Elanor Landrie
@elanorlandrie.bsky.social
Writer, reader, neurodivergent, SSL speaker, progressive, atheist.
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Elanor Landrie
@elanorlandrie.bsky.social
· Jul 29
OMG! My #book is in a #bookshop! Check it out at Winder Binder in Chattanooga, TN!
#writingcommunity #booksky #writesky #readsky #scifi #fantasy #booklaunch
#writingcommunity #booksky #writesky #readsky #scifi #fantasy #booklaunch
I mean, given that most of them are Catholic and Evangelical, are any of us actually surprised that #MAGAs don't actually care that much about child SA?
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I mean, given that most of them are Catholic and Evangelical, are any of us actually surprised that #MAGAs don't actually care that much about child SA?
So first Russia had Catherine the Great. Now Putin has this little gem. Things are really coming full circle aren't they?
🧨 Epstein’s "Picture of Trump Blowing BUBBA" Email Get's A Press Release Correction, But No Denial...
Welcome to Epstein Week, where the kompromat is hot, the press releases are delusional, and apparently, “Bubba” might be a horse. Or Bill Clinton. Or something worse.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So first Russia had Catherine the Great. Now Putin has this little gem. Things are really coming full circle aren't they?
One kind of annoying thing I've noticed about the online #readingcommunity is they only read new #books. Of course, there's nothing wrong with new books, but if you really want consistent high quality, you have to branch out beyond stuff published in the last ten years.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
One kind of annoying thing I've noticed about the online #readingcommunity is they only read new #books. Of course, there's nothing wrong with new books, but if you really want consistent high quality, you have to branch out beyond stuff published in the last ten years.
Many in the #bookcommunity love to dunk on #audiobooks, but I bet I speak for tons of my fellow hyperphantasia peeps when I say I prefer them. When you're reading, it's harder to visualize the beats. It's possible, but it takes more effort when you're simultaneously processing words on a page.
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Many in the #bookcommunity love to dunk on #audiobooks, but I bet I speak for tons of my fellow hyperphantasia peeps when I say I prefer them. When you're reading, it's harder to visualize the beats. It's possible, but it takes more effort when you're simultaneously processing words on a page.
Hey! What do ya know! When Democrats put up candidates under 80 with intact backbones, they actually win. Who woulda thunk it?
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hey! What do ya know! When Democrats put up candidates under 80 with intact backbones, they actually win. Who woulda thunk it?
Remember when everyone was mad because Obama didn't wear a jacket in the Oval Office that one time, and that was scandalously disrespectful of the White House?
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Remember when everyone was mad because Obama didn't wear a jacket in the Oval Office that one time, and that was scandalously disrespectful of the White House?
This is interesting. Maybe this is why I always listen to my second language at like twice the volume of my first language.
Your perception of loudness bends to what you know, according to fascinating new psychology research
A new study finds that people hear familiar words as louder than nonsense words, even when both are equally loud. The results suggest that our brains rely on language knowledge to shape how we perceiv...
www.psypost.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is interesting. Maybe this is why I always listen to my second language at like twice the volume of my first language.
So it's all #statesrights when it comes to states wanting to force women into reproductive slavery, but it's just fine for the federal government to barrel in and tell states they DON'T have the right to stop zealot parents and “counselors” from abusing their #queer kids? Am I getting that right?
Supreme Court skeptical of state bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids
The court heard arguments in a case brought by Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, who argues that the state's ban violates her First Amendment rights.
www.nbcnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
So it's all #statesrights when it comes to states wanting to force women into reproductive slavery, but it's just fine for the federal government to barrel in and tell states they DON'T have the right to stop zealot parents and “counselors” from abusing their #queer kids? Am I getting that right?
It's sad but true that the publishing industry has always been about making money but is now so obsessed with turning a profit that authors rarely get the chance to build careers.
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
thewalrus.ca
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's sad but true that the publishing industry has always been about making money but is now so obsessed with turning a profit that authors rarely get the chance to build careers.
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books
To all the MAGA voters who FAAFOed and are now begging for empathy, here's a little dose of reality. There comes a point where individuals are so overwhelmed with unreciprocated empathy that a total overload occurs and they lose the ability to feel empathy at all +
September 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
To all the MAGA voters who FAAFOed and are now begging for empathy, here's a little dose of reality. There comes a point where individuals are so overwhelmed with unreciprocated empathy that a total overload occurs and they lose the ability to feel empathy at all +
So #Comey has been indicted on Trumped up charges (hehe). On the one hand, of course, Donny weaponizing the #DOJ for petty vengeance is just peak weak tyrant, but on the other hand, if the fear of going to prison happens to make #Democrats finally grow a spine, that would be pretty nice 🙂
#bluecrew
#bluecrew
September 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
So #Comey has been indicted on Trumped up charges (hehe). On the one hand, of course, Donny weaponizing the #DOJ for petty vengeance is just peak weak tyrant, but on the other hand, if the fear of going to prison happens to make #Democrats finally grow a spine, that would be pretty nice 🙂
#bluecrew
#bluecrew
If you're sick to death of so many of the books you read being a bit too alike, check out my strategies for fighting back against literary homogenization.
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #romance #bookish
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #romance #bookish
Books All Sound the Same Now!
Yes, a lot of them do, but you can do something about it
open.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If you're sick to death of so many of the books you read being a bit too alike, check out my strategies for fighting back against literary homogenization.
