The Lowly Pencil
Pencil, from the Latin penicillus, meaning "little tail." Little tail?
Not everyone writes even occasionally with the old-fashioned yellow pencil with pink eraser top anymore. This astonishing fact came to my attention through a more newfangled way to communicate, the Facebook post. But the lowly pencil remains my writerly tool of choice. I use #2 lead, no doubt a holdover from my formative bubble-tests years. The lead isn't really lead, either, but rather graphite mixed with clay; I'm okay with that.
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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...