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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event
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A BlueSky exclusive storytelling hype/pitch event designed for storytellers to uplift and encourage one another and connect with industry professionals. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage they are in. (https://bluepit.carrd.co/)
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It's our final day of #BluePitHype!

#BluePit is tomorrow!

On BlueSky YOU are the algorithm so the best way to get seen is reposts! Create a List and swap support! Pin it to give you a feed of just your friend's posts too!

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
#BluePitHype Q & A July 12th Build Your List #BluePit is tomorrow! Post with #BluePitHype and build a support list! BlueSky’s Lists work similar to Feeds, you can even pin them like the Discover feed, so you don’t miss your friend’s posts! 1 DAY To #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#BluePitHype ADVICE SHARE

Tip 3: Elevator Pitch

Sometimes called a 'logline', this is a 1-2 sentence summary of the story. Here's a very basic way to brainstorm one.

As always, do try different things! There's no one right way to pitch your story!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Anatomy of a Pitch Elements: Inciting Incident Protagonist Goals/Stakes Antagonist/Problem Setting Example: Wizard of Oz After getting hit in the head during a tornado (Inciting Incident) a young girl (protagonist) finds herself in a magic land (setting) and must find a way back home (goal/stakes) while being pursued by a wicked witch (antagonist/problem) @bluepit.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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#BluePitHype ADVICE SHARE

Tip 2: Pitch Format Examples

Here are pitch examples. Remember, these are basic examples. Be creative!

* Comp Properties
* Trope lists
* Elevator Pitch
* Moodboards
* Artwork
* Agent's Guides
* Other Media (video/audio)

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
A example image of a pitch post Comp X Comp Short 1-2 sentence pitch Featuring: A list of tropes using relevant emojis as bullet points #BluePit #All #Other #Relevant #Tags A placeholder image of a moodboard with a call out to not forget ALT text for images A placeholder image of character art An example image of a pitch post Short 1 sentence pitch (comps may be included here too) Featuring List of tropes using relevant emojis as the bullet points #bluepit #all #other #relevant #tags A placeholder image of an agent's guide (4 images with a title, image, text, and moodboard all placeholder) A callout to not forget ALT text for images.
July 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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It’s Day 4 of #BluePitHype!

Today is ADVICE SHARE day! Share your best advice for pitching, querying for those seeking a literary agent, and promoting your work overall!

We also have our own tips to share for #BluePit!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
#BluePitHype Q & A JULY 11th ADVICE SHARE Pitch contests can be overwhelming. What’s some of your best advice for #BluePit? From crafting a pitch, to what to do after the event - we want to hear your thoughts! 2 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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It's Day 3 of #BluePitHype!

Today, we have some questions for your characters!

This is our FINAL QUESTION: ENDINGS.

Join us for Advice Share tomorrow as we all share some pitching tips!

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
#BluePitHype Q & A JULY 10th CHARACTER INTERVIEW For today, we have some questions for your characters! Question 3: What would your character do if the world was ending? What would be important to them? Who would matter most? 3 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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It's Day 3 of #BluePitHype!

Today, we have some questions for your characters!

This is QUESTION 2: SKILLS. The final question will be posted in 30 minutes!

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
#BluePitHype Q & A JULY 10th CHARACTER INTERVIEW For today, we have some questions for your characters! Question 2: What’s your character’s main skill? What do they wish they knew how to do? How would they use that skill? 3 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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It's Day 3 of #BluePitHype!

Today, we have some questions for your characters!

This is QUESTION 1: ROLE MODELS. The next question will be posted in 30 minutes! The final question will be posted in 1 hour!

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
#BluePitHype Q & A July 10th CHARACTER INTERVIEW For today, we have some questions for your characters! Question 1: Who is your character's role model? What do they admire about them? What do they see of that in themself? 3 DAYS TO #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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It’s Day 2 of #BluePitHype!

Today is Art Share day! Share your character art, concept art, sketches, and/or mood boards!

