alexis nedd
@alexisthenedd.bsky.social
Kirkus-Nominated Authoress, Freelance Dragon Expert, Conversation Designer, and Fashion Archivist. I wrote DON’T HATE THE PLAYER and HOW WE PLAY THE GAME 💙 🎮 💜 She/Her
Portfolio & Clips: https://www.alexisthenedd.com/
Portfolio & Clips: https://www.alexisthenedd.com/
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How We Play the Game
Check out How We Play the Game - <p><b>Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of <i>Twelfth Knight</i> and <i>SLAY</i>. </b><br><br>Zora Lyon plays...
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Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
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The difference between corporate toxicity in games and the overwhelming kindness I encountered with members of the game writer community last weekend is so huge it’s a little upsetting. Imagine watching the Mouth of Sauron ride into battle on Shadowfax. Get that gorgeous horse out of there.
June 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The difference between corporate toxicity in games and the overwhelming kindness I encountered with members of the game writer community last weekend is so huge it’s a little upsetting. Imagine watching the Mouth of Sauron ride into battle on Shadowfax. Get that gorgeous horse out of there.
A Steam Machine? *scoffs* It’s called a train, you idiot.
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A Steam Machine? *scoffs* It’s called a train, you idiot.
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If you have read Alexis’s first novel, Don’t Hate the Player, then You Already Know that Alexis is witty and wise and a fabulous writer. How We Play the Game now on sale!!!!
Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
How We Play the Game
Check out How We Play the Game - <p><b>Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of <i>Twelfth Knight</i> and <i>SLAY</i>. </b><br><br>Zora Lyon plays...
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If you have read Alexis’s first novel, Don’t Hate the Player, then You Already Know that Alexis is witty and wise and a fabulous writer. How We Play the Game now on sale!!!!
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Happy #pubday to HOW WE PLAY THE GAME by @alexisthenedd.bsky.social!
Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of TWELFTH KNIGHT and SLAY.
On sale now!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/how-we-pl...
Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of TWELFTH KNIGHT and SLAY.
On sale now!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/how-we-pl...
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Happy #pubday to HOW WE PLAY THE GAME by @alexisthenedd.bsky.social!
Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of TWELFTH KNIGHT and SLAY.
On sale now!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/how-we-pl...
Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of TWELFTH KNIGHT and SLAY.
On sale now!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/how-we-pl...
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Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
How We Play the Game
Check out How We Play the Game - <p><b>Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of <i>Twelfth Knight</i> and <i>SLAY</i>. </b><br><br>Zora Lyon plays...
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
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i can't express how fast and hard i clicked on this and how little i was surprised to see @adamserwer.bsky.social's byline atop this banger
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
i can't express how fast and hard i clicked on this and how little i was surprised to see @adamserwer.bsky.social's byline atop this banger
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
How We Play the Game
Check out How We Play the Game - <p><b>Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of <i>Twelfth Knight</i> and <i>SLAY</i>. </b><br><br>Zora Lyon plays...
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
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Sorry to say it but this is absolutely true. The surest way to register your discontent with the focus and quality of the NYT's journalism is to disengage from the publication's biggest revenue driver.
Try Puzzmo for your daily puzzle fix. It's great!
Try Puzzmo for your daily puzzle fix. It's great!
the new york times relies on its immensely popular games to both drive subscriptions AND generate ad revenue from non-paying subscribers. stop playing wordle, even if it's free.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sorry to say it but this is absolutely true. The surest way to register your discontent with the focus and quality of the NYT's journalism is to disengage from the publication's biggest revenue driver.
Try Puzzmo for your daily puzzle fix. It's great!
Try Puzzmo for your daily puzzle fix. It's great!
the new york times relies on its immensely popular games to both drive subscriptions AND generate ad revenue from non-paying subscribers. stop playing wordle, even if it's free.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
the new york times relies on its immensely popular games to both drive subscriptions AND generate ad revenue from non-paying subscribers. stop playing wordle, even if it's free.
