A new pitch party debuted in Bluesky today. It’s not exclusive to kidlit, but it is nice to see so many creatives participating. Things felt pretty quiet over the holidays, and having a feed full of new creative pitches is welcome.
This is the organizer’s announcement and rules:
Exciting news, #BluePit is opening up to the wider storytelling community! Creators in the #gamedev, #ttrpg, and #comic communities are now welcome to pitch their projects during our first pitch event. With this announcement comes two new cohosts @jadeblack21.bsky.social and @feyearth.bsky.social🧵
There are a lot of adult sci fi/fantasy posts, but I did see some #YA and #PB pitches as well. I posted 3 of my MS pitches to the hashtag to join in.
These were my contributions:
Santa’s job is bringing gifts to NICE KIDS, but Krampus PUNISHES THE NAUGHTY CHILDREN. After a mishap, elves implore the monster to help reward the nice kids, until a familiar house on the delivery route poses a cry, shout, pout problem, and Krampus has to update his methods. #bluepit #pb #Q #hu
#bluepit Max’s Aunt Lily notices that he’s spending a lot of time indoors with his new video game, and not exploring her garden with its old droopy cypress tree. After a quick bit of shopping for beach balls & paint, Max meets a new outdoor friend, THE GOOGLY TREE. #pb #Q
#bluepit Rainbow the unicorn doesn't like being called names like "Cutie Patootie," and after an unexpected run in w/ a bat, he seizes the opportunity to change how the citizens of Sparklevania see him. But his diabolical new identity as COUNT RAINBOW is harder to navigate than expected. #pb #Q