4 days left until #BluePit on July 9th!

(No AI images)

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
#BluePitHype Q & A July 9th ART SHARE Share your character art, concept art, sketches, mood-boards, and more! Be sure to use the #BluePitHype tag! 4 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype!

It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A.

Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!

We can't wait to meet you and your stories!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #AmQuerying
#BluePitHype Q & A July 8th Introductions Tell us about yourself ahead of #BluePit! What inspires you, what genres do you write in, how did you become a writer? Pitch contests are also a great way to make/reconnect with friends. Remember to us the #BluePitHype tag! 5 DAYS TO #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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#BluePit is coming up fast on July 13th!

We'll be starting our pre-event Q&A #BluePitHype starting on July 8th!

We can't wait to see all your great pitches!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #Writers #WriterSky
#BluePitHype Pre-Event for #BluePit We can hardly wait until Jan 13th to see everyone’s amazing pitches. So join use our pre-event Q&A! #BluePitHype Q&A Schedule July 8th - Introductions July 9th - Art Share July 10th - Character Interviews July 11th - Advice Share July 12th - Build Your List July 13th - #BluePit Join us starting July 8th! @bluepit.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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#BluePit is back for the summer! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!

#BluePit will be taking place again on July 13th, 2025!

And #BluePitHype starts July 8th!

#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
Text overlaid on a sunny scene of wildflowers and a trail of bright orange and yellow butterflies. #BluePit - A Storytelling Hype/Pitch Event What It Is: An event designed to uplift storytellers of any media. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage (e.g., Drafting, Editing, Querying, On Submission, or Published). When: July 13th, 2025 and will run the full 24 hours! #BluePit Rules: Limit 3 posts per WIP; multiple works allowed. Include correct emojis to appear in media specific feeds Use appropriate tags (see Tag list) All images must include ALT text. No AI. Everyone is encouraged to like and repost Use the #BluePit feeds to find and support others. Agents, editors, and publishers are welcome to participate and can also use #BluePit feeds without a BlueSky account #Emojis for custom media feeds: Writing (e.g. “#bluepit 📖”) Game Dev (e.g. “#bluepit 🎮”) Comics (e.g. “#bluepit 💥”) TTRPGS (e.g. “#bluepit 🎲”) Questions: BluePit.Carrd.Co @BluePit.Bsky.Social @ZProspero.bsky.social #BluePit Tags MEDIA: #BluePit 💥 - Comics #BluePit 🎮 - Game Dev #BluePit 🎲 - TTRPGs #BluePit 📖 - Writers STAGE: #W - Work In Progress #Q - Querying #OS - On Submission #P - Published AUDIENCE: #PB - Picture Book #MG - Middle Grade #YA - Young Adult #A - Adult #NA - New Adult REPRESENTATION: #OV - Own Voices #LGBT- LGBTQIA+ #DIS - Disabled Creators #WF - Women's Fiction #POC - Person of Color #ND - Neurodivergent #TR - Transgender GENRE #F - Fantasy #R - Romance #H - Horror #SF - Sci-Fi #M - Mystery #PN - Paranormal #C - Crime #HS - Historical #SP - Speculative #PO - Poetry #NF - Non-Fiction GAME SYSTEM: #D20 - 20-sided die based #D6 - 6-sided die based #D100 - 100-sided die based #NAR - Narrative based #DUN - Dungeon Crawler #RO - Rogue-Like
June 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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It's been one week since #BluePit, so we've compiled some stats! (Huge thanks to @solimaniac.com for the scripting!)

#LitAgents, if you haven't had the chance, be sure to check out all the amazing pitches. Our community here is growing!

#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmWriting #AmQuerying
#BluePit - Jan 13th, 2025 2,529 Pitches 54.8K Likes 16.1K Reposts Donut Charts Status: Querying - 44% WIP - 35% On Sub - 2% Published - 19% Audience: Adult - 67% Young Adult - 21% Middle Grade - 7% Picture Book - 4% New Adult 1% Representation: No Tag - 61% LGBTQIA+ - 26% Disabled - 6% Women's Fiction - 3% Person of Color - 2% Neurodivergent - 2% Genres: Fantasy(#F) - Over 1000 Romance (#R) - Over 400 Sci-Fi (#SF) - Over 200 Horror (#H) - Over 200 Dark (#D) - Nearly 200 Thriller(#T), Historical (#H), Mystery (#M), Humor (#HU) - Around 100 Crime(#C), Non-Fiction(#NF), Memoir(#ME), Erotica(#E), and Paranormal (#P) - Under 50
January 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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There's a lot of pitch events here at the start of the year, so it's pretty hard to keep track.

Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!

#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
BlueSky PitchEvents 1.24 #YouDeservePit 1.27 #2025Pit 2.1 #MiseryPit 2.12 #MSWL Day 2.12 #QuestPit 2.14 #CuPit 2.17 #SludgePit 2.26 #WIPSnipsPit 3.17 #PopUpPit (date hinted at)
January 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Welcome to the final day of #BluePitHype!

BlueSky's lists work like a custom feed, so if you build a support list, you can pin it next to the Discover tab and see only posts from people on that list!

Don't forget to add the #BluePit feeds (Links in comments)!
Alt Text: #BluePitHype Q & A January 12th Build Your List #BluePit is tomorrow! Post with #BluePitHype and build a support list! BlueSky’s Lists work similar to Feeds, you can even pin them like the Discover feed, so you don’t miss your friend’s posts! 1 DAY To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
January 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Welcome to Day 4 for #BluePitHype! Today is about sharing advice with each other!

We've had several participants mention this will be their first pitch event, so let's help them and each other out by sharing advice from building your pitch to what to do after the event!

2 days to #BluePit!
#BluePitHype Q & A January 11th ADVICE SHARE Pitch contests can be overwhelming. What’s some of your best advice for #BluePit? From crafting a pitch, to what to do after the event - we want to hear your thoughts! 2 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
January 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Day 3 of #BluePitHype! Character Interview - QUESTION 3!

The final question for our Character Interviews today! We've been seeing a ton of great participation all week so far!

And do still feel free to ask your own questions about your fellow participants work too!

Tomorrow is Share Advice Day!
#BluePitHype Q & A January 10th CHARACTER INTERVIEW For today, we have some questions for your characters! Question 3: How are you and your character alike, and how do you differ? Would you be friends if you met them? 3 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
January 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Day 3 of #BluePitHype! Character Interview - QUESTION 2!

We've prepared 3 questions for your characters! The final will be posted a little later today so be sure to check back!

Do feel free to ask your own questions about your fellow participants work too!
#BluePitHype Q & A January 10th CHARACTER INTERVIEW For today, we have some questions for your characters! Question 2: What item or object is the most important to your character in your story? (E.g. a book, a weapon, a piece of jewelry, etc.) 3 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Welcome to Day 3 of #BluePitHype! Today is Character Interviews!

We've prepared 3 questions asking about your characters!

This is QUESTION 1, the next two will be posted throughout the day so be sure to check back!

Do feel free to ask your own questions about your fellow participants work too!
#BluePitHype Q & A January 10th CHARACTER INTERVIEW For today, we have some questions for your characters! Question 1: What is your character’s greatest strength? Or greatest weakness? Does it play a role in your story? 3 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
January 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Yes! Any art you'd like to share, today is the day for that!

Here's the overall schedule:
Pre-Event Content for #BluePit #BluePitHype We can hardly wait until Jan 13th to see everyone’s amazing pitches, so to celebrate we’re going to be doing pitching tips & a little Q&A leading up to the big day! So mark your calendars! Any questions just ask at @BluePit.bsky.social #BluePitHype Q&A Schedule Jan 8th - Introduce Yourself Jan 9th - Artwork Share Jan 10th - Character Interviews Jan 11 - Share Advice Jan 12 - Build Your List Jan 13 - #BluePit Begins!
January 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Welcome to Day 2 of #BluePitHype! Only 4 days to go!

