Elle Clouse

New Release! Deceiving the Bandit Lord

An unwanted betrothal, a baron of ill repute, one chance to change their fate…

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The Benefits of Daily Reading

Last term, I took Composition II toward my Marketing Management degree.  The topic was open so being the book nerd I am, I chose something… bookish.  Also because I don’t like to waste effort, I thought I’d share my final paper on my blog.  Please bare in mind this is academic writing which is very strict on voice and tone, but even I learned something in my efforts to research the topic.  Enjoy.

Diary of a Gamer

Part of the retooling of the blog is to talk about more of how I spend my time (minus the boring stuff).  Every other Saturday, friends come over and we play a table top Role Playing Game or RPG.  Right now, we are playing Pathfinder. (more…)

State of the Elle

I attended a writer’s conference last week and I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about my writing career, such as it is.  With my full time job, full time family, and full time school, it’s been really hard to find time to be writerly.

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So, I’ve missed a few months of updates.  Oops.  I’ve been busy with school and personal issues.  So much so that I have made some changes to my schedule to accommodate all the fun adulting I have to do now.

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Flash Fiction: The King’s Forest

This month’s flash fiction featuring a monster, treasure, and a king who agreed to spare someone’s life.  Enjoy!  Comments welcome.

The King’s Forest

  Kaye pressed her back against the tree, attempting to hide from the beast but something in his snarl told her she wasn’t hidden.  She’d tracked the creature through the forest, opposite the king’s hunting party who insisted a pack of hounds could…

Flash Fiction: The Old Man’s Garden

My podcast has started a monthly flash fiction game where we are given three elements we much include in a flash fiction.  Here is my contribution from the last podcast.

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#NewRelease Bonds Eternal: A Steamy #MMF High #FantasyRomance

New from author AJ Ryder:  Bonds Eternal: A Steamy MMF High Fantasy Romance (Ballads of Cadarnle Book 1).

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I’ve got a new release!  Well, it’s actually been out for a bit but I kinda, sorta, forgot to mention it on my blog.  I’M SORRY.  I’ve been a bit busy but here it is!

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I mentioned in my previous blog post that I was probably going to do a monthly update of my progress and today is the first update!    (more…)

It’s a new year and time to set some goals!  I don’t do resolutions exactly, but things I want to accomplish in the year 2018.  Let’s see what those are! (more…)

So, it’s the end of the year.  Time to look back on what I set out to do, where I ended up, and how the plan changed over the course of 2017. (more…)

Or as prepared as I can be.  I’ve got a lot going on this year so I’m sorta playing by my own rules. (more…)

Another quarter has passed, lets see how productive I was!

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