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In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!

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Ben Kline @benkline.bsky.social · 19h

New interview all about the writing life.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 08/10/2026

Thread: rights grabs at Must Read Magazines

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have legitimately thought about learning witchcraft to cast a hex in favor of It Happening. I know that hexes rebound onto the caster and I don’t. Fucking. Care.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

@clpolk.com I just finished reading EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END (I know it's not new and it's been on my shelf a while, my reading backlog is... intimidating), and it was AMAZING.

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Polis Loizou 🐺🎃 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

ONE WEEK till this li'l bisexual starts stalking the land! Please share, tell your friends, rally the queers, bi a ticket, etc 🩷💜💙

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My favorite thing is when no one answers it for long enough that even the automated message gets impatient and just repeats “DEODORANT AREA.”

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I don’t know how I’ve gone this long without knowing about the October Slide, but wow, am I ever sliding.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What is it about this week? I asked my boss if it would be okay to take tomorrow off because I’m running on fumes right now.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Face-eating leopards.” “Yes, but not *all* faces.”

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think my goal for this first week of #FirstDraftFall is "try not to lose my goddamn mind." (Seriously, this week involves All the Things so it's highly unlikely I'll get much planning done.)

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I hazard to say that it is a standard feature across most models, as I've observed this in myself.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My autumn body looks suspiciously similar to my summer body, but ever so slightly paler. I'm beginning to suspect they might be... the same body?

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'll start out with some general ideas about the character, but part of the exploratory outline is discovering what I need to know about them to understand why they would make the choices/decisions I have them make. Whatever gets me that knowledge! #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Another tactic I've used came from Matt Bell, where I write an *extensive* outline that's essentially a "half draft." I did that for my last two WIPs. In one case the outline was over 50 pages long. I felt like I really knew where I was going with that one. #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For longer works, I've done one of two things. I start an exploratory first draft and pause to plan once I've got enough of a feel for it, so I can figure out where it's going. #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Furnace guy would have arrived at 8:01, naturally.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Of course, since I already have the print book, this will be an opportune moment to pick up the audiobook. #BookSky

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The hoppy legs and twitchy little noses. And what’s with all the carrots?!

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What’s a pirate’s favorite letter? It’s not R. It’s the C.

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Got queerlings in your life? Do they like a rom-com? Do they like Heartstopper? Because School Library Journal gave me a star and said it was perfect for fans of Heartstopper. It's also a Hi-Lo (high interest, low complexity) so ESL/reluctant reader friendly! #BacklistSaturday #BookSky 💙📚🏳️‍🌈

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Stuck with You

Stuck With You is a story of Queer joy and a playful teen romance, following two frenemies as they fall for each other while stuck in adjacent seats on a day-long train trip. Ben is on a train back to...

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is horrendous (and, as noted, an ongoing pattern to which no one involved in the organization seems to care in the slightest).

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oh honey, I wish there were some way to make this better.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I tend to work on standalones that contain a kernel of connectivity. So, most of them take place in St. Louis, characters from one book or story pop up in another, and really everything’s connected. #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I swear, if I could set fires with my mind, I would burn down every data center, every headquarters, and every mansion owned by these demon spawn of Beelzebub. And every private island compound and private jet hangar. Bring marshmallows for toasting.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If he wound up being a dad, I guess he was Takin It to the Sheets.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You can never go wrong with Linda Ronstadt. ❤️

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The first time I heard this, Judy Collins sang it. I must have been 12 years old. I had no idea Linda Ronstadt covered it, too (or so many others). What a wonderful and sad song.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I haven’t watched the new series yet, but Nigella is the embodiment of pure loving kindness, comfort, and cake and must be defended at all costs.

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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

TIME’S UP! Thanks so much for joining tonight’s #WeeknightWriters chat! For even more support in your #FirstDraftFall journey, consider joining our premium community at ko-fi.com/weeknightwri...

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He did learn, and I'm glad he called her Captain Seven to her face before he died. He was a dipshit, but he was our dipshit.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A6: My sapphic gothic horror, Woman of Sorrow & Blood, is part of the Chills, Thrills, and Kills bundle along with a TON of other amazing books. Check it out! itch.io/b/3904/chill... #WeeknightWriters

Graphic 2 for the Chills, Thrills & Kills October Itchio Sale. 93 books for $69. A VERY BIG AND SPOOKY BUNDLE of creepy and cosy reads perfect for this year’s Hallowe’en Season! Hosted by Indie Book Spotlight.

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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Where does your MC live at the beginning of the story? These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...

Fall forest scene overlaid with the words “#FirstDraftFall - October - Planning
Where does your MC live at the beginning of the story? What does their life look like?

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is on my TBR and downloaded on my Kobo just waiting for me to start it. @wiswell.bsky.social is a fantastic writer. I’ve loved his short fiction so I have high hopes for his novels.

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 02/10/2026

my queer cozy horror about a 43yo autistic man who has a gay/lowkey monsterfucker awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest is a great read for fall, according to a goodreads list and also according to me! bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

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The Lord of the Wood

LGBTQ READS MOST ANTICIPATED LGBTQ+ ADULT FICTIONThe cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expectin...

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nothing new from me, but can I direct your attention to @elizmanderson.com’s LORD OF THE WOOD? It’s my current read and it’s amazing. Cozy horror? I never would have thought such a thing possible, but here it is. #WeeknightWriters

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The Lord of the Wood

LGBTQ READS MOST ANTICIPATED LGBTQ+ ADULT FICTIONThe cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man w...

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I mean, obviously my expectations and hopes are not your responsibility. I just love them and would kill for them, is what I’m saying. (The same goes for Lottie and Elspeth.) #WeeknightWriters.

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If they don’t have some kind of happy ending I will flip. Every. Table. (Luckily it’ll be in my own house because I almost never leave, but still.)

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m in the middle of reading LORD OF THE WOOD, so if that’s anything to judge by, yeah. 😂 (I love Arthur and Ira, by the way.)

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve had some stories in progress even longer, and they eventually found homes. They bore almost no resemblance to what they started as, which I think is kind of encouraging and right. #WeeknightWriters

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