Today is Art Share day! Share your character art, sketches, moodboards, and wahtever images you want that relate to your story or characters!

Be sure to add Alt Text to your images! Today is a great day to practice! Here's a helpful graphic.
#BluePitHype1 Q & A January 9th ART SHARE Share your character art, concept art, sketches, mood-boards, and more! Be sure to use the #BluePitHype tag! 4 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on top of the capybara's head. Words surround the picture to help people use alt text. Identify Who - "A capybara" Expression - "looking relaxed" Description - "in a hot spa" Color - "Yellow yuzu fruits" Description - "are floating in the water," Interesting Features - "and one is balanced on the top of the capybara's head."
January 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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#BluePitHype It's the start of our Q&A!

Let's start by getting to know each other better! It's Introduction day!

Only 5 more days to go until #BluePit!
#BluePitHype Q & A January 8th Introductions Tell us about yourself ahead of #BluePit! What inspires you, what genres do you write in, how did you become a writer? Pitch contests are also a great way to make/reconnect with friends. We can’t wait to meet you! 5 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON Mon, Jan 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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No problem! Look forward to seeing your pitches!

Also, here's a helpful graphic I sometimes reference for writing alt text:
A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on top of the capybara's head. Words surround the picture to help people use alt text. Identify Who - "A capybara" Expression - "looking relaxed" Description - "in a hot spa" Color - "Yellow yuzu fruits" Description - "are floating in the water," Interesting Features - "and one is balanced on the top of the capybara's head."
January 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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#BluePitHype Tip 4: How to Write an Elevator Pitch

Sometimes called a 'logline', this is a 1-2 sentence summary of the story. This can be a struggle for a lot of people. Here's a very basic way to brainstorm one.

As always, do try different things! There's no one right way to pitch your story!
Anatomy of a Pitch Elements: Inciting Incident Protagonist Goals/Stakes Antagonist/Problem Setting Example: Wizard of Oz After getting hit in the head during a tornado (Inciting Incident) a young girl (protagonist) finds herself in a magic land (setting) and must find a way back home (goal/stakes) while being pursued by a wicked witch (antagonist/problem) @bluepit.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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#BluePitHype Tip 3: Types of Pitch Formats

Here are pitch examples. Remember, these are just elements you can mix & match. There is no default. Do be creative!

* Comparable Properties
* Trope lists
* An elevator pitch
* Moodboards
* Artwork
* An Agents Guide
* Other Media (video/audio)

#WriteSky
A example image of a pitch post Comp X Comp Short 1-2 sentence pitch Featuring: A list of tropes using relevant emojis as bullet points #BluePit #All #Other #Relevant #Tags A placeholder image of a moodboard with a call out to not forget ALT text for images A placeholder image of character art An example image of a pitch post Short 1 sentence pitch (comps may be included here too) Featuring List of tropes using relevant emojis as the bullet points #bluepit #all #other #relevant #tags A placeholder image of an agents guide (4 images with a title, image, text, and moodboard all placeholder) A callout to not forget ALT text for images.
January 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Happy New Year! #BluePit is coming up fast on January 13th!

We'll be sharing tips & tricks and starting Jan 8th will our #BluePitHype Q&A begins!

We can't wait to see all your great pitches!
Pre-Event Content for #BluePit #BluePitHype We can hardly wait until Jan 13th to see everyone’s amazing pitches, so to celebrate we’re going to be doing pitching tips & a little Q&A leading up to the big day! So mark your calendars! Any questions just ask at @BluePit.bsky.social #BluePitHype Q&A Schedule Jan 8th - Introduce Yourself Jan 9th - Artwork Share Jan 10th - Character Interviews Jan 11 - Share Advice Jan 12 - Build Your List Jan 13 - #BluePit Begins!
January 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM