Kirk Rafferty ✨is editing✨ 📖
@kirkrafferty.com
Dad, husband, award winning author, killer of darlings (he/him)
Links: https://linktr.ee/kirkraff
Co-host of the podcast @badlitfriends.bsky.social
with @thecrumpet.bsky.social
Links: https://linktr.ee/kirkraff
Co-host of the podcast @badlitfriends.bsky.social
with @thecrumpet.bsky.social
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New BAD LIT FRIENDS is in the universe!!! You have GOT to listen to our interview with indie author Jessica Lunt. Her novella about a marriage unraveling during the Salem Witch Trials is 🔥🔥🔥
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Podcasts #booksky #writesky
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#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Podcasts #booksky #writesky
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You're really going to enjoy our interview with author Jessica Lunt, especially if you're an indie author. Give us a follow, we've got a lot more great interviews in the pipeline!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #Booksky #podcasts
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #Booksky #podcasts
This shit really is made up.
The piece was written by Annie Holmquist, author of articles like, "Books Your Kids Should Read to Combat Wokeism," and "Ten Books Turning Our Freshmen into Social Justice Warriors."
But sure. Straight white men really have it bad in publishing. 🙄
#WritingCommunity
The piece was written by Annie Holmquist, author of articles like, "Books Your Kids Should Read to Combat Wokeism," and "Ten Books Turning Our Freshmen into Social Justice Warriors."
But sure. Straight white men really have it bad in publishing. 🙄
#WritingCommunity
This shit is made up, actually
December 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This shit really is made up.
The piece was written by Annie Holmquist, author of articles like, "Books Your Kids Should Read to Combat Wokeism," and "Ten Books Turning Our Freshmen into Social Justice Warriors."
But sure. Straight white men really have it bad in publishing. 🙄
#WritingCommunity
The piece was written by Annie Holmquist, author of articles like, "Books Your Kids Should Read to Combat Wokeism," and "Ten Books Turning Our Freshmen into Social Justice Warriors."
But sure. Straight white men really have it bad in publishing. 🙄
#WritingCommunity
New Bad Lit Friends! This was a very fun walk through the tropey landscape, and we had THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS!
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky #BookSky
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky #BookSky
💥📚🚨NEW BAD LIT FRIENDS EPISODE 🚨📚💥
Just in time for the holidays, we roast and toast as many literary tropes as we had time for. From grumpy/sunshine to sudden amnesia, we got a little something for everyone to think we're wrong about. Love us anyway!
#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #podcast
Just in time for the holidays, we roast and toast as many literary tropes as we had time for. From grumpy/sunshine to sudden amnesia, we got a little something for everyone to think we're wrong about. Love us anyway!
#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #podcast
Tropes: Love Them or Leave Them? (S01E20)
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December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Bad Lit Friends! This was a very fun walk through the tropey landscape, and we had THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS!
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky #BookSky
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky #BookSky
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, did not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, where the shadows lie, One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them, One Tim to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, blew up the Death Star.
December 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, did not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
We're gonna talk about this on our final episode (of the year) of @badlitfriends.bsky.social, so look for that. This whole thing is just bonkers and so very evil.
#authors read your contracts. Better yet, have someone like a lawyer or literary agent look it over.
#WritingCommunity
#authors read your contracts. Better yet, have someone like a lawyer or literary agent look it over.
#WritingCommunity
I know this is 4 days old, but even if you didn't know about the evil contract Shadow Light Press binds their authors under, their website is almost certainly AI-generated copy, and one of their links leads to a Rickroll video. The red flags are actually Pennywise balloons.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
New at #WriterBeware: I go in-depth on the most problematic clauses in that Shadow Light Press contract. This isn't just a publisher "beware": exposing bad contract language helps writers understand not just what they should avoid, but what they should demand. writerbeware.blog/2025/12/19/w...
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We're gonna talk about this on our final episode (of the year) of @badlitfriends.bsky.social, so look for that. This whole thing is just bonkers and so very evil.
#authors read your contracts. Better yet, have someone like a lawyer or literary agent look it over.
#WritingCommunity
#authors read your contracts. Better yet, have someone like a lawyer or literary agent look it over.
#WritingCommunity
I know this is 4 days old, but even if you didn't know about the evil contract Shadow Light Press binds their authors under, their website is almost certainly AI-generated copy, and one of their links leads to a Rickroll video. The red flags are actually Pennywise balloons.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
New at #WriterBeware: I go in-depth on the most problematic clauses in that Shadow Light Press contract. This isn't just a publisher "beware": exposing bad contract language helps writers understand not just what they should avoid, but what they should demand. writerbeware.blog/2025/12/19/w...
Why These Contract Clauses Are Scary - Writer Beware
The clauses I’m going to discuss in this post come from the contract of Shadow Light Press, a publisher of fantasy and science fiction with deep ties to the LitRPG community. The contract stirred cont...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I know this is 4 days old, but even if you didn't know about the evil contract Shadow Light Press binds their authors under, their website is almost certainly AI-generated copy, and one of their links leads to a Rickroll video. The red flags are actually Pennywise balloons.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
I don't even write #romantasy (and I don't read much of it), but whenever I see a bad take on the genre, usually because the pearl-clutching reader objects to sex in their fantasy, I just think...
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I don't even write #romantasy (and I don't read much of it), but whenever I see a bad take on the genre, usually because the pearl-clutching reader objects to sex in their fantasy, I just think...
I enjoyed this season of Welcome to Derry so much. So seeing this was so very disappointing. This intro sequence could have easily been done by actual paid artists.
#fuckai
www.reddit.com/r/antiai/com...
#fuckai
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From the antiai community on Reddit: IT: Welcome to Derry's opening credit is entirely AI, right?
Posted by OutcastStars - 92 votes and 111 comments
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December 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I enjoyed this season of Welcome to Derry so much. So seeing this was so very disappointing. This intro sequence could have easily been done by actual paid artists.
#fuckai
www.reddit.com/r/antiai/com...
#fuckai
www.reddit.com/r/antiai/com...
"Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs."
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs."
You're really going to enjoy our interview with author Jessica Lunt, especially if you're an indie author. Give us a follow, we've got a lot more great interviews in the pipeline!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #Booksky #podcasts
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #Booksky #podcasts
New BAD LIT FRIENDS is in the universe!!! You have GOT to listen to our interview with indie author Jessica Lunt. Her novella about a marriage unraveling during the Salem Witch Trials is 🔥🔥🔥
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Podcasts #booksky #writesky
open.spotify.com/episode/3ygm...
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Podcasts #booksky #writesky
open.spotify.com/episode/3ygm...
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
You're really going to enjoy our interview with author Jessica Lunt, especially if you're an indie author. Give us a follow, we've got a lot more great interviews in the pipeline!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #Booksky #podcasts
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #Booksky #podcasts
New BAD LIT FRIENDS drops tomorrow morning, and you're not going to want to miss this one. Our interview with indie author Jessica Lunt and her unique perspective on on the Salem witch trials.
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts
✨🎙️📖 Less than 24 hours until our new episode drops -- set your reminder to listen..... NOW! And while you're waiting, GO BUY JESSICA'S BOOK! #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #podcast
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New BAD LIT FRIENDS drops tomorrow morning, and you're not going to want to miss this one. Our interview with indie author Jessica Lunt and her unique perspective on on the Salem witch trials.
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Yeah, just no.
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Yeah, just no.
This was such a fun conversation! And the book. THE BOOK! IT'S SO GOOD!
Episode drops Friday!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
Episode drops Friday!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This was such a fun conversation! And the book. THE BOOK! IT'S SO GOOD!
Episode drops Friday!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
Episode drops Friday!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
This is my friend and author, TJ Stecker. He's a crime fiction writer, and an absolute inspiration. He's got a writing Youtube channel you might want to subscribe to.
youtu.be/-BNPEaoDP0c
#WritingCommunity
youtu.be/-BNPEaoDP0c
#WritingCommunity
Lost My Leg and Gained Wings. Here's What Real Character Arcs Look Like
YouTube video by Fireside Writer
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December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is my friend and author, TJ Stecker. He's a crime fiction writer, and an absolute inspiration. He's got a writing Youtube channel you might want to subscribe to.
youtu.be/-BNPEaoDP0c
#WritingCommunity
youtu.be/-BNPEaoDP0c
#WritingCommunity
My decision to move to the Kobo ecosystem continues to be the right move.
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My decision to move to the Kobo ecosystem continues to be the right move.
New Bad Lit Friends! We're talking alpha and #BetaReaders this time around, have a listen!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky
Yes, we have done the impossible by creating matter from OUR BRAINS!!!!
NEW BAD LIT FRIENDS IS UP! Get it now before the universe decays into a flat, empty, nothingness!
(We woke up in the throes of existential crisis this morning...)
#WritingCommunity #podcasts
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NEW BAD LIT FRIENDS IS UP! Get it now before the universe decays into a flat, empty, nothingness!
(We woke up in the throes of existential crisis this morning...)
#WritingCommunity #podcasts
open.spotify.com/episode/1BHK...
Alpha and Beta Readers: Tell Me What's Wrong—No, Not Like That (S01E18)
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December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New Bad Lit Friends! We're talking alpha and #BetaReaders this time around, have a listen!
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #podcasts #WriteSky
One of the things I miss about Twitter was query letter rejection poetry (or blackout rejection poetry, can't remember what we called it). So much fun, and so many creative takes. Really took the sting out of rejections.
Bring back query letter rejection poetry!
#WritingCommunity #amquerying
Bring back query letter rejection poetry!
#WritingCommunity #amquerying
A poem about the writing life in my inbox this morning #blackoutpoetry #rejectionpoetry #writerlife #submitelsewhere
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One of the things I miss about Twitter was query letter rejection poetry (or blackout rejection poetry, can't remember what we called it). So much fun, and so many creative takes. Really took the sting out of rejections.
Bring back query letter rejection poetry!
#WritingCommunity #amquerying
Bring back query letter rejection poetry!
#WritingCommunity #amquerying
Intrigued by this movie, but the premise:
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected revelation sends their wedding week off the rails.
1/2
#WritingCommunity
www.imdb.com/title/tt3307...
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected revelation sends their wedding week off the rails.
1/2
#WritingCommunity
www.imdb.com/title/tt3307...
The Drama (2026) | Comedy, Romance
The Drama: Directed by Kristoffer Borgli. With Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie. A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected revelation sends their wedding week...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Intrigued by this movie, but the premise:
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected revelation sends their wedding week off the rails.
1/2
#WritingCommunity
www.imdb.com/title/tt3307...
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected revelation sends their wedding week off the rails.
1/2
#WritingCommunity
www.imdb.com/title/tt3307...
Where do I start? The absolute lack of cohesiveness from segment to segment? The flat, lifeless, color palette? The uncanny valley that pervades the entire 45 seconds? The bleak, Hunger Games society vibes?
A multi-billion-dollar corporation couldn't be arsed to give real artists jobs.
A multi-billion-dollar corporation couldn't be arsed to give real artists jobs.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Where do I start? The absolute lack of cohesiveness from segment to segment? The flat, lifeless, color palette? The uncanny valley that pervades the entire 45 seconds? The bleak, Hunger Games society vibes?
A multi-billion-dollar corporation couldn't be arsed to give real artists jobs.
A multi-billion-dollar corporation couldn't be arsed to give real artists jobs.
New BAD LIT FRIENDS has dropped!
Did you think we were gone? Sorry, we're like that crazy ex who just keeps popping up in your DMs. Except we'd never pop into your DMs. Or date you. No offense, we're already in committed relationships. Where was I?
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #Writesky
Did you think we were gone? Sorry, we're like that crazy ex who just keeps popping up in your DMs. Except we'd never pop into your DMs. Or date you. No offense, we're already in committed relationships. Where was I?
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #Writesky
WE LIVE!!! Yes, BAD LIT FRIENDS has clambered off of its sick bed to give you some more half-baked takes. We're joined by YA fantasy writer Anne Wells to talk writing groups, critique partners and why romantasy isn't all patriarchal BS. (Unless that's your kink.) #writesky #podcast #writingcommunity
Writing Groups and Critique Partners: The Good, The Bad, and The "Why Did I Agree to This?" (S01E17)
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December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New BAD LIT FRIENDS has dropped!
Did you think we were gone? Sorry, we're like that crazy ex who just keeps popping up in your DMs. Except we'd never pop into your DMs. Or date you. No offense, we're already in committed relationships. Where was I?
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #Writesky
Did you think we were gone? Sorry, we're like that crazy ex who just keeps popping up in your DMs. Except we'd never pop into your DMs. Or date you. No offense, we're already in committed relationships. Where was I?
#WritingCommunity #podcasts #Writesky
It's been a very long publishing journey, and now I'm so honored and humbled to accept the FIFA International Prize for Literary Excellence. #grateful that FIFA have finally acknowledged the role of midfield play in literature.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
a man with long hair is holding a trophy in his hand
ALT: a man with long hair is holding a trophy in his hand
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December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's been a very long publishing journey, and now I'm so honored and humbled to accept the FIFA International Prize for Literary Excellence. #grateful that FIFA have finally acknowledged the role of midfield play in literature.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
Me, a writer, writing a character who survives being stabbed, shot at, freezing temperatures, sepsis, and crippling trauma, yet somehow powers through it.
Also me, taking the dog out while it's lightly snowing:
#WritingCommunity
Also me, taking the dog out while it's lightly snowing:
#WritingCommunity
a woman in a plaid shirt is laughing and crying .
ALT: a woman in a plaid shirt is laughing and crying .
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December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Me, a writer, writing a character who survives being stabbed, shot at, freezing temperatures, sepsis, and crippling trauma, yet somehow powers through it.
Also me, taking the dog out while it's lightly snowing:
#WritingCommunity
Also me, taking the dog out while it's lightly snowing:
#WritingCommunity
Recently re-watched Phantom of the Opera at The Royal Albert Hall, first time in ages. It only now struck me how Christine has ZERO agency. Which follows the book, no shade, but we've come a long way in story-telling. (the music though...wow. Think of Me still stuck in my head.)
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a white dress are on a stage
ALT: a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a white dress are on a stage
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December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Recently re-watched Phantom of the Opera at The Royal Albert Hall, first time in ages. It only now struck me how Christine has ZERO agency. Which follows the book, no shade, but we've come a long way in story-telling. (the music though...wow. Think of Me still stuck in my head.)
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
Someday, you will be able to tell people you were alive when we had only one moon, and it will blow their minds.
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NASA confirms Earth has a new 'mini moon' that will accompany us for the next 50 years
Astronomers detect the new quasi-satellite 2025 PN7, a small asteroid that will accompany Earth until 2083.
www.earth.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Someday, you will be able to tell people you were alive when we had only one moon, and it will blow their minds.
www.earth.com/news/nasa-co...
www.earth.com/news/nasa-co...
People on Threads calling 3rd person POV misogynistic.
Why is Threads?
Why is Threads?
a woman is sitting in the back seat of a car .
ALT: a woman is sitting in the back seat of a car .
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December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
People on Threads calling 3rd person POV misogynistic.
Why is Threads?
Why is Threads?