Henry Kurkowski
@henrykurkowski.substack.com
Writer / Arts Advocate / Technopreneur / Cook
Author of Remote Work Technology: Keeping your small business thriving from
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https://bio.site/HenryKurkowski
Author of Remote Work Technology: Keeping your small business thriving from
anywhere
https://bio.site/HenryKurkowski
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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
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
It's a practical, writer-first guide to setting boundaries in the age of Al
#BookSky #Books #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #literaryagents
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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!!!
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!!!
a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding at an awards ceremony .
ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding at an awards ceremony .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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!!!
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!!!
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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!
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!
a man with glasses says you 're amazing on a television screen .
ALT: a man with glasses says you 're amazing on a television screen .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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!
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!
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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…
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
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…
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…
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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
#RoCo #Hldy #screenpit
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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
#RoCo #Hldy #screenpit
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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
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
Let's go viral
Post ur log lines
Hit ❤️on posts
Repost
Ask 4 reads
Open DM's
1/2
a woman talking on a cell phone with the words it 's gone viral
ALT: a woman talking on a cell phone with the words it 's gone viral
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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
Let's go viral
Post ur log lines
Hit ❤️on posts
Repost
Ask 4 reads
Open DM's
1/2
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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
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
a large crowd of people in a large auditorium with a sign that says ' theatre ' on it
ALT: a large crowd of people in a large auditorium with a sign that says ' theatre ' on it
media.tenor.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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
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
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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
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
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
December 30th, here on Twitter, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Post log lines at #Screenpit on Dec 30th
Rules are here Screenpit.org
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
bit.ly
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 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
My new piece in @advocate.com connects the dots between these attacks on our community & why visibility matters more than ever
#LGBTQIA #QueerVoices #Pride
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
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.
www.writersdigest.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:56 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
Read the article here 👇
www.writersdigest.com/the-writers-...
#BookSky
#Books
#WritingCommunity #authors
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
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
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
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
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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...
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...
arnold schwarzenegger is looking out the window of a car .
ALT: arnold schwarzenegger is looking out the window of a car .
media.tenor.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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...
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...
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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!
8 am – 8 pm PST
4 separate projects, 2 tweets per project = 8 tweets in 12 hours
Have fun!
a woman with glasses is saying i 'm ready let 's do this
ALT: a woman with glasses is saying i 'm ready let 's do this
media.tenor.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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!
8 am – 8 pm PST
4 separate projects, 2 tweets per project = 8 tweets in 12 hours
Have fun!
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
Let's Do This Thing!!!
Remember to use #screenpit in your post
DO NOT USE OUR ADDRESS
@screenpit
in your post!!!!
Remember to use #screenpit in your post
DO NOT USE OUR ADDRESS
@screenpit
in your post!!!!
a woman in a green shirt says go
ALT: a woman in a green shirt says go
media.tenor.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Let's Do This Thing!!!
Remember to use #screenpit in your post
DO NOT USE OUR ADDRESS
@screenpit
in your post!!!!
Remember to use #screenpit in your post
DO NOT USE OUR ADDRESS
@screenpit
in your post!!!!
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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
Remember: 4 Projects Only
2 Tweets Per Project = 8 Tweets with #ScreenPit
Get hashtags here screenpit.org
#Screenwriting #writerslife #writingTV #Producers #LiteraryManagers #scriptsky
a woman in a purple sweater is saying fingers crossed
ALT: a woman in a purple sweater is saying fingers crossed
media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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
Remember: 4 Projects Only
2 Tweets Per Project = 8 Tweets with #ScreenPit
Get hashtags here screenpit.org
#Screenwriting #writerslife #writingTV #Producers #LiteraryManagers #scriptsky
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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
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
a bald man with a beard is wearing a red shirt and saying cant wait .
ALT: a bald man with a beard is wearing a red shirt and saying cant wait .
media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
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
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
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
Screenwriters: Put your projects out there June 25, 8 am - 8 pm PST (USA) #ScreenPit
Producers: Drop in. Browse
Rules: screenpit.org
a black and white photo of the hollywood sign sitting on top of a hill surrounded by trees .
ALT: a black and white photo of the hollywood sign sitting on top of a hill surrounded by trees .
media.tenor.com
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
@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
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
@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
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
In one week , June 25th is the next #ScreenPit!
Get your log lines ready People
Let's. Do. This. Thing!
screenpit.org
Get your log lines ready People
Let's. Do. This. Thing!
screenpit.org
a woman in a brown tank top says yes with her hands in the air
ALT: a woman in a brown tank top says yes with her hands in the air
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In one week , June 25th is the next #ScreenPit!
Get your log lines ready People
Let's. Do. This. Thing!
screenpit.org
Get your log lines ready People
Let's. Do. This. Thing!
screenpit.org
@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
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.
www.32auctions.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:13 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
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
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
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
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
It's a practical, writer-first guide to setting boundaries in the age of Al
#BookSky #Books #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #literaryagents
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
Click to read my latest article on Forbes on AI theft. What agencies can do to protect themselves and their clients.