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#CastPit is an online pitching event for authors on X and Bsky starting Nov. 13, 2025 6am PST. Hosted by @elisebetzbooks.
For full rules, please visit: https://www.elisebetzbooks.com/castpit
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#CastPit @castpit4authors.bsky.social · Sep 3
Rules, Dates, Times, Hastags for #CastPit
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#writerscommunity #querying #amquerying #onsub #drafting #published #Publisher #litagents #pitching #pitchevent #WritingCommmunity #agentedauthors #tradpub #amwriting #booktoscreen #writesky #bskywriters
#CastPit Rules 1/2 Use hashtags specific to your project (listed below rules) for audience and genre, including #CastPit. Anyone can participate no matter the state of their WIP or finished manuscript. To give agents and publishers an idea of the story, include a pitch of quick summary of your story in the post or included in the graphics. You are allowed to like and repost posts. Only post within the given date, Nov. 13, 2025, 6am for 24 hours to Nov. 14, 2025, 6am Pacific Standard Time (World times on another slide) #CastPit Rules 2/2 Post up to four total times within the 24-hour time window (for the same book or for different books), please space your pitches at least one hour apart. You can post the pitch with any media you’d like. (NO AI) Please use alt text if you are using images. Interact, support and swap (repost) with one another and have fun! Agent, editor, and publisher participation is welcomed and encouraged! If you are an agent or publisher, make sure in your profile description you list that you are one, if you are a writer as well, otherwise your like may be construed as just support from another writer. You can include actors, directors names and styles you list with hashtags. (Examples posted in a follow on post) #CastPit Dates, Time & Place The date for the first ever #CastPit is Thursday, November 13, 2025, beginning at 6:00am Pacific Standard Time and ending at 6:00am PST on Friday, November 14, 2025. It will be hosted on X and Bsky: @castpit4authors X link: https://x.com/castpit4authors Bsky link: https://bsky.app/profile/castpit4authors.bsky.social 4:00am HST (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) 6:00am Pacific Standard Time (L.A/S.F, USA & Vancouver, Canada) 8:00am Central Standard Time (Chicago, USA & Mexico City, Mexico) 9:00am Eastern Standard Time (New York, USA & Toronto, Canada) 11:00am BRT (Sao Paulo Brazil) 2:00pm GMT (London, UK) 3:00pm CET (Paris, France) 4:00pm EET (Athens, Greece) ​5:00pm MSK (Moscow, Russia) 7:30pm IST (Mumbai, India) 10:00pm PHST (Manila, Philippines) 11:00pm KST (Seoul, South Korea & Tokyo, Japan) 1:00am AEDT (Sydney, Australia) Nov. 14, 2025 NOTE DATE ADVANCE FOR AUSTRALIA #CastPit Hashtags MANDATORY HASHTAGS #CastPit (everyone must use in every post) #W (for works-in-progress, includes drafting) #Q (for querying writers) #AG (for agented writers) #OS (for on-submission writers) #PUB (for published writers) AUDIENCE HASHTAGS #A (adult) #NA (new adult) #YA (young adult) #MG (middle grade) #CL (children's literature) #PB (picture books) GENRE HASHTAGS #SF (science fiction) #F (fantasy) #SFF (science fiction fantasy) #DF (dark fantasy) #FH (fantasy historical) #SPF (speculative fiction) #M (mystery) #H (horror) #T (thriller) #R (romance) #DR (dark romance) #PR (paranormal romance) #RF (romantacy) #RC (rom-com) #HR (historical romance) #C (contemporary) #CO (comedy) #FT (fairytale retelling) #HF (historical fiction) #NF (non-fiction) #P (poetry) Feel free to add in any additional hashtags of your own or you think are missing from this list
castpit4authors.bsky.social
#CastPit has had its final curtain call and is now closed.

I want to thank everyone who participated in the first #CastPit event, supporting authors and their works. Many posts were very creative and beautiful.

The next #CastPit will be November 2026.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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abkaplan9.bsky.social
✨FROM BLOOD AND ASH X TANGLED✨

An #agentsguide to my adult romantasy, A TAPESTRY WOVEN IN BLOOD.
She was created to serve the gods. He was born to destroy them.

☀️ Sunshine x Grumpy
🖤 Forbidden Love
✨ Gods • Magic • Betrayal
🔥 Slow Burn+Yearning
#CastPit #A #Q #RF
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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jordanmccaffrie.bsky.social
Hey Alexa...combine the mythological retelling of PERCY JACKSON 🐉 but with the daughter of Hades 🤬➕ the dark vibe of GIRL, INTERRUPTED 😭➕ a love story as deep as Noah & Allie’s in THE NOTEBOOK ❤️
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#CastPit #Q #A #NA #F #SFF #DF #RF
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November 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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sherlynsvault.bsky.social
Calling all #litagents I am thrilled to present DON'T FORGET ME my new adult second chance romance. HAPPY PLACE ❤️‍🩹 meets BETTING ON YOU 💰 in this angsty and moody dark academia novel.