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #romance #bookish
#booksky #bookstagram #booktok #readsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #romance #bookish
It isn't a coincidence they're attacking medicines that can make pregnancy more comfortable and tolerable for women. Christians have been doing whatever they can to amplify the “curse” their deity inflicted upon women in the original Abrahamic creation myth+
September 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It isn't a coincidence they're attacking medicines that can make pregnancy more comfortable and tolerable for women. Christians have been doing whatever they can to amplify the “curse” their deity inflicted upon women in the original Abrahamic creation myth+
Ruh-roh. I just realized I am using Freytag's Pyramid for the second book in my series. Not gonna stop, though. Just sayin'.
#booksky #writesky #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #fantasy #scifi
#booksky #writesky #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #fantasy #scifi
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September 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Ruh-roh. I just realized I am using Freytag's Pyramid for the second book in my series. Not gonna stop, though. Just sayin'.
#booksky #writesky #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #fantasy #scifi
#booksky #writesky #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #fantasy #scifi
Do you ever worry your writing reads too much like AI? Concerned LLMs are getting smarter and sounding more authentic? Here's how to stand out as a human writer!
#writesky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #writing #creativewriting #writer
#writesky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #writing #creativewriting #writer
How to Avoid Sounding Like AI (Without Sacrificing Quality)
Developing a voice unique to you
elanorlandrie.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Do you ever worry your writing reads too much like AI? Concerned LLMs are getting smarter and sounding more authentic? Here's how to stand out as a human writer!
#writesky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #writing #creativewriting #writer
#writesky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #writing #creativewriting #writer
Morning BlueSky!
September 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Morning BlueSky!
The irony here is the right has spent years howling about “cancel culture,” and honestly, I can't stand it in most contexts either. But the difference between them and me seems to be that I actually hate cancel culture, whereas they have a more “cancel culture for me but not for thee” type attitude.
Matthew Dowd's firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk's death
Former MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate of people who faced consequences for statements in the media — social or otherwise — in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassinat...
apnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The irony here is the right has spent years howling about “cancel culture,” and honestly, I can't stand it in most contexts either. But the difference between them and me seems to be that I actually hate cancel culture, whereas they have a more “cancel culture for me but not for thee” type attitude.
If you feel caught between a rock and a hard place, as if you either have to write like crap or sound like AI, check out my latest piece. It’ll be the first in a series of articles I publish on this subject. It’s more vital than ever for us to fight back against the destruction of our work by AI.
How to Avoid Sounding Like AI (Without Sacrificing Quality)
Integrating personal narrative into your work
open.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you feel caught between a rock and a hard place, as if you either have to write like crap or sound like AI, check out my latest piece. It’ll be the first in a series of articles I publish on this subject. It’s more vital than ever for us to fight back against the destruction of our work by AI.
OMG I'm so annoyed with #Dune. I mean, I know it was written 60 years ago, but is this really how these guys think of women? Do we only exist in their minds to be in awe of them and think about them 24/7? Was this just the prevailing mentality? Did they ever actually know a woman?
#booksky #scifi
#booksky #scifi
September 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tell me you're a millennial without telling me you're a millennial 😆
September 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Tell me you're a millennial without telling me you're a millennial 😆
Don't judge me, but I'm reading Dune for the first time, after a long hiatus from reading works by white, English-speaking men (this is important). I try not to filter books through my intersectional feminist lens, but I gotta say . . .
#booksky #booktok #bookstsgram #scifi #fantasy #readsky #books
#booksky #booktok #bookstsgram #scifi #fantasy #readsky #books
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August 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What do y'all think about this topic? Do you write for your readers or for yourself?
Do you think it's more effective to let your authenticity shine through or tailor your writing to what your audience seems to want?
#writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writersofbluesky #writing #books
Do you think it's more effective to let your authenticity shine through or tailor your writing to what your audience seems to want?
#writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writersofbluesky #writing #books
Should You Write for an Audience or for Yourself?
With AI slop, fleeting trends, and fickle algorithms, I’m leaning toward the latter.
open.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What do y'all think about this topic? Do you write for your readers or for yourself?
Do you think it's more effective to let your authenticity shine through or tailor your writing to what your audience seems to want?
#writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writersofbluesky #writing #books
Do you think it's more effective to let your authenticity shine through or tailor your writing to what your audience seems to want?
#writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writersofbluesky #writing #books
Men: If you don't want to be a frazzled married single mom, just don't have kids.
Women: Fine. Never enduring pregnancy or birth actually sounds pretty sweet.
Women: Fine. Never enduring pregnancy or birth actually sounds pretty sweet.
August 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Men: If you don't want to be a frazzled married single mom, just don't have kids.
Women: Fine. Never enduring pregnancy or birth actually sounds pretty sweet.
Women: Fine. Never enduring pregnancy or birth actually sounds pretty sweet.
Can we please lay off the #Christian persecution narrative with this latest #massshooting? Catholics are not hated in the US because they're Christian. They're hated by a certain subset of Americans because they're perceived as non-white. Used to be Irish and Italians. Now it's Latin Americans.
August 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can we please lay off the #Christian persecution narrative with this latest #massshooting? Catholics are not hated in the US because they're Christian. They're hated by a certain subset of Americans because they're perceived as non-white. Used to be Irish and Italians. Now it's Latin Americans.