sentences:  Among the so-called "Beats of Edinburgh", besides McLean, were Irvine Welsh, Alan Warner, Laura Hird and Gordon Legge, along with the publisher Kevin Williamson.In December 1990, with the writer James Meek, McLean set up and ran the Clocktower Press, a small but influential publishing house, which helped bring a new generation of Scottish writers to wider attention.McLean, Meek and the artist Eddie Farrell invested £50 each to print the first booklet, "Safe/Lurch", with both writers contributing a story and Farrell illustrating the cover.