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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event

@bluepit.bsky.social

A new pitch event, specifically for adult writing! June 24th is #SmutPit!

A hype event for writers of spicy content! Both published and WIP!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #SmutSky #BookSky

Zeke Caliban @zekecaliban.bsky.social · Jun 9

Let's take a day to celebrate all expressions of love and the fact we get to create art about it!

Join us for #SmutPit, a hype event, on June 24th! Find new stories! New friends! Maybe new kinks! 🤣

Published & WIPs welcome!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SmutSky #RomanceLandia #BookSky #Erotica

#SmutPit

A hype event to show off and promote your spicy stories and make connections with other creators!

June 24th
12 AM to 12 AM EST

Use the #SmutPit tag and #P for published (include a purchase link in the replies!) or #W for a WIP
Include whatever other #s from our genres & kink lists you are comfortable with
Limit 3 posts per pen name
Published works and WIPs welcome!
No AI

Tags

Use whatever tags you find help your audience, but here are some suggestions!

Genres
#C - Contemporary
#D - Dark
#F - Fantasy
#H - Horror
#M - Monster
#S - SciFi
#T - Thriller
#Cr - Crime
#Pn - Paranormal

IDENTITIES
#Asx - Asexual
#Bix - Bisexual
#Pol - Polyamorous
#Pan - Pansexual
#Les - Lesbian
#Gay - Gay
#Enb- Nonbinary
#Trn - Transgender
#Int - Intersex
#Que - Queer
#Het - Hetero

SPICINESS
#🔥 - Softcore
#🔥🔥 - We need details. Copious Details.
#🔥🔥🔥 - I didn’t know people could do that.

Kinks

#An - Anal
#Ar - Armpits
#Bd - Bondage
#Bl - Blood Play
#Ch - Chastity
#Cn - Consensual NC
#Cu - Cuckolding
#Dg - Degradation
#Ds- Dom/Sub
#Ed - Edging
#El - Electro
#Ex - Exhibitionism
#Fr - Furry
#Ft - Feet
#Gr - Group Sex
#Hp - Hypnosis
#Im - Impact Play
#Lt - Leather
#Mc - Machine
#Mu - Mummification
#Oc - Orgasm Control
#Or - Oral
#Pg - Pegging
#Pr - Praise
#Pt - Pet Play
#Pv - PVC/Vinyl/Latex
#Sm - Pain
#Sw - Switching
#Tc - Tickling
#Tn - Tentacles
#Vo - Vore
#Vy - Voyeurism
#Wr - Worship
#Ws- Water sports

June 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM

Zed Prospero

@zprospero.bsky.social

No, I've just guessed at some of the popup ones.

#BluePit is January 13th & July 13th every year, also. Plus, my alt (@zekecaliban.bsky.social) will run #SmutPit in June every year too.

September 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM

Zed Prospero

@zprospero.bsky.social

You know, in light of this adult account thing, some kind of #SmutPit, to promote adult media could be kind of interesting...

Basically, using the hype event framework to promote people's adult writing or art?

Any thoughts? I mean, Zeke could do it...

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

May 31, 2026 at 10:28 PM

#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event

@bluepit.bsky.social

#SmutPit starts at Midnight EST tonight!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting

Zeke Caliban @zekecaliban.bsky.social · Jun 9

Let's take a day to celebrate all expressions of love and the fact we get to create art about it!

Join us for #SmutPit, a hype event, on June 24th! Find new stories! New friends! Maybe new kinks! 🤣

Published & WIPs welcome!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SmutSky #RomanceLandia #BookSky #Erotica

June 23, 2026 at 11:36 PM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

Our second day of #SmutPitHype! #SmutPit is tomorrow, Midnight EST to Midnight EST!

We're doing a Q&A today! Question #1 - Tell Us About Your MC!

#WriteSky #SmutSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

#SmutPitHype

In preparation for #SmutPit, we're also doing a Q&A! Share about your characters today!

Question #1:
Tell us about your MC? Who are they and what do you love about them?

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

June 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

Our second day of #SmutPitHype! #SmutPit is tomorrow, Midnight EST to Midnight EST!

We're doing a Q&A today! Question #2 - Tell Us About your MC's lover(s)!

#WriteSky #SmutSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

#SmutPitHype

In preparation for #SmutPit, we're also doing a Q&A! Share about your characters today!

Question #2:
Tell us about their lover(s)? Who are they and what attracts your MC to them?

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

June 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

For anyone that did #SmutPit, know your stories are welcome during #BluePit as well!

They allow WIPs and Published works too, so you can promote the stuff you've already released!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SmutSky #Romancelandia

#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · Jul 7

#BluePit is here for summer! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!

#BluePit will be taking place on July 13th, 2026!

#BluePitHype starts July 8th! (TOMORROW!)

#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents

#BluePit

A STORYTELLING HYPE/PITCH EVENT

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).

#BluePitHype Q&A Schedule

Limit 3 posts per WIP/Published work
Use appropriate tags (see Tag list)
No AI. images must include ALT text.
Everyone is encouraged to like and repost
Agents, editors, and publishers welcome!
Use #BluePit feeds to find pitches to support!

Questions?
BluePit.Carrd.Co
@zprospero.bsky.social
Join us starting July 8th!

JOIN US JULY 13th 12-12 EST!

@bluepit.bsky.social

#BluePit TAGS

MEDIA
#💥 - Comics
#🎮 - Game Dev
#🎲 - TTRPGs
#📖 - 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

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

REPRESENTATION
#OV - Own Voices
#LGBT- LGBTQIA+
#DIS - Disabled Creators
#WF - Women's Fiction
#POC - Person of Color
#ND - Neurodivergent
#TR - Transgender

GAME SYSTEM
#D20 - D20 based
#D6 - D6 based
#D100 -D100 based
#NAR - Narrative based
#DUN - Dungeon Crawler
#RO - Rogue-Like

July 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM

Gabe 🏳️‍⚧️🦇 “Fealty” WIP 17.5k/100k

@theeldervampire.bsky.social

I should reward myself by working on my last minute smutpit stuff 😁

June 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

#SmutPit is today! It's running the full 24 hours, so feel free to join in when you can!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #SmutSky

Zeke Caliban @zekecaliban.bsky.social · Jun 9

Let's take a day to celebrate all expressions of love and the fact we get to create art about it!

Join us for #SmutPit, a hype event, on June 24th! Find new stories! New friends! Maybe new kinks! 🤣

Published & WIPs welcome!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SmutSky #RomanceLandia #BookSky #Erotica

June 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM

Zed Prospero

@zprospero.bsky.social

Just a reminder, #SmutPit is coming up THIS WEDNESDAY!

There will be a few pre-event posts from Zeke on Monday and Tuesday too!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Zeke Caliban @zekecaliban.bsky.social · Jun 9

Let's take a day to celebrate all expressions of love and the fact we get to create art about it!

Join us for #SmutPit, a hype event, on June 24th! Find new stories! New friends! Maybe new kinks! 🤣

Published & WIPs welcome!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SmutSky #RomanceLandia #BookSky #Erotica

June 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM

Skyler

@skynightshade.bsky.social

Okay next one!
#smutpit #P #Pn #M #Gay #Trn #🔥🔥

June 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM

Jax Devora (is writing)

@jaxdevora.bsky.social

Darn. 😂 So much for insider info!

That said, ah, thank you! Can't believe I didn't add Bluepit here. :'D

Also! Thanks for the heads-up about Smutpit coming back! I've put it down as June 24 (same as last time around), but lmk if you'd rather have it just listed as June. :)

September 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM

Rhetor Dark End

@dark-end.bsky.social

"The Modern Pleasuremage": Magic-using dominatrix travels to London to search for any other mages. #SmutPit #P #C #F #Bix #🔥🔥🔥 #Bd #Ds #Fr #Im #Oc #Or #Pt

Cover for "The Modern Pleasuremage" illustration by Kalahari

June 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM

Gabe 🏳️‍⚧️🦇 “Fealty” WIP 17.5k/100k

@theeldervampire.bsky.social

I think(?) I’ve narrowed down the 3 things I wanna promote for smutpit, which was actually quite difficult to do
Please clap

June 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

Our second day of #SmutPitHype! #SmutPit is tomorrow, Midnight EST to Midnight EST!

We're doing a Q&A today! Final Question - Tell Us About Your Antagonist!

#WriteSky #SmutSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

#SmutPitHype

In preparation for #SmutPit, we're also doing a Q&A! Share about your characters today!

Question #3:
Who or what is the antagonist? How do they relate to your MC? If an entity capable of it, do they join in on the fun parts at all?

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

June 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who participated in #SmutPit! It was great to see so much support!

There were so many great pitches!

Love is love! 🏳️‍🌈 Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️‍⚧️ And there is NEVER shame in being who you are!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #SmutSky

June 25, 2026 at 4:34 AM

Zed Prospero

@zprospero.bsky.social

Okay, Zeke has a rough concept of #SmutPit. Creating a list of kink hashtags was... interesting. 😅

I'm sure I'm missing A LOT, but it's already at 35.

June 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM

Skyler

@skynightshade.bsky.social

Ritual of the Hive is a body horror erotica with a #enb mc surviving a dystopian world through a bee inspired cult.

#smutpit #p #m #h #s #🔥🔥🔥
Kinks: #Ds #Gr #Ex #Or #Vo #Wr

June 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM

Barrows

@barrows.itch.io

SHADOW PUPPETS

After an assassination attempt, warrior-princess Khamsin finds herself beset by conspiracies, old magic, ancient rituals, and her own blood's dark desires.

It all started when that servant girl first entered her life...

#SmutPit #W #F #Les #Bd #Bl #Ds #Ed #Sm #Sw #Tn #🔥🔥🔥

June 24, 2026 at 6:02 AM

#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event

@bluepit.bsky.social

#SmutPit is tomorrow! They are currently doing a pre-event Q&A today, #SmutPitHype!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting

Zeke Caliban @zekecaliban.bsky.social · Jun 9

Let's take a day to celebrate all expressions of love and the fact we get to create art about it!

Join us for #SmutPit, a hype event, on June 24th! Find new stories! New friends! Maybe new kinks! 🤣

Published & WIPs welcome!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SmutSky #RomanceLandia #BookSky #Erotica

June 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM

Sam Accardi (Author) 🇨🇦🇮🇹

@samaccardi.bsky.social

You’re not going to want to miss this one!

#writesky #smutpit

𝔄𝔲𝔤𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔊𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔫 @augustgreenwriter.bsky.social · Jun 24

“The Balcony” OUT NOW☁️✨

A short queer explicit piece I originally wrote back in 2023. The idea was to show not tell and to avoid writing in specific terms.

💦🤜☕️🍑

Available via my Patreon -> www.patreon.com/augustsstudi...

#smutpit #writer #enb #que #🔥🔥 #an #ex #ws #vy

June 24, 2026 at 11:17 AM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

Let's take a day to celebrate all expressions of love and the fact we get to create art about it!

Join us for #SmutPit, a hype event, on June 24th! Find new stories! New friends! Maybe new kinks! 🤣

Published & WIPs welcome!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SmutSky #RomanceLandia #BookSky #Erotica

June 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM

Scarlet Mitchell ⚒️ The Gerzean Blade out NOW!😍

@scarletvmitchell.bsky.social

My #SmutPit pitches for the super secret trilogy WIP about a therapist moonlighting as a sex-worker...

🔥🔥🔥

June 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM

Rhetor Dark End

@dark-end.bsky.social

Hey there #SmutPit readers. "The Eternal Party" is about a woman who gets trapped in a magical kink party, and also about dealing with grief and loss. #P #C #F #Bix #🔥🔥🔥 #Bd #Ds #Ex #Fr #Hp #Im #Oc #Or

Cover art for The Eternal Party, illustration by Kalahari.

June 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM

Zeke Caliban

@zekecaliban.bsky.social

#SmutPit is Wednesday! Join us for #SmutPitHype!

We have some tips about how to stay safe and have fun during the event!

HIDING REPLIES - Bots and trolls don't get to farm engagement on YOUR posts. You can hide their replies to your posts. For everyone.

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#WriteSky #SmutSky #WritingCommunity

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June 22, 2026 at 1:07 PM

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