Henry Kurkowski
@henrykurkowski.substack.com
Writer / Arts Advocate / Technopreneur / Cook
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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
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.
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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
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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...
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!
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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!!!!
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!!!!
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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.
Click link below to read my latest post: How Writing My Memoir Healed My Relationship with My Deceased Dad
open.substack.com/pub/henrykur...
#BookSky
#Books
#WritingCommunity
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#BookSky
#Books
#WritingCommunity
May 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Click link below to read my latest post: How Writing My Memoir Healed My Relationship with My Deceased Dad
open.substack.com/pub/henrykur...
#BookSky
#Books
#WritingCommunity
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#BookSky
#Books
#WritingCommunity
New Writer Beware blog post: there's a new scam technique in town: the "pre-paid" literary agent commission. A look at the fake agencies and equally fake associated business names that have practiced this fraud via fabricated publishing contracts writerbeware.blog/2025/03/28/a...
A New Scam to Watch For: "Pre-Paid" Agent Commissions - Writer Beware
As I’ve discussed to my readers’ exhaustion, as well as my own, impersonation scams are rife these days. Scammers are impersonating real, reputable literary agents, publishers, editors, film production companies, bookstores, and organizations with out-of-the-blue phone and email solicitations purporting to offer representation, or publication, or a big budget movie–but in reality, the goal isRead More
writerbeware.blog
March 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Protect your works: Add a “NO AI TRAINING” notice on the copyright page of your works. For online work, you can update your website’s robots.txt file to block AI bots. The Authors Guild offers practical resources to help shield your content from AI scrapers.
March 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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ScreenPit gives screenwriters:
1. the opportunity to promote their work in a public setting
2. the reason to up your game to be seen
3. hope
4. peer friendship
If you ask to read peer scripts, you won
If you had fun, you won
If you polished your promo materials, you won
1. the opportunity to promote their work in a public setting
2. the reason to up your game to be seen
3. hope
4. peer friendship
If you ask to read peer scripts, you won
If you had fun, you won
If you polished your promo materials, you won
a man wearing glasses and a hooded sweatshirt says " everyone wins "
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a hooded sweatshirt says " everyone wins "
media.tenor.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
ScreenPit gives screenwriters:
1. the opportunity to promote their work in a public setting
2. the reason to up your game to be seen
3. hope
4. peer friendship
If you ask to read peer scripts, you won
If you had fun, you won
If you polished your promo materials, you won
1. the opportunity to promote their work in a public setting
2. the reason to up your game to be seen
3. hope
4. peer friendship
If you ask to read peer scripts, you won
If you had fun, you won
If you polished your promo materials, you won
A pic of Conchy and his saftey frog collar. He just came back from the vet for surgery on his back leg.
Hopefully the dog won't think the frog is a chew toy. 🤞
Hopefully the dog won't think the frog is a chew toy. 🤞
March 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A pic of Conchy and his saftey frog collar. He just came back from the vet for surgery on his back leg.
Hopefully the dog won't think the frog is a chew toy. 🤞
Hopefully the dog won't think the frog is a chew toy. 🤞
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
8 pm and that's it for this ScreenPit!
No more tweets with #ScreenPit hashtag please
Thanks for participating!
Having your work seen, read, talked about is half the battle to a sale or option
Good luck & let us know if you:
1. Had fun
2. Got a read
3. Learned something
No more tweets with #ScreenPit hashtag please
Thanks for participating!
Having your work seen, read, talked about is half the battle to a sale or option
Good luck & let us know if you:
1. Had fun
2. Got a read
3. Learned something
a woman wearing glasses and hoop earrings smiles and says thank you so much for coming netflix
ALT: a woman wearing glasses and hoop earrings smiles and says thank you so much for coming netflix
media.tenor.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
8 pm and that's it for this ScreenPit!
No more tweets with #ScreenPit hashtag please
Thanks for participating!
Having your work seen, read, talked about is half the battle to a sale or option
Good luck & let us know if you:
1. Had fun
2. Got a read
3. Learned something
No more tweets with #ScreenPit hashtag please
Thanks for participating!
Having your work seen, read, talked about is half the battle to a sale or option
Good luck & let us know if you:
1. Had fun
2. Got a read
3. Learned something
Reposted by Henry Kurkowski
You guys are AMAZING!
It's great fun to see what everyone has worked so hard to produce with their big brains & abundant imaginations
Did you have fun?
People are watching us
Guaranteed
We offer anonymity for obv reasons but try to give vague good news
Congrats!
#screenpit
It's great fun to see what everyone has worked so hard to produce with their big brains & abundant imaginations
Did you have fun?
People are watching us
Guaranteed
We offer anonymity for obv reasons but try to give vague good news
Congrats!
#screenpit
a man in a star trek uniform is sitting in a chair and says extraordinary
ALT: a man in a star trek uniform is sitting in a chair and says extraordinary
media.tenor.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
You guys are AMAZING!
It's great fun to see what everyone has worked so hard to produce with their big brains & abundant imaginations
Did you have fun?
People are watching us
Guaranteed
We offer anonymity for obv reasons but try to give vague good news
Congrats!
#screenpit
It's great fun to see what everyone has worked so hard to produce with their big brains & abundant imaginations
Did you have fun?
People are watching us
Guaranteed
We offer anonymity for obv reasons but try to give vague good news
Congrats!
#screenpit
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Some of you ping pong to the other place too and saw we trended there all day as usual for #ScreenPit
We missed some of our usual crowd over there today but had an amazing turnout on this site too (for the 1st time)
We trended here too!
Between "ass" and "furry"
Just telling it like it is
We missed some of our usual crowd over there today but had an amazing turnout on this site too (for the 1st time)
We trended here too!
Between "ass" and "furry"
Just telling it like it is
March 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Some of you ping pong to the other place too and saw we trended there all day as usual for #ScreenPit
We missed some of our usual crowd over there today but had an amazing turnout on this site too (for the 1st time)
We trended here too!
Between "ass" and "furry"
Just telling it like it is
We missed some of our usual crowd over there today but had an amazing turnout on this site too (for the 1st time)
We trended here too!
Between "ass" and "furry"
Just telling it like it is