Wordlander
@wordlander.bsky.social
Writer & traveller
Come visit me at wordlander.com for writing advice and inspiring places!
Or follow my travels at youtube.com/@ChranAndRae
Oh and I've got some ebooks over here:
https://shorturl.at/SfqXN
https://shorturl.at/fm
Come visit me at wordlander.com for writing advice and inspiring places!
Or follow my travels at youtube.com/@ChranAndRae
Oh and I've got some ebooks over here:
https://shorturl.at/SfqXN
https://shorturl.at/fm
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@wordlander.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Wordland
Writing Advice and Inspirational Places
wordlander.com
Hi there! I'm Wordlander (or Rae) and I'm a writer. On my blog wordlander.com, you'll find writing advice and tips, and visits to places related to famous writers like Jane Austen, JRR Tolkien and Roald Dahl. I also have a couple of fiction ebooks on Kindle, which you'll find linked there.
Writing isn't just about bashing out the words. Here are "5 Ways You Can Write Without Writing"
#amwriting #writetip #writingadvice #writers #books #writesky
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#amwriting #writetip #writingadvice #writers #books #writesky
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5 Ways you can “Write” without Writing
However much I may want to write, there are times it just isn’t happening and this can make me feel like a failure. People often think writers write no matter what, bashing out their perfectl…
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October 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Writing isn't just about bashing out the words. Here are "5 Ways You Can Write Without Writing"
#amwriting #writetip #writingadvice #writers #books #writesky
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The most famous Scottish poet of all time is Robert "Rabbie" Burns. But his birthplace is surprisingly humble. Come with me for a visit to the small cottage in Alloway and the famous Brig O'Doon.
#writers #poets #robertburns #scottishpoets #scottishwriters #scotland #books
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#writers #poets #robertburns #scottishpoets #scottishwriters #scotland #books
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Robert Burns Birthplace – The Most Famous Scottish Poet in the World
If you’re in Scotland and even vaguely interested in literature – or frankly even if you’re not – you’ve got to visit at least one site associated with the poet Robert…
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October 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The most famous Scottish poet of all time is Robert "Rabbie" Burns. But his birthplace is surprisingly humble. Come with me for a visit to the small cottage in Alloway and the famous Brig O'Doon.
#writers #poets #robertburns #scottishpoets #scottishwriters #scotland #books
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#writers #poets #robertburns #scottishpoets #scottishwriters #scotland #books
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Do you want to write a book, but are struggling to well, write it? Here's a tip - set yourself a deadline!
#amwriting #amediting #writetip #writingadvice #writers #writing
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#amwriting #amediting #writetip #writingadvice #writers #writing
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Want to Finally Write That Book? Set Yourself a Deadline
Deadline. It’s not a nice word, is it? I mean it has the word “dead” in it and if that’s not an implication of finality, I don’t know what is. So setting one for yours…
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October 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Do you want to write a book, but are struggling to well, write it? Here's a tip - set yourself a deadline!
#amwriting #amediting #writetip #writingadvice #writers #writing
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Let's take a visit to Waggoners Wells, a lovely hidden valley that inspired a Poet Laureate and a 70s rock band! #amwriting #writing #poetry #nature #inspiration
A Wish From A Poet – Waggoners Wells
This hidden valley is home to a collection of man-made ponds and a wishing well said to have inspired the great Victorian Poet Laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Waggoners Wells as they are now known, were originally created in the 17th century by the Hooke family of Bramshott. It's thought they were intended to be hammer ponds designed t serve the local iron industry but were never actually used as such and are now a place for dog walkers, fishermen and the odd poet or 70s rock star (I'll get to that later).
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October 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Let's take a visit to Waggoners Wells, a lovely hidden valley that inspired a Poet Laureate and a 70s rock band! #amwriting #writing #poetry #nature #inspiration
The house where Jane was born was demolished in 1824. But a couple of miles away, the church where her father and then brother, were both Vicars remains.
#books #amreading #janeausten #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #famouswriters
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#books #amreading #janeausten #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #famouswriters
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Jane Austen’s Birthplace, Steventon,UK
I know what you’re going say about the photograph below. “That is not the birthplace of Jane Austen, Wordlander. That…is a field.” Photo of field with arrow indicating locat…
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September 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The house where Jane was born was demolished in 1824. But a couple of miles away, the church where her father and then brother, were both Vicars remains.
#books #amreading #janeausten #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #famouswriters
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#books #amreading #janeausten #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #famouswriters
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Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news.
September 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news.
It's a writers dream to write full-time - but most of us need another job to pay the bills. If you're working hard for a living here's
"8 Tips to Help You Write at Work"
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#amwriting #writerip #writers #writing #amediting #books #writingadvice
"8 Tips to Help You Write at Work"
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#amwriting #writerip #writers #writing #amediting #books #writingadvice
8 Tips to Help You Write at Work
Writing around a day job can be tricky. Unless you’re a real morning person or a true night owl, your potentially productive daylight hours are taken up with working rather than writing. And …
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September 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It's a writers dream to write full-time - but most of us need another job to pay the bills. If you're working hard for a living here's
"8 Tips to Help You Write at Work"
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#amwriting #writerip #writers #writing #amediting #books #writingadvice
"8 Tips to Help You Write at Work"
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#amwriting #writerip #writers #writing #amediting #books #writingadvice
I have rewritten the current chapter I'm editing three times and am now onto the fourth. It's a key chapter in the relationship of my two MC but by god are they testing me! #amwriting #amediting #writing
September 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I have rewritten the current chapter I'm editing three times and am now onto the fourth. It's a key chapter in the relationship of my two MC but by god are they testing me! #amwriting #amediting #writing
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Love this bsky.app/profile/andy...
werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...)
![Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.
A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5vphilwcf6nunioeyrpxw6g/bafkreibeadpx66jtqlttglhgbgkew6g65haxqngz5yt6p3ybwyi5zney54)
September 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Love this bsky.app/profile/andy...
Today I came up with a better opening for my novel...whilst in the shower. Which is just so cliche.
So now I need to come up with a better place to come up with a better opening for my novel. A writer's work is never done. #amwriting
So now I need to come up with a better place to come up with a better opening for my novel. A writer's work is never done. #amwriting
September 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Today I came up with a better opening for my novel...whilst in the shower. Which is just so cliche.
So now I need to come up with a better place to come up with a better opening for my novel. A writer's work is never done. #amwriting
So now I need to come up with a better place to come up with a better opening for my novel. A writer's work is never done. #amwriting
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Spacewalk complete ✅
That's six hours and 49 minutes outside the International Space Station for ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Jessica Meir.
With today's EVA, Sophie completes her third spacewalk, with a total of 19 hours and 42 minutes spacewalking time.
That's six hours and 49 minutes outside the International Space Station for ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Jessica Meir.
With today's EVA, Sophie completes her third spacewalk, with a total of 19 hours and 42 minutes spacewalking time.
September 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Spacewalk complete ✅
That's six hours and 49 minutes outside the International Space Station for ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Jessica Meir.
With today's EVA, Sophie completes her third spacewalk, with a total of 19 hours and 42 minutes spacewalking time.
That's six hours and 49 minutes outside the International Space Station for ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Jessica Meir.
With today's EVA, Sophie completes her third spacewalk, with a total of 19 hours and 42 minutes spacewalking time.
Felt down so I went for a run. Afterwards, I...still felt down but I was also sweaty and my legs ached. So...progress. #amwriting #running #feelingblue
September 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Felt down so I went for a run. Afterwards, I...still felt down but I was also sweaty and my legs ached. So...progress. #amwriting #running #feelingblue
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Antiuniverses, deepfakes, clone children, and other phenomena await in this month’s best new sci-fi and fantasy titles.
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Antiuniverses, Deepfakes, and Clone Children: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
September is my birthday month, so this latest crop of sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative books feel especially like presents for me, but also for you! Fantasy heists, magical spy thrillers, dystopia…
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September 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Antiuniverses, deepfakes, clone children, and other phenomena await in this month’s best new sci-fi and fantasy titles.
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Artist: Jodie Niss, 2022 (oil on wood)
August 22, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Artist: Jodie Niss, 2022 (oil on wood)
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When in doubt, write.
It won't make you be in less doubt but it'll take your mind off things for a bit. #amwriting #writingthoughts
It won't make you be in less doubt but it'll take your mind off things for a bit. #amwriting #writingthoughts
August 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
When in doubt, write.
It won't make you be in less doubt but it'll take your mind off things for a bit. #amwriting #writingthoughts
It won't make you be in less doubt but it'll take your mind off things for a bit. #amwriting #writingthoughts
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Putting stuff on your walls really does make a home look homely. Like you can do all the other things but without pictures and all that it will just look like something's missing. Deciding where the stuff should go on said walls is an entirely other matter however! #interiordesign #newhome
August 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Putting stuff on your walls really does make a home look homely. Like you can do all the other things but without pictures and all that it will just look like something's missing. Deciding where the stuff should go on said walls is an entirely other matter however! #interiordesign #newhome
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Stephen Root appreciation post.
One of the great character actors. When he shows up in a thing, you know that thing is going to be excellent.
One of the great character actors. When he shows up in a thing, you know that thing is going to be excellent.
August 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Stephen Root appreciation post.
One of the great character actors. When he shows up in a thing, you know that thing is going to be excellent.
One of the great character actors. When he shows up in a thing, you know that thing is going to be excellent.
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I think "AI" plumpers should be happy I'm focusing mostly on the nonsense it's doing to my field, rather than how it's very clearly designed as a tool for the capture of wealth and capital by a bunch of accelerationist weirdos enthusiastically huffing their own farts from the depth of their K-holes
Sci-fi authors Scalzi and Stross decry AI's dystopian impact on their craft
Sci-fi authors Scalzi and Stross decry AI's dystopian impact on their craft
LLMs are theft by 'absolute scum' who make life harder for writers by putting them in copyright peril
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August 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I think "AI" plumpers should be happy I'm focusing mostly on the nonsense it's doing to my field, rather than how it's very clearly designed as a tool for the capture of wealth and capital by a bunch of accelerationist weirdos enthusiastically huffing their own farts from the depth of their K-holes
Thoughts on AI and writing - writing is hard. Sometimes it sucks and you don't write for ages but..I still love it. Why would I hand the joy I get to a machine? If you can't take what writing entails, you don't love writing. You just want the end product? Buy a damn book! #amwriting #amediting
July 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Thoughts on AI and writing - writing is hard. Sometimes it sucks and you don't write for ages but..I still love it. Why would I hand the joy I get to a machine? If you can't take what writing entails, you don't love writing. You just want the end product? Buy a damn book! #amwriting #amediting
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Nope. No, you haven’t.
July 25, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Nope. No, you haven’t.
Writing observation - I love editing waaaay more than drafting but it's a little like snakes and ladders. One moment, you're climbing those editing ladders happy as larry. Next you have to write something new and you're sliding that snake back to drafting again. #amwriting #amediting #writinglife
July 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Writing observation - I love editing waaaay more than drafting but it's a little like snakes and ladders. One moment, you're climbing those editing ladders happy as larry. Next you have to write something new and you're sliding that snake back to drafting again. #amwriting #amediting #writinglife
Let's visit the grave of T.S. Eliot, best known for poems that inspired the musical "Cats". Born in America, he became a British citizen and is interred in a small village in Somerset. #tseliot #amwriting #writers #uk #graves #poetry
T.S. Eliot’s Grave – The Poet Who Inspired the First Blockbuster Musical
Thomas Sterns Eliot, better known as T.S. Eliot, was a poet and playwright. He's best known today for "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" which inspired the musical "Cats". But a lot of Eliot's work, was a far cry from this light and whimsical set of verses. And although he was American, his family had roots in England and he ended up becoming a British citizen, which is why he's now buried in St Micheal and All Angels Church in East Coker, Somerset.
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July 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM