Episode 105: From Out Magazine to Disney: Harker Jones on Queer Storytelling, Screenwriting, and Survival in Hollywood
Writer–editor Harker Jones joins Zach Randles-Friedman to unpack a creative journey from small-town Michigan to LA: managing editor roles at Out, The Advocate, and HIV Plus; 7–8 years copyediting Disney’s D23 Magazine; and a portfolio spanning novels, shorts, and screenplays with 60+ festival selections. We dive into his thriller Never Have I Ever (first drafted at 17), the literary love story Until September, and new psychological script The Alexandrite Ring (ISA Thriller Top 10). Harker shares practical craft tips, how editorial rigor builds trustworthy storytelling, and straight talk on rejection, marketing, and queer creativity in today’s industry. Buy Harker's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harker-Jones/author/B07V6BQZ1B?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&qid=1759698579&sr=8-4&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=4f4cad11-410f-401d-8aaf-2c3f42686253 Follow Harker on Instagram: @harker_j Follow Harker on X @HarkerJones Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ
Everything & Anything...and a bit gay Podcast · Zach Randes-Friedman
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Show Notes
Writer–editor Harker Jones joins Zach Randles-Friedman to unpack a creative journey from small-town Michigan to LA: managing editor roles at Out, The Advocate, and HIV Plus; 7–8 years copyediting Disney’s D23 Magazine; and a portfolio spanning novels, shorts, and screenplays with 60+ festival selections. We dive into his thriller Never Have I Ever (first drafted at 17), the literary love story Until September, and new psychological script The Alexandrite Ring (ISA Thriller Top 10). Harker shares practical craft tips, how editorial rigor builds trustworthy storytelling, and straight talk on rejection, marketing, and queer creativity in today’s industry.
Buy Harker's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harker-Jones/author/B07V6BQZ1B?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&qid=1759698579&sr=8-4&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=4f4cad11-410f-401d-8aaf-2c3f42686253
Follow Harker on Instagram: @harker_j
Follow Harker on X @HarkerJones
Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ
Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ
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