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hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
is it even a gorgeous AAA narrative open world action adventure game with performance capture and true-to-face character modeling if noshir dalal doesn't show up a third of the way through and start purring (i just finished ghost of yotei)
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
is it even a gorgeous AAA narrative open world action adventure game with performance capture and true-to-face character modeling if noshir dalal doesn't show up a third of the way through and start purring (i just finished ghost of yotei)
not to be dramatic but we only set the clocks back six days ago and i don't think my body will ever recover
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
not to be dramatic but we only set the clocks back six days ago and i don't think my body will ever recover
not even married but I’m participating in aloof wife autumn
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
not even married but I’m participating in aloof wife autumn
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Solidarity with the Rockstar Workers, support them 👇
Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Solidarity with the Rockstar Workers, support them 👇
How We Play The Game is on this list! Comes out November 11th <3
🌟 Hey, YA readers! You won't want to miss these 44 exciting new young adult books being published in November 2025! 🌟
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popgoesthereader.com/hot-off-the-... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit
November 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
How We Play The Game is on this list! Comes out November 11th <3
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Gaming. Gaming. I meant to say GAMING.
February 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Gaming. Gaming. I meant to say GAMING.
look, now you can fumble the bag in two languages
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
look, now you can fumble the bag in two languages
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Gaming stuff: Crusader Kings 3’s “All Under Heaven” is out now. I helped consult for historical accuracy and design on its representation of medieval Southeast Asia (and Siberia). Check it out! A fantastic expansion for a fantastic game.
www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusad...
www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusad...
Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven - Paradox Interactive
Build, Conquer, and Rule in the East. With Crusader Kings III - All Under Heaven, the vast and dynamic history of Eastern Asia comes to life. Claim the Mandate, unite your people, and shape the future...
www.paradoxinteractive.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Gaming stuff: Crusader Kings 3’s “All Under Heaven” is out now. I helped consult for historical accuracy and design on its representation of medieval Southeast Asia (and Siberia). Check it out! A fantastic expansion for a fantastic game.
www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusad...
www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusad...
it's definitely wednesday, right
"DON'T NOD announces the signing of a development agreement with Netflix for the creation of a new narrative video game based on a major IP. Through this agreement, DON'T NOD will develop a new narrative experience that builds on the studio's recognized expertise in the genre."
LINK
LINK
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
it's definitely wednesday, right
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I hate when i ask about people’s favorite lip balm or something and there’s that one person who goes “oh i make my own with 20% coconut oil and some beexwax“ or whatever bitch we both know that is not why i asked
October 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I hate when i ask about people’s favorite lip balm or something and there’s that one person who goes “oh i make my own with 20% coconut oil and some beexwax“ or whatever bitch we both know that is not why i asked
yeah i'm high functioning. i'm at the function and i'm high af
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
yeah i'm high functioning. i'm at the function and i'm high af
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just finished up a 15-book jane austen variation where everybody had big ass dragons, i would like to read a new book or series about dragons. does anyone have recommendations for books about dragons
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
just finished up a 15-book jane austen variation where everybody had big ass dragons, i would like to read a new book or series about dragons. does anyone have recommendations for books about dragons
just finished up a 15-book jane austen variation where everybody had big ass dragons, i would like to read a new book or series about dragons. does anyone have recommendations for books about dragons
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
just finished up a 15-book jane austen variation where everybody had big ass dragons, i would like to read a new book or series about dragons. does anyone have recommendations for books about dragons
back from traveling for two weeks and my brain is fried. passport control at JFK asked to see my documents and i literally said “no thank you”
October 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
back from traveling for two weeks and my brain is fried. passport control at JFK asked to see my documents and i literally said “no thank you”
Do i have any bipoc engineer friends who wouldn't mind being added to an outreach list for a mobile startup? feel free to DM me!
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Do i have any bipoc engineer friends who wouldn't mind being added to an outreach list for a mobile startup? feel free to DM me!