Kurtis Wothe is Querying
@kurtismwothe.bsky.social
Novelist: Querying Now!
—> Urban Fantasy Thriller, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Folklore, Wrestling <—
I’m also a video editor and motion designer :)
—> Urban Fantasy Thriller, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Folklore, Wrestling <—
I’m also a video editor and motion designer :)
Update: he blocked me because he poked the bear and got the claws. Rawr. Here's what he said.
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Update: he blocked me because he poked the bear and got the claws. Rawr. Here's what he said.
My next read is
Sons and Other Flammable Objects
By Porochista Khakpour
No idea what I’m in for beyond the blurbs but it sounds fascinating!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Sons and Other Flammable Objects
By Porochista Khakpour
No idea what I’m in for beyond the blurbs but it sounds fascinating!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
October 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
My next read is
Sons and Other Flammable Objects
By Porochista Khakpour
No idea what I’m in for beyond the blurbs but it sounds fascinating!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Sons and Other Flammable Objects
By Porochista Khakpour
No idea what I’m in for beyond the blurbs but it sounds fascinating!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
You need to read Kindred by Octavia Butler.
I just finished it and highly recommend.
It’s brutal and raw and mystical and so complicated.
I need to go back and finish the Lillith’s Brood novels.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
I just finished it and highly recommend.
It’s brutal and raw and mystical and so complicated.
I need to go back and finish the Lillith’s Brood novels.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
October 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
You need to read Kindred by Octavia Butler.
I just finished it and highly recommend.
It’s brutal and raw and mystical and so complicated.
I need to go back and finish the Lillith’s Brood novels.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
I just finished it and highly recommend.
It’s brutal and raw and mystical and so complicated.
I need to go back and finish the Lillith’s Brood novels.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Picked this up for free from Books4Cause!
Well, not free. I basically traded it for 6 books but it still feels free!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Well, not free. I basically traded it for 6 books but it still feels free!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
October 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Picked this up for free from Books4Cause!
Well, not free. I basically traded it for 6 books but it still feels free!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Well, not free. I basically traded it for 6 books but it still feels free!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
My day job is in advertising.
I recently watched the Masterclass from Goodby & Silverstein and am 50% through this Ogilvy book.
I’m usually editing, so intaking more high level stuff is refreshing.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
I recently watched the Masterclass from Goodby & Silverstein and am 50% through this Ogilvy book.
I’m usually editing, so intaking more high level stuff is refreshing.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
October 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My day job is in advertising.
I recently watched the Masterclass from Goodby & Silverstein and am 50% through this Ogilvy book.
I’m usually editing, so intaking more high level stuff is refreshing.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
I recently watched the Masterclass from Goodby & Silverstein and am 50% through this Ogilvy book.
I’m usually editing, so intaking more high level stuff is refreshing.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Spent the morning outlining my second novel!
Now heading to donate some books to Books 4 Cause. Trying to find some feminist non-fiction to pick up there as research for my novel.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Now heading to donate some books to Books 4 Cause. Trying to find some feminist non-fiction to pick up there as research for my novel.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
October 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Spent the morning outlining my second novel!
Now heading to donate some books to Books 4 Cause. Trying to find some feminist non-fiction to pick up there as research for my novel.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Now heading to donate some books to Books 4 Cause. Trying to find some feminist non-fiction to pick up there as research for my novel.
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
After doing the math, it took 2 years and 19 weeks to get from the first iteration of GODDAMN! as a TV pilot to the day of calling it done as a full novel at 7.3 drafts.
Super stoked to be querying!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Super stoked to be querying!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
October 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
After doing the math, it took 2 years and 19 weeks to get from the first iteration of GODDAMN! as a TV pilot to the day of calling it done as a full novel at 7.3 drafts.
Super stoked to be querying!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Super stoked to be querying!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Here you are, taxman hahah
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Here you are, taxman hahah
My next read is Kindred by Octavia Butler.
Rather appropriate given it is banned book week and also the month of Halloween.
