Alexandra Hanlon
@alexhanlon.bsky.social
Keeper of the Nudge Stories. Tales of the Foundation, the Habitats and the Future of Humanity. New stories post monthly.
https://nudgestories.com/
https://nudgestories.com/
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Alexandra Hanlon
@alexhanlon.bsky.social
· Jan 10
This account is going to focus on #writing the #nudgestories, how they came about in the way they did, the focus and even the weird and convoluted process we go through. And how we're converting a WordPress site to a headless version with an accessible front end using Reactjs?
#writesky
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#writesky
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Pinned thread of threads here
I'm excited to announce my 8th story has been posted today, and I'd love some feedback on it. 🧵
Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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March 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#AskAnAuthor
I ended up creating a website to hold my writing. Mainly because I write interconnected short stories and it was the only way to create any sort of coherency. Each story is stand-alone but part of larger arc.
nudgestories.com
I ended up creating a website to hold my writing. Mainly because I write interconnected short stories and it was the only way to create any sort of coherency. Each story is stand-alone but part of larger arc.
nudgestories.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#AskAnAuthor
I ended up creating a website to hold my writing. Mainly because I write interconnected short stories and it was the only way to create any sort of coherency. Each story is stand-alone but part of larger arc.
nudgestories.com
I ended up creating a website to hold my writing. Mainly because I write interconnected short stories and it was the only way to create any sort of coherency. Each story is stand-alone but part of larger arc.
nudgestories.com
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
I'm excited to announce my 8th story has been posted today, and I'd love some feedback on it. 🧵
Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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Dark Brandon
After the Foundation reveals itself to the world, Alexandra is the Face of the Foundation speaking directly with the President of the United States.
nudgestories.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I'm excited to announce my 8th story has been posted today, and I'd love some feedback on it. 🧵
Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
1/5
I'm excited to announce my 8th story has been posted today, and I'd love some feedback on it. 🧵
Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
1/5
Dark Brandon
After the Foundation reveals itself to the world, Alexandra is the Face of the Foundation speaking directly with the President of the United States.
nudgestories.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I'm excited to announce my 8th story has been posted today, and I'd love some feedback on it. 🧵
Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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Dark Brandon was really fun to write. It's the beginning of the true split of the alternate universe from our own.
nudgestories.com/story/dark-b...
#scienceFiction #amWriting #writing #story
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Good morning #WriteSky!
Yesterday was a good writing day, I moved a story from first to second draft.
More dialogue, more descriptions and I got to add a whole new commentary on something I've been wanting to expand on.
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#WritingCommunity
Yesterday was a good writing day, I moved a story from first to second draft.
More dialogue, more descriptions and I got to add a whole new commentary on something I've been wanting to expand on.
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#WritingCommunity
February 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Good morning #WriteSky!
Yesterday was a good writing day, I moved a story from first to second draft.
More dialogue, more descriptions and I got to add a whole new commentary on something I've been wanting to expand on.
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#WritingCommunity
Yesterday was a good writing day, I moved a story from first to second draft.
More dialogue, more descriptions and I got to add a whole new commentary on something I've been wanting to expand on.
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#WritingCommunity
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
A helpful tool for the #WritingCommunity especially for #FantasyWriters.
watabou.github.io
Watabou's procgen arcana! You can randomly generator realms, dungeons, and more! I'm attaching a realm I just generated that is unrelated to my current WIP.
#Writers #Romantasy #Romance #Fantasy #WIP
watabou.github.io
Watabou's procgen arcana! You can randomly generator realms, dungeons, and more! I'm attaching a realm I just generated that is unrelated to my current WIP.
#Writers #Romantasy #Romance #Fantasy #WIP
February 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A helpful tool for the #WritingCommunity especially for #FantasyWriters.
watabou.github.io
Watabou's procgen arcana! You can randomly generator realms, dungeons, and more! I'm attaching a realm I just generated that is unrelated to my current WIP.
#Writers #Romantasy #Romance #Fantasy #WIP
watabou.github.io
Watabou's procgen arcana! You can randomly generator realms, dungeons, and more! I'm attaching a realm I just generated that is unrelated to my current WIP.
#Writers #Romantasy #Romance #Fantasy #WIP
I link to a lot in my stories, links to my glossary and also end notes justifying and linking to more information when a reference to a subject just doesn't do it justice.
If anyone else does this and uses US govt websites, you might want to go through your links.
#WritingCommunity #writing
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If anyone else does this and uses US govt websites, you might want to go through your links.
#WritingCommunity #writing
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February 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I link to a lot in my stories, links to my glossary and also end notes justifying and linking to more information when a reference to a subject just doesn't do it justice.
If anyone else does this and uses US govt websites, you might want to go through your links.
#WritingCommunity #writing
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If anyone else does this and uses US govt websites, you might want to go through your links.
#WritingCommunity #writing
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Waiting on the Sun was probably the quickest story from concept to publication and that still took a year.
nudgestories.com/story/waitin...
#wicca #wiccaWriting
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nudgestories.com/story/waitin...
#wicca #wiccaWriting
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Waiting on the Sun
Brandon attends a Yule Celebration and learns a little more about Alexandra’s and Kevin’s unique relationship.
nudgestories.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
WRITERS; what you do is an act of rebellion. Writing your truth is the most important contribution you can make to a revolution. You can change heart and minds, you can inspire.
#writingcommunity #writersky
#writingcommunity #writersky
February 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
WRITERS; what you do is an act of rebellion. Writing your truth is the most important contribution you can make to a revolution. You can change heart and minds, you can inspire.
#writingcommunity #writersky
#writingcommunity #writersky
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
In this issue: the only thing worse than building-to-learn is hiring-to-learn.
Hiring for conformity results in terrible UX design, and you can't AI your way out of it - but between the war on DEI and austerity thinking, tech companies are doing exactly that.
Hiring for conformity results in terrible UX design, and you can't AI your way out of it - but between the war on DEI and austerity thinking, tech companies are doing exactly that.
Hiring learners 👍 vs hiring to learn 👎
UX teams are optimizing themselves into being bad at UX.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In this issue: the only thing worse than building-to-learn is hiring-to-learn.
Hiring for conformity results in terrible UX design, and you can't AI your way out of it - but between the war on DEI and austerity thinking, tech companies are doing exactly that.
Hiring for conformity results in terrible UX design, and you can't AI your way out of it - but between the war on DEI and austerity thinking, tech companies are doing exactly that.
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
How can I write when my fiction is becoming reality. Sure, maybe there are no zombies, but the government is crumbling, people are dying, hope is waning.
I wanted to show people what could happen under these exact conditions... and now we're seeing it happen.
I should have written faster.
I wanted to show people what could happen under these exact conditions... and now we're seeing it happen.
I should have written faster.
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
How can I write when my fiction is becoming reality. Sure, maybe there are no zombies, but the government is crumbling, people are dying, hope is waning.
I wanted to show people what could happen under these exact conditions... and now we're seeing it happen.
I should have written faster.
I wanted to show people what could happen under these exact conditions... and now we're seeing it happen.
I should have written faster.
I don't feel like a natural writer. Probably one of the reasons I have to force myself to post on social media lately.
Creative writing doesn't come naturally to me. I struggle to bring the stories inside of me out into words.
#amWriting #WritingCommunity #nudgeStories
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Creative writing doesn't come naturally to me. I struggle to bring the stories inside of me out into words.
#amWriting #WritingCommunity #nudgeStories
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January 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I don't feel like a natural writer. Probably one of the reasons I have to force myself to post on social media lately.
Creative writing doesn't come naturally to me. I struggle to bring the stories inside of me out into words.
#amWriting #WritingCommunity #nudgeStories
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Creative writing doesn't come naturally to me. I struggle to bring the stories inside of me out into words.
#amWriting #WritingCommunity #nudgeStories
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Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
The US Web Design System deletes info on inclusive design, in response to the Executive order "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs...".
github.com/uswds/uswds-...
Why not use the Inclusive Design principles instead:
inclusivedesignprinciples.info
#accessibility #a11y #inclusion
github.com/uswds/uswds-...
Why not use the Inclusive Design principles instead:
inclusivedesignprinciples.info
#accessibility #a11y #inclusion
Remove content related to 1/20/25 EO by thisisdano · Pull Request #3078 · uswds/uswds-site
Summary
Removed report link and introduction. Removed content related to the January 20, 2025 Executive Order, "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing".
This...
github.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The US Web Design System deletes info on inclusive design, in response to the Executive order "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs...".
github.com/uswds/uswds-...
Why not use the Inclusive Design principles instead:
inclusivedesignprinciples.info
#accessibility #a11y #inclusion
github.com/uswds/uswds-...
Why not use the Inclusive Design principles instead:
inclusivedesignprinciples.info
#accessibility #a11y #inclusion
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
some really great tips here:
January 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
some really great tips here:
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
I made a list of all the pitch events in the BlueSky
#WritingCommunity.
I've included links to hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
❓ What events don't I have listed?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#WritingCommunity.
I've included links to hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
❓ What events don't I have listed?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Pitch Events on BlueSky
Pitch Events on BlueSky Rules of Thumb All pitch events have their own rules, but here are a few rules of thumb for best results on BlueSky. No AI – all work should be your own (commissioned art shoul...
docs.google.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I made a list of all the pitch events in the BlueSky
#WritingCommunity.
I've included links to hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
❓ What events don't I have listed?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#WritingCommunity.
I've included links to hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
❓ What events don't I have listed?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
Just heard from an Alzheimer's researcher that the studies have been halted and even if they resume there will be major lost time and some of the studies will be voided. That is the direct result of halting funding, so the billionaires can have their tax cuts. What have we become?
January 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Just heard from an Alzheimer's researcher that the studies have been halted and even if they resume there will be major lost time and some of the studies will be voided. That is the direct result of halting funding, so the billionaires can have their tax cuts. What have we become?
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
It's hard not to channel your inner @edzitron.com when the past week has been story after story of big tech rolling back ill-advised AI products nobody wanted.
This is only going to continue, as companies divest from user research and go all-in on AI "insights" that happily confirm all assumptions.
This is only going to continue, as companies divest from user research and go all-in on AI "insights" that happily confirm all assumptions.
Tools for not-thinking
User research would have prevented this week's extremely expensive mistakes - but leaders are determined to keep making them.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's hard not to channel your inner @edzitron.com when the past week has been story after story of big tech rolling back ill-advised AI products nobody wanted.
This is only going to continue, as companies divest from user research and go all-in on AI "insights" that happily confirm all assumptions.
This is only going to continue, as companies divest from user research and go all-in on AI "insights" that happily confirm all assumptions.
This morning, I found myself musing on tolerance, which ended up being the focus of this morning's writing. 🧵
#politics #thinkythoughts #tolerance #writing #philosophy #nudgestories #amwriting
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#politics #thinkythoughts #tolerance #writing #philosophy #nudgestories #amwriting
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January 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This morning, I found myself musing on tolerance, which ended up being the focus of this morning's writing. 🧵
#politics #thinkythoughts #tolerance #writing #philosophy #nudgestories #amwriting
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#politics #thinkythoughts #tolerance #writing #philosophy #nudgestories #amwriting
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Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
I am calling BS on all of the whining about Trump's new policies. What is the plan to call attention to the demise of democracy and all it involves? Where are our leaders? How are they getting the message out? How can we as individuals be effective in turning this around?
January 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I am calling BS on all of the whining about Trump's new policies. What is the plan to call attention to the demise of democracy and all it involves? Where are our leaders? How are they getting the message out? How can we as individuals be effective in turning this around?
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
Hi Alexandra, I tailor character voices using a multi-dimensional system, but for simplicity, focus on story genres. A great example is Apple TV+’s murder mystery comedy “The Afterparty” season 1, where every suspect’s voice reflects a different genre of #storytelling.
#Writing
youtu.be/9x_eYUna_D4
#Writing
youtu.be/9x_eYUna_D4
The Afterparty — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple UK
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hi Alexandra, I tailor character voices using a multi-dimensional system, but for simplicity, focus on story genres. A great example is Apple TV+’s murder mystery comedy “The Afterparty” season 1, where every suspect’s voice reflects a different genre of #storytelling.
#Writing
youtu.be/9x_eYUna_D4
#Writing
youtu.be/9x_eYUna_D4
Reposted by Alexandra Hanlon
There is an official who hired an unqualified applicant based on race and gender despite being an alcoholic who has run every organization he’s been in charge of into the ground, and having been removed from his previous position in government service for disloyalty. Someone should report that guy
January 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There is an official who hired an unqualified applicant based on race and gender despite being an alcoholic who has run every organization he’s been in charge of into the ground, and having been removed from his previous position in government service for disloyalty. Someone should report that guy
#WritingCommunity, what's up? It's still freaking cold here, and our pellet stove is struggling. Meanwhile, I'm bundled up in my office, starting to work through some notes and being pulled to research the pov character.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#WritingCommunity, what's up? It's still freaking cold here, and our pellet stove is struggling. Meanwhile, I'm bundled up in my office, starting to work through some notes and being pulled to research the pov character.
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