Loving the number of pitches Im seeing! Let's keep it up. #pitblk #writingcommunity

Good morning! On today's post- #PitchDis agenda I'll be finishing up the annual wrap-up and tying up a few loose ends. For anyone who was thinking about donating to the Ko-fi I still have a few stickers left. Just click on the link below for more info. ko-fi.com/pitchdis

Like Tina said...these pitches are rolling, rolling, rolling in! #pitblk

#Pitblk 2025 has begun!!! Make sure to submit your pitches by Sept 24th at 8pm EST at the link below. We're excited you're participating and can't wait for agents and editors to see! www.pitchpitblk.com/pitblk-submi... #amquerying ##writersky #booksky

#Pitblk 2025 is here!!! ##amquerying #writersky #booksky #authorsky

We are testing out the site. Please do not submit any pitches at this time or they will be deleted.

Now that I can breathe a bit, I wanted to say something. Yes, there have been lots of requests today. But today is just the first of four days in the requesting period. It's nowhere near over. And if you don't get a request? That isn't indicative of the quality of your writing 💜

Less than a month until #DVpit, a pitch event for marginalized creators looking to find an agent & get traditionally published! Here's a reminder of the rules! For more guidelines & info go to dvpit.carrd.co See you all at DVpit on October 8th, 2025! #writersky #booksky

Before #preDV & #DVPit thought I'd repost some pitching advice(1/7) Here's a simple pitch rubric: [CHARACTER] is/lives [STATUS QUO] until [INCITING INCIDENT]. Now if they don’t [MAIN GOAL] then [CONSEQUENCES]. OR [MAIN MOTIVATION] only problem is [MAIN CONFLICT/HURDLE] e.g. my old 140 char pitch:

#Pitblk Submission Instructions *Pitblk submissions begin at 8am EST on Sunday, Sept 21st until 8pm EST on Wednesday, Sept 24th. *Please use the following form to submit your pitches: www.pitchpitblk.com/pitblk-submi... *Complete the form w/ your name, email, book title, pitches, age and genre!

I wanted to post a thread of few things I’ve run across that will hopefully help you with #PitchDis next year, and maybe other pitch events. I’ll keep adding to it as needed.

With one week left, If you are an #agent or #editor and would like to participate in #Pitblk, please complete the following form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #booksky #writersky

Jesus Murphy. Princess Diana didn’t get this outpouring of grief.

Due to our availability, unfortunately we will not have a practice pitch day. However, please go to our website for pitching writing resources.

The 2025 #PitchDis pitch form is now open! 🎉 Click below to enter and submit your pitch! Remember - you don't have to rush. Pitches will be posted in random order. Take your time. Good luck and happy pitching! forms.gle/nKMDdnHKJ8MY...

🚨Registered Agents and Editors🚨 There's been a slight change and the login emails will be going out on the 15th instead of tomorrow. Please let me know if you have not received it by that night. The request period is still 9/16 to 8pm 9/19. Sorry for any inconvenience!

We're a few weeks out for #Pitblk! Be on the lookout this week for info on how to pitch! #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity

Looks like we missed a few! @miserypit.bsky.social is July 5th! @smallpitch.org is happening July 7th & 8th! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky #Writers #AmQuerying #AmWriting #AmAgenting #LitAgents #PitchEvents

Happy JUNETEENTH y'all!!! Support Black creators. Here's a great place to start: go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p

#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

In honor of Juneteenth, it's our pleasure to announce pitch dates! #Pitblk will take place Sept 21st- Sept 24th on our pitchsite. Agents and Editors will review pitches Sept 29th-Oct 2nd. For more info about the event, visit www.pitchpitblk.com #writersky #booksy #writingcommunity #amquerying

Attention #Agents, #Editors, and #Authors of the #WritingCommunity and #BookSky! The next #MiseryPit is July 5, 2025 from 6 AM PST - 6 PM PST! See you then!

Hey #amquerying #writingcommunity! We are doing a mini fundraiser for mutual aid in LA/OC! Donate to an org below, DM me the receipt, bid on items, win prizes like query critiques, AMAs, & tarot readings! ⭐️ Thanks to @michellejingchan.bsky.social for co-organizing 💜 How to enter: 🧵

Announcing this now since I love my night owls most of all! 🥰 @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Juneteenth coming soon and with date pitch dates and more 👀👀👀 Come check out #Pitblk on 6/19 for important news! #booksky #writersky #amquerying

DVpit is officially coming back on October 8th, 2025 and we have over 50 agents and editors excited to participate. Follow this account for all announcements and check out dvpit.carrd.co for more details and information! #dvpit #writersky #booksky #weneeddiversebooks

Querying Writers: please note that on my anti-mswl I say to not send me books over 100K words

For full transparency here is where my box currently sits before my regular monthly opening tomorrow. I am still behind on submissions and trying very hard to keep on top of queries. Depending on what May holds, I may stay closed for June to catch up and get responses to as many people as possible!

#PosterPit is only a few hours away! A few tips: 🔁 Repost to boost your friend’s pitches! 🔂 Repost your own posts through the day so people in other time zones see them! 💬 Add ALT text, it makes your pitch accessible and search checks it too! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying

Penguin Random House is looking for new queer voices and is currently taking unagented submissions for fiction and nonfiction by LGBTQ+ writers. www.instagram.com/p/DI9PlxCRp38/ #BookSky #QueerBookSky #LGBTQBooks #WritingCommunity 🌈📚

A big thank you to Carmen for the support and for this video! 💜 We're not on Discord (yet! Possibly in the future) but you can catch us here, on Bluesky, and on the official site for now. 😊

I saw a post recommending alternatives to that one TERF author who wrote about a school for wizards- here’s my haul for research purposes 📚 for my kids of course 😉😉 jk totally for me too #momsky #booksky

Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky

We have arrived and excited for another year of #PitBLK! Details to follow on Juneteenth. #querying #WritingCommunity