I was immediately immersed and look forward to the rest of the book!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Rather appropriate given it is banned book week and also the month of Halloween.
I was immediately immersed and look forward to the rest of the book!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
October 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My next read is Kindred by Octavia Butler.
Rather appropriate given it is banned book week and also the month of Halloween.
I was immediately immersed and look forward to the rest of the book!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Rather appropriate given it is banned book week and also the month of Halloween.
I was immediately immersed and look forward to the rest of the book!
#books #authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky #writing #fiction #author #bluesky #amwriting
Draft 7.2 Progress:
Page: 230/411
I’ve more than cleared the halfway mark in my revision!
Time to decompress with some yoga accompanied by my workout buddy, Hua Hua.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
Page: 230/411
I’ve more than cleared the halfway mark in my revision!
Time to decompress with some yoga accompanied by my workout buddy, Hua Hua.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
October 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Draft 7.2 Progress:
Page: 230/411
I’ve more than cleared the halfway mark in my revision!
Time to decompress with some yoga accompanied by my workout buddy, Hua Hua.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
Page: 230/411
I’ve more than cleared the halfway mark in my revision!
Time to decompress with some yoga accompanied by my workout buddy, Hua Hua.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
Next book to read is The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood.
I always get this sense of deep comfort from her writing. May need to listen to her Master Class again.
Very grateful to have found this for free at Books 4 Cause.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
I always get this sense of deep comfort from her writing. May need to listen to her Master Class again.
Very grateful to have found this for free at Books 4 Cause.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
August 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Next book to read is The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood.
I always get this sense of deep comfort from her writing. May need to listen to her Master Class again.
Very grateful to have found this for free at Books 4 Cause.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
I always get this sense of deep comfort from her writing. May need to listen to her Master Class again.
Very grateful to have found this for free at Books 4 Cause.
#writing #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writers
This one’s going in the DNF pile.
So much stopping and starting, must move onto the next!
#books #writingcommunity #authors
So much stopping and starting, must move onto the next!
#books #writingcommunity #authors
July 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This one’s going in the DNF pile.
So much stopping and starting, must move onto the next!
#books #writingcommunity #authors
So much stopping and starting, must move onto the next!
#books #writingcommunity #authors
Picked these up at Ravenswood Used Books this weekend!
Super excited about both of them and am now in love with the shop.
It’s so chaotic and cluttered in there in the best ways possible.
#books #writingcommunity
Super excited about both of them and am now in love with the shop.
It’s so chaotic and cluttered in there in the best ways possible.
#books #writingcommunity
July 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Picked these up at Ravenswood Used Books this weekend!
Super excited about both of them and am now in love with the shop.
It’s so chaotic and cluttered in there in the best ways possible.
#books #writingcommunity
Super excited about both of them and am now in love with the shop.
It’s so chaotic and cluttered in there in the best ways possible.
#books #writingcommunity
Just finished Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison.
I picked this up after losing a friend to suicide a few months ago.
I don’t know what I was looking for but I didn’t find it.
I did find a lot of info and anecdotes from others that made me feel less alone.
#books
I picked this up after losing a friend to suicide a few months ago.
I don’t know what I was looking for but I didn’t find it.
I did find a lot of info and anecdotes from others that made me feel less alone.
#books
July 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just finished Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison.
I picked this up after losing a friend to suicide a few months ago.
I don’t know what I was looking for but I didn’t find it.
I did find a lot of info and anecdotes from others that made me feel less alone.
#books
I picked this up after losing a friend to suicide a few months ago.
I don’t know what I was looking for but I didn’t find it.
I did find a lot of info and anecdotes from others that made me feel less alone.
#books
Just finished reading In Search of Gay America by Neil Miller.
It is a beautiful, heartbreaking, and inspiring read.
It’s a great snapshot of the diversity in life and experiences of queer people during the height of the AIDs epidemic in the US.
I highly recommend.
#booksky #books
It is a beautiful, heartbreaking, and inspiring read.
It’s a great snapshot of the diversity in life and experiences of queer people during the height of the AIDs epidemic in the US.
