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Jeff Elkins

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in The United States

September 03

Website

https://jeffelkinswriter.com/

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Christian, Fiction, Mystery

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Jeff Elkins writes stories about outsiders who fight for outcasts, rejects, and the oppressed. He is the author of more than ten novels, a Certified Three Story Method Editor, and the host of the Dialogue Doctor podcast. During the day, he leads the writing team for a training company that simulates difficult conversations.

He lives north of Baltimore, Maryland with his wife of twenty years and his five kids.

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I’m Back

Hello You See Kids Readers.

Today I began writing nonfiction again. You can find it at a new site.

http://vagrantmisunderstandings.wordpress.com/

I’ll be putting up at least one nonfiction piece a week. If you want to subscribe to the new site, scroll to the bottom and click “Follow”.

My short fiction will still be posted at shortfictionbreak.com. I usually post there on Sunday nights.

Much love

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	Grab (The Adventures of Watkins and Howe a Supernatural Thriller Book 1) 4.03 avg rating — 64 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now: How to Write Dialogue and Characters Readers will Love 4.50 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mencken and the Monsters (The Defense of Reality #1) 4.44 avg rating — 36 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twelve Commandments (The Defense of Reality, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Steal (The Adventures of Watkins and Howe a Supernatural Thriller Book 2) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mencken and the Lost Boys (The Defense of Reality #3) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fight (The Adventures of Watkins and Howe a Supernatural Thriller Book 3) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	B-More Stories 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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