@shortpit.bsky.social
A community pitching event for short stories! By authors, for authors, for fun, for vibes. Run by @hannahhzhangg.bsky.social and @thevalrobles.bsky.social !!
a light blue background with white silhouettes of pine trees and snow. in the top right corner there are christmas lights and in the middle is a puppy in a mug and below that is black writing that reads: “#questpit Q&A Join us today at 12:30 EST to introduce your wips to the community and prepare for Feb. 12th!”
We’re prepping for #questpit on the 12th!! come join us later today (12:30 est) for a q&a to meet some other pitchers!
05.02.2025 16:30 — 👍 25 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2
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
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)!
thank you so much for participating!! 🥹
20.12.2024 02:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0don't worry, we'll have more events in the future!
19.12.2024 13:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for an amazing first #ShortPit !! Everyone's work is fantastic, and we wish you all the best of luck finding the perfect homes for your stories! 😤😤
19.12.2024 05:58 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0thanks for participating!!
18.12.2024 14:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#ShortPit HAS BEGUN!! 12am-12am, have fun pitchers!!
18.12.2024 12:29 — 👍 15 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0Friends in the #WritingCommunity - the author hype event #ShortPit is tomorrow!
Who is participating?
Heads up that this is tomorrow #writingcommunity!
17.12.2024 16:02 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0FOR GOD'S SAKE SHORT FICTION WRITERS DO THIS WE GET NOTHING OTHERWISE
16.12.2024 17:37 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0TWO MORE DAYS!! cohost hannah is NOT about to explode!!
help us spread the word about #ShortPit, and also feel free to visit us in the tweet zone (@shortpit_) if you want to participate on multiple platforms! 😤😤
Don't think I'll be able to partake in this one (nothing I write is ever short.) But that doesn't mean you can't just gotta mark your calendars! #writers #writingcommunity #amwriting #ShortPit
16.12.2024 01:26 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Thank you for a great first #HoliPit event @holipit.bsky.social! A lot of great pitches and support today!
The final pitch event of the year, for Short Fiction only, is #ShortPit coming up on Dec 18th!
On December 30th, our #BluePit pre-event content will begin, and then #BluePit on Jan 13th!
I have a lot of short standalone stories within Alagrestia, so I'm gearing up for #Shortpit, who else is joining?
#writingcommunity #booksky #wip #writing
T minus ONE WEEK till our first ever #ShortPit event! 🤯 Are you ready??
11.12.2024 18:03 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1thanks so much #BluePit !!
09.12.2024 14:39 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0sorry for the delay, but we've finally moved over to bluesky! our first pitching event takes place on DECEMBER 18, feel free to review our pinned rules and hype each other up!!
28.11.2024 10:45 — 👍 23 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
"short pit rules" in large curvy brown font, with "a pitch event for short fiction" written above in smaller black font. in the background, a brown paper airplane flies over a mosaic of various hand-torn papers.
in large, curly brown font, the title "hashtags." below in smaller black font, "use AT LEAST ONE genre hashtag and ONLY ONE status hashtag! examples below:" in a section called genre: "hashtag F (fantasy), hashtag SF (sci-fi), hashtag H (horror), hashtag NF (nonfiction), hashtag R (romance), etc. plus any variations as you like (i.e. hashtag CZF (cozy fantasy!!), hashtag SFF (sci-fi fantasy), hashtag HR (horror romance))" in a section called status: "hashtag WIP (work in progress), hashtag FIN (finished), hashtag SUB (on submission), hashtag PUB (published; feel free to share a link in a thread!)"
in large, curly brown font, the title "engaging with short pit." below in smaller black font, "feel free to like, retweet, and comment on other pitches! this is primarily an event within the writer community, though literary magazines are welcome to get in on the fun! share your pitches from 12am to 11:59pm EST on the day of the event! FOUR PITCHES maximum, at least one hour apart! they can be for the same project or multiple!"
in smaller black text, "use ALT text," "NO AI for visuals/moodboards!" in large, curly brown font, "Have fun!!!"
BEHOLD: the official #ShortPit rules!! 😤
28.11.2024 10:44 — 👍 51 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 10thanks sm solar!! 🥺
21.11.2024 16:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A lot of pitch events are coming to BlueSky! Here's a starter pack of all the ones we've seen!
If you are running a pitch event and we've missed you, please let us know so we can add you!
go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV
