Leah McClellan
@leahmcclellan.bsky.social
Author, content writer, and editor. Fan of strong, complex female protagonists. Lover of animals, compassion, words, and human stories by great writers.
"Overthinking" is undefined and overused.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Overthinking" is undefined and overused.
Editing for a client and cracking up. I know what it means technically, but...
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Editing for a client and cracking up. I know what it means technically, but...
Grateful this week for growing up with books. At home, we had spelling bees, quizzed each other from the dictionary, and traveled the world in stories. Got in trouble at school for reading during class. That early love of words shaped my writing, and it still feeds me every day.
What about you?
What about you?
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Grateful this week for growing up with books. At home, we had spelling bees, quizzed each other from the dictionary, and traveled the world in stories. Got in trouble at school for reading during class. That early love of words shaped my writing, and it still feeds me every day.
What about you?
What about you?
It’s here!
My new Etsy shop is live with writer-friendly mugs like this one, inspired by my actual cat. More designs coming soon.
Perfect for word nerds and cat lovers. Check it out: www.etsy.com/shop/LaMasqu...
#writingcommunity #catmug #wordnerd #editorslife #etsyseller #supportsmallbusiness
My new Etsy shop is live with writer-friendly mugs like this one, inspired by my actual cat. More designs coming soon.
Perfect for word nerds and cat lovers. Check it out: www.etsy.com/shop/LaMasqu...
#writingcommunity #catmug #wordnerd #editorslife #etsyseller #supportsmallbusiness
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It’s here!
My new Etsy shop is live with writer-friendly mugs like this one, inspired by my actual cat. More designs coming soon.
Perfect for word nerds and cat lovers. Check it out: www.etsy.com/shop/LaMasqu...
#writingcommunity #catmug #wordnerd #editorslife #etsyseller #supportsmallbusiness
My new Etsy shop is live with writer-friendly mugs like this one, inspired by my actual cat. More designs coming soon.
Perfect for word nerds and cat lovers. Check it out: www.etsy.com/shop/LaMasqu...
#writingcommunity #catmug #wordnerd #editorslife #etsyseller #supportsmallbusiness
New project. Details soon!
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
New project. Details soon!
If I drove everywhere, if I didn't walk, I wouldn't find hidden magical gardens.
May 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If I drove everywhere, if I didn't walk, I wouldn't find hidden magical gardens.
Nothing like a double rainbow stepping out of Whole Foods lugging a shopping trolley full of groceries! I'm avoiding backpacks for fear of another fall (broke my wrist a couple weeks ago tripping on something with a very heavy backpack that sent me flying). Not good for #writers #editors
May 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I wrote this in 2017. It was what I saw coming. It’s what I’ve feared. It was a warning. I couldn’t make it to the protests today, so here’s my protest. Skip Amazon, grab it on Smashwords. #Resist
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#fiction #IndieAuthor #BookLovers
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#fiction #IndieAuthor #BookLovers
April 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I wrote this in 2017. It was what I saw coming. It’s what I’ve feared. It was a warning. I couldn’t make it to the protests today, so here’s my protest. Skip Amazon, grab it on Smashwords. #Resist
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#fiction #IndieAuthor #BookLovers
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#fiction #IndieAuthor #BookLovers
I’ve imagined all sorts of fictional scenarios while watching this building go up. A guy rappels down the side or swings from the crane. Está loco! The site manager, a woman, grabs him. Whoa! It’s her ex. She refuses to talk, so he does it again... Flashback: What happened?🤔
#writers #fiction
#writers #fiction
April 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Did you know that Himalayan pink salt contains microplastics? I didn’t until two minutes ago. It's one of the perks of content writing and editing: learning stuff I wouldn't know otherwise.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Consuming microplastics? Investigation of commercial salts as a source of microplastics (MPs) in diet
The omnipresence of microplastics (MPs) in marine and terrestrial environments as a pollutant of concern is well established and widely discussed in the literature. However, studies on MP contaminatio...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
April 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Did you know that Himalayan pink salt contains microplastics? I didn’t until two minutes ago. It's one of the perks of content writing and editing: learning stuff I wouldn't know otherwise.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Reposted by Leah McClellan
Anyone with a graduate degree knows that most intellectual work is just looking things up… and knowing where and how and when to ivacheung.com/2025/04/conf...
Confirmation - Iva Cheung
Click through to enlarge!
ivacheung.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Anyone with a graduate degree knows that most intellectual work is just looking things up… and knowing where and how and when to ivacheung.com/2025/04/conf...
"Moist" has got to be the worst word ever. "Her eyes were moist as he finished the story." Just say dripping. Wet. Blurred by tears. Brimming over. Anything but moist. Eyes are always moist unless you have a dry eye problem. Skip moist forehead or moist underarms, too. Just say it. Sweaty! 😁
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April 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Moist" has got to be the worst word ever. "Her eyes were moist as he finished the story." Just say dripping. Wet. Blurred by tears. Brimming over. Anything but moist. Eyes are always moist unless you have a dry eye problem. Skip moist forehead or moist underarms, too. Just say it. Sweaty! 😁
Oh, my! What have we here? A grammatical error on a sign at Trader Joe's? I nearly rammed my cart into someone as my jaw hit the floor. 🤣
Can you spot it?
#writers #editors #writingcommunity
Can you spot it?
#writers #editors #writingcommunity
March 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Oh, my! What have we here? A grammatical error on a sign at Trader Joe's? I nearly rammed my cart into someone as my jaw hit the floor. 🤣
Can you spot it?
#writers #editors #writingcommunity
Can you spot it?
#writers #editors #writingcommunity
AI writing:
✔ fast
✖ Expressive
✖ Emotionally alive
✖ Captivating
Introducing Operation De-Robotify!
It’s my new 2-page cheat sheet for anyone who works with AI. Real examples. Fast fixes. Zero cringe.
$0.99 on Etsy → SimplyWritable
#AIwriting #writers #editors #freelancewriting
✔ fast
✖ Expressive
✖ Emotionally alive
✖ Captivating
Introducing Operation De-Robotify!
It’s my new 2-page cheat sheet for anyone who works with AI. Real examples. Fast fixes. Zero cringe.
$0.99 on Etsy → SimplyWritable
#AIwriting #writers #editors #freelancewriting
March 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
AI writing:
✔ fast
✖ Expressive
✖ Emotionally alive
✖ Captivating
Introducing Operation De-Robotify!
It’s my new 2-page cheat sheet for anyone who works with AI. Real examples. Fast fixes. Zero cringe.
$0.99 on Etsy → SimplyWritable
#AIwriting #writers #editors #freelancewriting
✔ fast
✖ Expressive
✖ Emotionally alive
✖ Captivating
Introducing Operation De-Robotify!
It’s my new 2-page cheat sheet for anyone who works with AI. Real examples. Fast fixes. Zero cringe.
$0.99 on Etsy → SimplyWritable
#AIwriting #writers #editors #freelancewriting
Spring has sprung. It's springing. Having sprung, spring flowers are springing up. It has been springing. It will have been springing for three months in June. In July, I can say, "Spring had been springing" and "Spring will spring again next spring." Did I miss anything? 😁 #editors #writers
March 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Spring has sprung. More like spring is springing. Present progressive. It's happening now!
March 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Spring has sprung. More like spring is springing. Present progressive. It's happening now!
Content writers: If you use AI, you have to edit it.
"Although once viewed through the lens of moral panic, cannabis has become a widely accepted method for managing stress, treating symptoms, and even improving sleep quality."
Classic.🙃
#contentwriters #freelancewriters #editors
"Although once viewed through the lens of moral panic, cannabis has become a widely accepted method for managing stress, treating symptoms, and even improving sleep quality."
Classic.🙃
#contentwriters #freelancewriters #editors
March 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Content writers: If you use AI, you have to edit it.
"Although once viewed through the lens of moral panic, cannabis has become a widely accepted method for managing stress, treating symptoms, and even improving sleep quality."
Classic.🙃
#contentwriters #freelancewriters #editors
"Although once viewed through the lens of moral panic, cannabis has become a widely accepted method for managing stress, treating symptoms, and even improving sleep quality."
Classic.🙃
#contentwriters #freelancewriters #editors
Reposted by Leah McClellan
Is it time to ditch Amazon? What's your current relationship status with Bezos's borg? nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/03...
Is it time to ditch Amazon?
