Michael T. Kuester
@michaeltkuester.com
Engineer, dreamer, #querying hard #scifi writer. 1st place winner, Writers of the Future Q3 2025. Passionately curious individual. Welcome to my universe. http://michaeltkuester.com
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Michael T. Kuester
@michaeltkuester.com
· Oct 22
An #agentsguide to SEVEN DAYS ON SAMARKAND:
JURASSIC PARK x THE EXPANSE x STAR TREK.
Five thousand of Earth's best and brightest seek to live alongside an alien biosphere. But on a planet populated by dinosaurs, is that even possible?
#querying now!
JURASSIC PARK x THE EXPANSE x STAR TREK.
Five thousand of Earth's best and brightest seek to live alongside an alien biosphere. But on a planet populated by dinosaurs, is that even possible?
#querying now!
Linked my profile here to my new domain. I’m goin’ legit.
January 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Linked my profile here to my new domain. I’m goin’ legit.
Going home to the Sanctuary Valley to finish the story, in this week’s #WritersDesk. #WritingCommunity michaeltkuester.com/2026/01/19/w...
Writer’s Desk
Query prep, pitch prep, beyond the Sanctuary Valley, and more
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January 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Going home to the Sanctuary Valley to finish the story, in this week’s #WritersDesk. #WritingCommunity michaeltkuester.com/2026/01/19/w...
So, just how exactly do authors get paid? Learn more in this week’s update on my #querying journey. michaeltkuester.com/2026/01/18/d...
Dear Sir or Madam
Money money money muuuuh-nay
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January 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
So, just how exactly do authors get paid? Learn more in this week’s update on my #querying journey. michaeltkuester.com/2026/01/18/d...
Back at work in the Sanctuary Valley.
January 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Back at work in the Sanctuary Valley.
It is with the utmost pride and gratitude that I can say my story "Casual Brutality" will be published in an upcoming issue of @analogsf.bsky.social. It's an incredible honor. Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card...and me.
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
It is with the utmost pride and gratitude that I can say my story "Casual Brutality" will be published in an upcoming issue of @analogsf.bsky.social. It's an incredible honor. Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card...and me.
Even authors have favorite words. And that can be a problem, as I explain in this month’s post on the joys of editing. #WritingCommunity #booksky michaeltkuester.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Cutting Room: I Repeat
When your favorite words become a problem
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January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Even authors have favorite words. And that can be a problem, as I explain in this month’s post on the joys of editing. #WritingCommunity #booksky michaeltkuester.com/2026/01/16/t...
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Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers. Don’t click on their email; do send it to spam:
ce0868126370@gmail.com
Russell Brunson newsletter@marketingsecrets.com
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #author #writing #amwriting #booksky
ce0868126370@gmail.com
Russell Brunson newsletter@marketingsecrets.com
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #author #writing #amwriting #booksky
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers. Don’t click on their email; do send it to spam:
ce0868126370@gmail.com
Russell Brunson newsletter@marketingsecrets.com
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #author #writing #amwriting #booksky
ce0868126370@gmail.com
Russell Brunson newsletter@marketingsecrets.com
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #author #writing #amwriting #booksky
Just got a scammer email that began “Hellø Gmail!” And i read the rest of the message in a Borat accent.
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Just got a scammer email that began “Hellø Gmail!” And i read the rest of the message in a Borat accent.
You know, much as I love submission and query windows, I often forget how hard it can be to get actual writing done with all this editing.
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
You know, much as I love submission and query windows, I often forget how hard it can be to get actual writing done with all this editing.
This is just so incredibly cool. We are seeing the first stirrings of planetary systems.
this may not look interesting at first, but you are witnessing entire planetary systems being born, just like our own solar system.
somewhere out there, could be another planet with life.
somewhere out there, could be another planet with life.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is just so incredibly cool. We are seeing the first stirrings of planetary systems.
Good news for science, sanity, and our species.
Congress passes minibus spending bill that rejects proposed NASA cuts
Congress has approved a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that largely restores funding proposed for deep cuts to NASA while canceling one major mission.
Congress has approved a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that largely restores funding proposed for deep cuts to NASA while canceling one major mission.
Congress passes minibus spending bill that rejects proposed NASA cuts
Congress has approved a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that largely restores funding proposed for deep cuts to NASA while canceling one major mission.
spacenews.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Good news for science, sanity, and our species.
#Query prep continues as the clock ticks toward intercept, in thus week’s #WritersDesk. #WritingCommunity #Booksky kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/w...
Writer’s Desk
Back to Samarkand, a book announcement, short story subs, and more
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January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
#Query prep continues as the clock ticks toward intercept, in thus week’s #WritersDesk. #WritingCommunity #Booksky kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/w...
Why word count matters to a #querying writer, in this week’s “Dear Sir or Madam”. kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/d...
Dear Sir or Madam
The long and short of why word count matters to a querying writer
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January 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Why word count matters to a #querying writer, in this week’s “Dear Sir or Madam”. kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/d...
I love writing in multi-POV, but it can be daunting. A few guidelines I’ve learned, in this month’s “On Writing”. #WritingCommunity kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/o...
On Writing: From A Certain Point of View
Telling the same story from different angles
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January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I love writing in multi-POV, but it can be daunting. A few guidelines I’ve learned, in this month’s “On Writing”. #WritingCommunity kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/o...
Got my proofs back for the Writers of the Future anthology today. This is really happening. I'm going to see my work in print.
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Got my proofs back for the Writers of the Future anthology today. This is really happening. I'm going to see my work in print.
Music: quintessentially human
Evidence suggests that humans, even without formal training, can unconsciously recognize complex tonal structures in music, indicating an inherent sensitivity to musical context. doi.org/hbhx39
Humans may be predisposed to understanding the complexities of music
There is a long-standing debate in the field of music cognition about the impact of musical training and whether formal training is needed to pick up higher-order tonal structures—the overarching harmonic framework of a piece of music.
medicalxpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Music: quintessentially human
Back into #query mode, in this week’s #WritersDesk. #WritingCommunity #BookSky
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Writer’s Desk
Query prep, agents opening, short fic subs, and more
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January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Back into #query mode, in this week’s #WritersDesk. #WritingCommunity #BookSky
kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/w...
kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/w...
This is the coolest thing you'll see today.
OUR CLIPPER PRESS RELEASE FOR COMET 3I/ATLAS IS OUT 🥹
i can’t even begin to describe what it feels like to be looking at new and exciting data with europa clipper. it’s a dream come true 😭
www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...
i can’t even begin to describe what it feels like to be looking at new and exciting data with europa clipper. it’s a dream come true 😭
www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...
Europa Clipper instrument uniquely observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Southwest Research Institute
SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph viewed 3I/ATLAS both when and where most other assets could not
www.swri.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is the coolest thing you'll see today.
So I've been trying to be more present here on Bluesky, but I've been absorbed with world building lately. If we're old moots from Twitter say "Hi" and ask me about McKendree cylinders.
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
So I've been trying to be more present here on Bluesky, but I've been absorbed with world building lately. If we're old moots from Twitter say "Hi" and ask me about McKendree cylinders.
As the year draws to a close, my final update on my work-in-progress of 2025: it’s #WIPWednesday. #WritingCommunity kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/w...
WIP Wednesday
Saying goodbye (for now) to my beloved work-in-progress
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December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
As the year draws to a close, my final update on my work-in-progress of 2025: it’s #WIPWednesday. #WritingCommunity kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/w...
Shifting gears as 2025 draws to a close, in this week’s #WritersDesk. kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/w...
Writer’s Desk
Back to short fiction, query prep (again), pausing my WIP, and more
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December 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Shifting gears as 2025 draws to a close, in this week’s #WritersDesk. kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/w...
Disney has licensed their characters to OpenAI for videos. So get ready for the most deranged and perverse Mickey Mouse cartoons ever. Disney really should know better than to trust the internet with literally anything.
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Disney has licensed their characters to OpenAI for videos. So get ready for the most deranged and perverse Mickey Mouse cartoons ever. Disney really should know better than to trust the internet with literally anything.
Decision time for #OctoWIP, in this week’s “WIP Wednesday”. #WritingCommunity #booksky kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/w...
WIP Wednesday
It’s decision time for OctoWIP: do I keep writing, or step away for now?
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December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Decision time for #OctoWIP, in this week’s “WIP Wednesday”. #WritingCommunity #booksky kuesterwrites.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/w...
So I updated iOS, and now everything has this "liquid glass" background, like all my apps are frozen in blocks of ice.
a man in a suit and tie says cool in front of a city skyline
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says cool in front of a city skyline
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
So I updated iOS, and now everything has this "liquid glass" background, like all my apps are frozen in blocks of ice.
I love Tom Gauld. And I, too, am looking forward to the holidays. Don’t need a cool machine to see the new flannel in my future.
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I love Tom Gauld. And I, too, am looking forward to the holidays. Don’t need a cool machine to see the new flannel in my future.