I highly recommend.
#booksky #books
June 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Picked up In Search of Gay America by Neil Miller today.
Read about a third of it in a sitting, super engaged so far.
Happy Pride Month, read some gay books.
#booksky #books #writingcommunity
Read about a third of it in a sitting, super engaged so far.
Happy Pride Month, read some gay books.
#booksky #books #writingcommunity
June 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Picked up In Search of Gay America by Neil Miller today.
Read about a third of it in a sitting, super engaged so far.
Happy Pride Month, read some gay books.
#booksky #books #writingcommunity
Read about a third of it in a sitting, super engaged so far.
Happy Pride Month, read some gay books.
#booksky #books #writingcommunity
Everyday, I leave an hour early for work so I can get some writing in in the morning.
I love the ritual and feeling like I need to get up and go somewhere to write. Helps me feel professional and maintain consistency.
How do you help yourself stay consistent?
#booksky #writingcommunity #writing
I love the ritual and feeling like I need to get up and go somewhere to write. Helps me feel professional and maintain consistency.
How do you help yourself stay consistent?
#booksky #writingcommunity #writing
June 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Everyday, I leave an hour early for work so I can get some writing in in the morning.
I love the ritual and feeling like I need to get up and go somewhere to write. Helps me feel professional and maintain consistency.
How do you help yourself stay consistent?
#booksky #writingcommunity #writing
I love the ritual and feeling like I need to get up and go somewhere to write. Helps me feel professional and maintain consistency.
How do you help yourself stay consistent?
#booksky #writingcommunity #writing
Just finished The New Jim Crow!
It’s a used copy so it had highlights from a conservative reacting in the margins with great rebuttals like:
*FALSE!* and *NUH UH*
Wild to see the crash-out.
Great book, I feel better equipped on the topics inside. Would recommend!
#booksky #books #writing
It’s a used copy so it had highlights from a conservative reacting in the margins with great rebuttals like:
*FALSE!* and *NUH UH*
Wild to see the crash-out.
Great book, I feel better equipped on the topics inside. Would recommend!
#booksky #books #writing
June 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Picked this up the other day at Secret World Books!
Definitely an interesting read so far and I love the cover art!
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
Definitely an interesting read so far and I love the cover art!
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
May 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Picked this up the other day at Secret World Books!
Definitely an interesting read so far and I love the cover art!
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
Definitely an interesting read so far and I love the cover art!
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
Donated a bunch of books and picked up this bad boy.
Going in blind! Anyone a de Lint fan ??
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
Going in blind! Anyone a de Lint fan ??
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
May 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Donated a bunch of books and picked up this bad boy.
Going in blind! Anyone a de Lint fan ??
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
Going in blind! Anyone a de Lint fan ??
#booksky #writingcommunity #reading #books #authors
I love these Stabilo Boss highlighters. I held off on buying them for a while so I could do so as a reward for finishing the 5th draft.
They feel so good to use. It’s been great fun slashing my word count down with these bad boys.
#writingcommunity #booksky #authors #writing #stationary
They feel so good to use. It’s been great fun slashing my word count down with these bad boys.
#writingcommunity #booksky #authors #writing #stationary
April 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I love these Stabilo Boss highlighters. I held off on buying them for a while so I could do so as a reward for finishing the 5th draft.
They feel so good to use. It’s been great fun slashing my word count down with these bad boys.
#writingcommunity #booksky #authors #writing #stationary
They feel so good to use. It’s been great fun slashing my word count down with these bad boys.
#writingcommunity #booksky #authors #writing #stationary
Finished Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood.
Quite a sobering and reflective read.
This is a book which I imagine hits differently depending on the reader's age.
I look forward to reading again in a decade or two!
Highly recommend.
#books #booksky #writingcommunity #authors #writing #novels
Quite a sobering and reflective read.
This is a book which I imagine hits differently depending on the reader's age.
I look forward to reading again in a decade or two!
Highly recommend.
#books #booksky #writingcommunity #authors #writing #novels
February 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM