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Henry Kurkowski
@henrykurkowski.substack.com
Writer / Arts Advocate / Technopreneur / Cook

Author of Remote Work Technology: Keeping your small business thriving from
anywhere
https://bio.site/HenryKurkowski
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Take a read of my Writer's Digest article on how writers, authors & illustrators can protect their work from Al exploitation tinyurl.com/9h8t2sjn

It's a practical, writer-first guide to setting boundaries in the age of Al

#BookSky #Books #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #literaryagents
How Writers Can Protect Their Work From AI Exploitation
Tech entrepreneur and arts advocate Henry Kurkowski shares five practical actions writers can take to protect against AI exploitation.
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Screenpit is over for 2025!
Well done to all of you for putting your work out there!

Exposure is a big component of this biz.

Who knows who will tune in to #ScreenPit?

They are out there watching and WE DID IT!!!
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December 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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45 more minutes to post.

Let us know if anyone gets traction from posting.

Thing is you don't know sometimes how someone saw your work for awhile.

Hang in there everyone!

Be amazing!
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December 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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CAN YOU STAY LATE?

Trapped in a corporate office after hours, a burned-out receptionist must survive a deadly zombie outbreak by battling her toxic coworkers as she fights her way down sixteen floors.

#ScreenPit #Fea #Ho #AC #Co #Div #SeRe #scriptsky

Here’s what the #BlackList evaluator said…
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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After losing her husband of 50 years, a feisty Jewish widow and the tightly-wound Chinese-American restauranteur who has fed her family on Xmas for years, fall into an unexpected romance.
#RoCo #Hldy #screenpit
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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#screenpit.bsky.social

WITHOUT CONSENT
When a recently jilted ER doctor finds a victim of a serial killer excising women’s kidneys, she risks her life to aid police before she becomes his next victim.

#ScreenPit #Pi #LiSe #Th #Cri #Dr
#Pg13
#ISA #Cov
#IP #WrWo #40Up #SeRe #Can
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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At the top of the hour, we'll be hosting SCREENPIT for 12 hours
Let's go viral
Post ur log lines
Hit ❤️on posts
Repost
Ask 4 reads
Open DM's
1/2
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December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Polish those Log Lines!

Tomorrow on TUESDAY Dec 30 post up to 4 different projects, 2 tweets per project. Feel free to RT and like.
Use hashtag #ScreenPit in tweet, not
@ScreenPit

screenpit.org for rules

New hashtag #VRT for a Vertical and #Hldy for Holiday
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December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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It's Official! We're back!!
December 30th, here on Twitter, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Post log lines at #Screenpit on Dec 30th

Rules are here Screenpit.org
#ScreenPit
#ScreenPit
Screenpit.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I donated to People of Color in Publishing's silent Auction.

From valuable critiques to events such as workshops, there are items for everyone's interests.

Auction is live now through December 15th- Link in bio
December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
75% of LGBTQ users report more harmful content on Meta since January

Slurs spread unchecked, LGBTQ hashtags hidden for months

My piece for @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social reveals what changed & why it matters → tinyurl.com/4kmtckea

#LGBTQ #TechAccountability #Journalism #MediaEthics #QueerCommunity
How Meta's New Rules Are Putting LGBTQ People in Danger [Opinion]
The company's systematic dismantling of digital civil-rights protections has consequences that extend far beyond our screens.
www.unclosetedmedia.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From drag bans to book bans to rainbow crosswalk erasure—we’re living in an era where LGBTQ+ visibility is framed as a threat

My new piece in @advocate.com connects the dots between these attacks on our community & why visibility matters more than ever

#LGBTQIA #QueerVoices #Pride
Opinion: Rainbow crosswalks in Key West are more than just colorful paint - they are symbols of safety, visibility, and belonging for the LGBTQ+ community, argues Henry Kurkowski.
Erasing us while erasing our crosswalks
Opinion: Rainbow crosswalks in Key West are more than just colorful paint - they are symbols of safety, visibility, and belonging for the LGBTQ+ community, argues Henry Kurkowski.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In my new @writersdigest.bsky.social piece, I share the digital toolkit that actually works—tools that block distractions, keep focus, and help words finally hit the page.

Read the article here 👇

www.writersdigest.com/the-writers-...

#BookSky
#Books
#WritingCommunity #authors
The Writer's Digital Toolkit: 16 Writing Tools That Finally Get Words on the Page
Tech entrepreneur and arts advocate Henry Kurkowski shares 16 digital tools writers can use to help get words on the page.
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August 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Arts orgs are struggling with funding cuts but the work still matters

A reader told me The Artful Ask helped them reconnect with their mission.

If you’re fundraising for the arts, DM me & I’ll gladly send you a free e-copy.

#WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #SupportTheArts #ArtsFunding
July 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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ScreenPit is over for this round!
You guys are GREAT!
We hope you had fun but we also hope you learned something, made friends, got a bite on a read request and upped your promo game.

Until next time...
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June 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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And that’s a wrap on #screenpit
June 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Screenwriters participating in Today’s SCREENPIT Follow the Rules & Guidelines screenpit.org

8 am – 8 pm PST

4 separate projects, 2 tweets per project = 8 tweets in 12 hours

Have fun!
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June 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Let's Do This Thing!!!

Remember to use #screenpit in your post

DO NOT USE OUR ADDRESS
@screenpit
in your post!!!!
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June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Good luck tomorrow screenwriters!!!! Let’s hope we get some lurkers and shoppers!

Remember: 4 Projects Only

2 Tweets Per Project = 8 Tweets with #ScreenPit

Get hashtags here screenpit.org

#Screenwriting #writerslife #writingTV #Producers #LiteraryManagers #scriptsky
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June 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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One day to SCREENPIT! Are your loglines ready?

You never know who might drop in

ScreenPit emails a large list of producers/execs to alert them

You can help by tagging an exec with one of our posts about the event

Wednesday 8–8 PST

Rules found here: screenpit.org
#ScreenPit
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June 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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#ScriptSky
#FilmSky

Join us on Wednesday!
SCREENPIT is a bulletin board of available Content, an event for writers, 3x a year

Screenwriters: Put your projects out there June 25, 8 am - 8 pm PST (USA) #ScreenPit

Producers: Drop in. Browse

Rules: screenpit.org
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June 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Only two days left! Join me in supporting
@litagentsofchange.bsky.social

You can bid on critiques, AMA sessions, and other goodies. 😍
Click 👇🏽 for full list of items
www.32auctions.com/LAFC?r=1&t=all

#BookSky #writers #WritingCommunity #authors
June 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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In one week , June 25th is the next #ScreenPit!
Get your log lines ready People

Let's. Do. This. Thing!

screenpit.org
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June 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@litagentsofchange.bsky.social

Auction is live! Untill June 23!

From valuable critiques to talks & events such as seminars, there's items for everyone ✨️
I'm offering a
Digital Tools for Writers & Creatives Workshop

Auction items can be found here: www.32auctions.com/LAFC?r=1&t=all
Literary Auction for Change
Silent auction 'Literary Auction for Change' hosted online at 32auctions.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Take a read of my Writer's Digest article on how writers, authors & illustrators can protect their work from Al exploitation tinyurl.com/9h8t2sjn

It's a practical, writer-first guide to setting boundaries in the age of Al

#BookSky #Books #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #literaryagents
How Writers Can Protect Their Work From AI Exploitation
Tech entrepreneur and arts advocate Henry Kurkowski shares five practical actions writers can take to protect against AI exploitation.
tinyurl.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Click to read my latest article on Forbes on AI theft. What agencies can do to protect themselves and their clients.
AI Could Be Scraping Your Agency’s Work—Here’s What You Can Do About It
An increasing number of agencies are waking up to a growing threat: AI companies are quietly scraping creative work on the web without permission.
www.forbes.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM