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EliasJMcClellan

@eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social

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Accountant, #union member. Would-be #crimefiction #writer, amateur speller; RN's husband, 🍀 #LGBTQ, #BLM, #StopAsianHate, #BreastCancerAwareness. Same on #Spoutable & #Threads. Not that kind of Texan. Don't DM me, I will block you.

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 5d

"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write," Reverend Martin Luther King.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 3h

Good morning, good people! It's #Caturday! PurrC & Alley say spend it hugged up on someone you love.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 21h

They are an excellent guide for writing lean. He chose the pen-name "Stark" as a self-guide for his writing and he lives up to it. Payback was like the 4th or 5th movie made of that book.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 21h

Good somethingsomething time, good people! It's #Friday! How y'all are?

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 1d

BTW, in addition to groundbreaking crime fiction work as Richard Stark, author Donald Westlake, (screenplay for The Grifters and The Stepfather) wrote under half-a-dozen pen-names, including Alan Marshall and Alan Marsh to publish smut.

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Athena Gabriel ❌👑 @athenagabriel.bsky.social · 1d

SHARE if you stand with Letitia James! Because I do!

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 1d

Who, oh, who...

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 1d

Took grandpa a minute to find it but here 'tis. Thanks for asking, btw.

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Reviews, Literotica, and Self-Publishing

Resource site for suspense, crime, thriller, and mystery writers. Includes information for plotting and expert information to get the details correct.

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 1d

So, Mike Johnson thinks Lee "was it even a hit" Greenwood to replace Bad Bunny... Because obviously, the NFL (and sponsor) target demographic is octogenarians who need a half-time nap.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

@syleussnow.bsky.social Been meaning to tell you that I like your bio. I wrote a blog piece about Literotica and what it can teach all writers. I plan to check our your work.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

We close out our #WriterWednesday blog crawl and tentative transcriptionists' telethon with our credo: feed an author, leave a review.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

#WriterWednesday #poetry moment.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

Manuscript Mistakes and Fixes, for the #writersofbsky
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3 Common Manuscript Mistakes

When I work with writers, I see a lot of similar issues crop up.

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

#WritersLife writers' occupational hazards and, um, entanglements.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

READ THIS, #writingcommunity. That is all.
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Reflections on Good Writing and Good Writers ~ The Importance of Setting in Fiction and Nonfiction

Many writers are inspired by characters and plot when they write fiction or by a passion to inform, educate, or persuade when they write non...

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

#WriterWednesday wisdom of the masters

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

Heroes and Qualities for the #writersofbsky
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Five Qualities Every Hero Needs

These heroic traits will make your main character a success.

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

#writerslife writers' tips, courtesy of author, H.M. Brandon

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

How-To for the #writingcommunity, courtesy of our very own scribble sibling, @heatherweidner.bsky.social
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How to Organize Emails — Heather Weidner

Between the day gig, my book emails, and my home stuff, I get about 300 emails a day, and I have to have a way to keep it organized. It’s overwhelming. Here’s what helps me tame the chaos. All ...

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EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

#WriterWednesday, writer-chaos, and writer-brilliance.

EliasJMcClellan @eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social · 2d

Endings and Implications, my take on threading the needle between expectations and delight, for the #writersofbsky
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