGHTERS (July...
We lawyers are a strange breed
I acquired the best tan studying for the bar exam. Instead of attending classes, I got the bar review course on tape and spent the entire summer studying by the pool.
As we loaded our suitcases into the trunk of our cars, Jenn and I agreed that if we both failed, we'd enroll in different bar review courses, exchange materials and study together. Thankfully, we both passed the first time. I love Jenn, but I hate studying.