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Elanor Landrie

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Writer, reader, neurodivergent, SSL speaker, progressive, atheist. Follow Landrie's Landing: https://substack.com/@elanorlandrie Read The Witch of Toledo: https://a.co/d/4xrwwPd Support my future work: https://buymeacoffee.com/elanorlandrie

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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

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 2d

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?

Katie Harbath @katieharbath.bsky.social · 2d

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 18d

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...

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 18d

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.

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 22d

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 23d

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

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 27d

Those of us who didn't vote Trump are tapped out of empathy. Now all we have left is the world's smallest violin.

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 27d

Compassion fatigue happens to healthcare, social service, and animal welfare workers all the time. Now it's just happening on a macro scale, and it is entirely self-inflicted on the part of the Trump voter +

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 27d

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 +

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 28d

Haha I think all the bleeding heart liberal articles I've published over the years will probably suffice 😂

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 28d

Those of us who actually never supported #MAGA need to start keeping our receipts right now because in ten years, *everyone* is going to be saying they "never" "supported" #Trump.

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 29d

Only a rich white Christian male can have "confidence In the judicial system" at this point.

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · 29d

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

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 25

Yeah I don't think I could write a standalone either haha. If I can write a book under 200k words it'll be a miracle.

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 25

The pressure to publish fast is also a problem here. Readers don't give authors time to cook their books before releasing them. They just want them now now now. So we end up with a bunch of assembly line and AI books. It's not just publishers' greed. It's our impatience too.

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 25

That's very true. I would check reviews and look at their catalog to be sure I wasn't buying AI slop. But then again, quite a few high-profile trad authors have been accused of using AI to write their books too. So leaning on publishing gatekeepers to avoid AI isn't bulletproof either.

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 25

Thanks for reading! 😁

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 25

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

Books All Sound the Same Now!

Yes, a lot of them do, but you can do something about it

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 25

I just published my debut novel if you want to check it out. It's more science fantasy than straight fantasy. a.co/d/4xrwwPd

The Witch of Toledo

The Witch of Toledo - Kindle edition by Landrie, Elanor . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Witch of Toledo.

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 23

In their ideology, women are supposed to suffer for having the audacity to be born female. So they're going to attack each and every medicine that helps us avoid reproductive suffering, including birth control and pain relievers approved for pregnancy. Then they'll say, “It’s natural; tough it out.”

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 23

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+

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 19

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

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 17

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

How to Avoid Sounding Like AI (Without Sacrificing Quality)

Developing a voice unique to you

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 17

Hola!

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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 17

Morning BlueSky!

Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social · Sep 12

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...

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