With social media fragmenting, I’m bringing back my old “You Tell Me” Wednesday discussions to try to get good old fashioned blog conversations going. If you’re reading in a feed reader or via email, ...
nathanbransford.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Is it time to ditch Amazon? What's your current relationship status with Bezos's borg? nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/03...
This is great news! I use Gimp for almost everything I create that goes with my writing like book covers and you-name-it. But it's kind of... well, unwieldy. Canva is okay but basic. Do you use Gimp? Do you like it? #writers #authors #creatives
www.pocket-lint.com/gimp-3-has-f...
www.pocket-lint.com/gimp-3-has-f...
GIMP 3.0 has finally arrived, and it's an excitingly feature-packed release
The free and open-source GIMP photo editor has just been updated to version 3.0, and it's been a long time coming.
www.pocket-lint.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This is great news! I use Gimp for almost everything I create that goes with my writing like book covers and you-name-it. But it's kind of... well, unwieldy. Canva is okay but basic. Do you use Gimp? Do you like it? #writers #authors #creatives
www.pocket-lint.com/gimp-3-has-f...
www.pocket-lint.com/gimp-3-has-f...
Good stuff here for #writers #authors
Boost Your Author Website Traffic with These 10 Proven Strategies open.substack.com/pub/badredhe...
Boost Your Author Website Traffic with These 10 Proven Strategies open.substack.com/pub/badredhe...
Boost Your Author Website Traffic with These 10 Proven Strategies
Boost your author platform with SEO, social media, and other book marketing tactics to attract more readers and sell more books
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Good stuff here for #writers #authors
Boost Your Author Website Traffic with These 10 Proven Strategies open.substack.com/pub/badredhe...
Boost Your Author Website Traffic with These 10 Proven Strategies open.substack.com/pub/badredhe...
Travel like a pro for less than $1/week? Really? Er, no. Reword.
March 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Travel like a pro for less than $1/week? Really? Er, no. Reword.
The fight for freedom has begun!
Now on Smashwords.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#AmReading #Books #Resist #BookSky #ebooks
Now on Smashwords.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#AmReading #Books #Resist #BookSky #ebooks
2036 - The Final Resistance
America has fallen into fascism, and the Resistance is its last hope. Kathryn has the Power, but when she’s assaulted, it fails. Pregnant, every choice is risky, even keeping the child. Twelve years l...
www.smashwords.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The fight for freedom has begun!
Now on Smashwords.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#AmReading #Books #Resist #BookSky #ebooks
Now on Smashwords.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...
#AmReading #Books #Resist #BookSky #ebooks
Do commas drive you crazy? Make you second-guess every pause?
I’ve got you covered! 🎉
Comma Essentials—a simple guide to using commas without the guesswork—is ready! Grab your free copy here:
simplewritingtips.com
#WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #contentwriter #contentcreator
I’ve got you covered! 🎉
Comma Essentials—a simple guide to using commas without the guesswork—is ready! Grab your free copy here:
simplewritingtips.com
#WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #contentwriter #contentcreator
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Do commas drive you crazy? Make you second-guess every pause?
I’ve got you covered! 🎉
Comma Essentials—a simple guide to using commas without the guesswork—is ready! Grab your free copy here:
simplewritingtips.com
#WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #contentwriter #contentcreator
I’ve got you covered! 🎉
Comma Essentials—a simple guide to using commas without the guesswork—is ready! Grab your free copy here:
simplewritingtips.com
#WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #contentwriter #contentcreator
Do you know the word "jawn?" It's the handy-dandy all-purpose word you can use for almost anything—if you live in Philly.
www.merriam-webster.com/slang/jawn
www.merriam-webster.com/slang/jawn
jawn
Jawn is an informal term used mainly in (or associated with) Philadelphia, to refer to any person, place, thing, event, etc. whose name one does not know or, more often, does not need to specify becau...
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February 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Do you know the word "jawn?" It's the handy-dandy all-purpose word you can use for almost anything—if you live in Philly.
www.merriam-webster.com/slang/jawn
www.merriam-webster.com/slang/jawn
First robin of spring! It's still so cold, but it's warming up this week. I'll have to get some bird seed so they don't have to eat old pizza from styrofoam food containers.
February 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
First robin of spring! It's still so cold, but it's warming up this week. I'll have to get some bird seed so they don't have to eat old pizza from styrofoam food containers.