#CastPit #Q #NA #R #romance #amquerying
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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jordanmccaffrie.bsky.social
PERCY JACKSON X GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Fighting inner demons & lost memories, Ava & her group must unlock her past to save the realms.
❤️Slow-burn
🐉Retelling myths & monsters 📷
😡Angry gods and girls
🥰Found family
#CastPit #Q #A #NA #F #SFF #DF #RF
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November 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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jordanmccaffrie.bsky.social
5ya, Ava awoke in the middle of a storm…a necklace the only clue to her missing past

📚Retelling myths like PERCY JACKSON
A ❤️ story like Noah & Allie in THE NOTEBOOK
Vibes 👉 GIRL, INTERRUPTED
🎵https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLEHa7cxtwMBuk-PAhZKw6_dj-8k5_kbk
#CastPit #Q #A #NA #F #SFF #DF #RF
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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itsaug.bsky.social
Glitch! In Reality. A sci-fi horror novel about traumatized queers killing supernatural entities for money🙂‍↕️
#CastPit #W #YA #H #SF #LGBT #Blackwriters

I love animation so, my series will definitely be animated in the same style as the Miles Morales Spiderman movies, it’ll be gorey n emotional.
A poster with an orange, pink and black color palette. There’s an orange aliens head peaking up. Stars in the background and the words. “Aug S & Co. present. An Animated series coming to you. Live, Now. Glitch In Reality. Enter and learn the unknown world.” The main cast: Micheal B Jordan as Static, Big Boogie as Solace, Donald Glover as Golden, Maya Erskine as Dev, Cherise Boothe as Romance, Anika Noni Rose as Azalea, and Miley Yamamoto as Inez. Art of my characters. Sol is a dark skinned black man with locks and vitiligo, Ro is a brown skinned gender-fluid person with red short locks, Stat has brown skin, freckles, and two different colored eyes: green and brown, glasses and a gap tooth. Azalea has dark skin, braids, a nose piercing and a metal arm. Dev has pale skin, short black hair and is Asian. And gold has brown skin, curly honey brown hair and brown eyes. I have no visual representation for Inez she’s just an older rich bad bitch.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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aninkwellofnectar.bsky.social
A Black feminist essayist confronts the leftist heartthrob who built his YouTube career on her talking points.

When their interview goes viral, their feud becomes public spectacle—and something darker, uglier, and way too sexy to ignore.

#castpit #W #LF #A
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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aninkwellofnectar.bsky.social
I almost missed #castpit but unfortunately for you all I have Opinions
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
castpit4authors.bsky.social
12 hours left for posting your book's wish cast for for the very first #CastPit event.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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sherlynsvault.bsky.social
BETTING ON YOU x HAPPY PLACE

Meet Lysandra Guerrera, a best-selling author based in Scotland.

DONT FORGET ME is a second chance, dark academia, romance novel with themes of hispanic rep, women’s fiction, and trauma. 🖤

#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
castpit4authors.bsky.social
Just a warning about scammer who may like your post posing at literary agents or publishers during #CastPit.

@RowanBrightonB has written an excellent 10 point thread on the matter you can find at this link and also listed in the graphic attached.

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1) Firstly, anything asking for money is a scam. Real agents do not have reading fees or recommend paid editors. Any publisher that costs money is a scam called a "vanity press" or "hybrid press." If they're making money off authors, they have no incentive to make money off readers. 2) Make sure you're talking to the person you think you're talking to! If you can't find the professional's X account on their website or their agency's website, be very careful. Impersonating agents and then asking for reading fees seems to be a trend these days. 3) For real industry likes, we'll start with editors! When vetting a publisher or small press, start by looking at their books. How many people have bought them? What do their covers look like? Do they use AI? What do the reviews say and *who wrote them* 4) Take a look at the website next. Is it geared toward getting authors to submit or getting books to readers? Do they prohibit agented submissions? How old are they? How do they distribute books? Do they offer any paid services? 5) Rules for vetting agents are more solid. You'll want someone from a reputable agency who is a member of ALA and has either sold books like yours or who has strong mentorship from agents who have sold books like yours. 6) It's even better if the agent has previous editorial experience, has sold to Big Fives (or whatever the equivalent is for your genre!) and has a reputation for kindness and communication. 7) If an agency is also offering editorial, marketing, or other for-pay services, that's a huge red flag! (This doesn't necessarily apply to agents offering freelance services independent of their job at the agency.) 8) If an agent has no editorial experience, relevant education, or sales record, don't sign with them!! A bad agent will set your career back so much farther than having no agent--and I mean that. 9) vet all offers with Writer Beware, Publishers Marketplace, the Querytracker comments section, and the experts on r/PubTips
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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sasharosewriter.bsky.social
Ashera — Obsidian’s adoptive mother and the Sun Court’s radiant, ruthless leader.
Tatiana — her sworn enemy, the cold queen of the Full Moon Court.
Their feud pulls Obsidian, the last mermaid, into a dangerous mission.

Casting: Simone Ashley, Anya Taylor-Joy

#CastPit #Q #A #F #RF #DF
A young woman with deep brown skin and long, black hair stands against a softly lit white wall. She wears a sleeveless black top with a subtle sheen and looks directly at the camera with a confident, slightly serious expression. Warm lighting highlights her cheekbones and eyes. A young woman with very fair skin and long, pale blonde hair stands outdoors in soft natural light. She wears a strapless black dress with a sweetheart neckline and a simple gold necklace. Her expression is calm and introspective as she gazes slightly past the camera.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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sherlynsvault.bsky.social
Five years since they broke up, Lysandra is a best-selling author, & Ezra is the producer bent on winning her back. As Lysandra feels pressured to plan her wedding with her fiancé... memories & feelings resurface the longer she works with Ezra.

#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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jjphillipsyo.bsky.social
NEVERMOOR X ANDOR
➥Magic+Spycraft

Hunted for his meteorite wand, 12yo Catch—the only kid at a spy academy for wizards who doesn’t know magic—must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop Acolytes from enslaving Guardian Spirits like Bigfoot and weaponizing the Minerals of Power.

#CastPit #MG #F #Q
CastPit for Catcher Kline
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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#castpit #A #R
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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sherlynsvault.bsky.social
#agentsguide

BETTING ON YOU x HAPPY PLACE
🖤 dark academia
❤️‍🩹 second chance
🇲🇽 hispanic rep
🍂 autumnal scotland
💌 letters filled with heartache
🕰️ dual timeline
👊 themes of trauma (DV)

#castpit #R #NA #Q #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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sasharosewriter.bsky.social
🧜🏿‍♀️ Obsidian is Ophelia reimagined as a mermaid who refuses to drown.
🧝🏻‍♀️Ivy is her childhood best friend turned forbidden love.
🫅🏻Dae—her distraction—is a sharp-tongued prince with a taste for bargains.

Casting: Sinclair Daniel, Emma D’Arcy, Cha Eun-woo

#CastPit #AdultFantasy #Romantasy #Querying
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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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ariwilde.bsky.social
SIX OF CROWS x THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY

☀️climate change and politically charged dystopia
🧔🏻‍♂️the mentor and main politician is the villain
🎸a group of misfits with punk rock vibes
🌈a queer cast, explores queer resistance
🔮very low fantasy

#CastPit #W #A #NA #YA #SF #SPF
Lead cast: Joseph Quinn as main character, Colson Baker as love interest, Corinna Brown as the third member of the main trio Theo James as the politician/villain, Jenna Ortega as Corinna Brown's love interest and Julia Garner as the sniper of the group who dies too soon Lin Manuel Miranda as the presenter, Sophie Nelisse as the politician's new wife and Dean Fujioka as the 'Emperor' Directed by Taika Waititi
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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sillyartcollector.bsky.social
WISHAPON

A teen girl finds a vending machine that grants wishes. She wishes to be rich, but the thing about a gashapon is that you don’t get to choose what you get.

#CastPit #W #GN #MG #magicalrealism
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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kacieqwrites.bsky.social
#CastPit for SMALL TOWN FAMOUS!

Sidney Vogel- Hassie Harrison
Lilith Allaire - Jennifer Connelly
Grant Dryer - Glenn Powell
Ben - Dan Levy
Maddie- Ashley Parks
Liam Thomas - Tom Holland
Dulce Verrick - Saoirse Ronan
Sterling Allaire - Simon Baker

#Q #RC #WritingCommunity #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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lilyfeldhus.bsky.social
#castpit
#W #A #RF

Her touch could save him or ruin them both.

An urban fantasy romance with heart, heat and flourless chocolate torte.
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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svenhognestad.bsky.social
#Castpit

#Q #A #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts #SPF
Seth - Donald Glover Jeannie - Linda Hamilton Rani- Indya Moore Jed - Patton Oswalt After accidentally killing his wife and son, Seth commits himself to a psychiatric hospital, only to one night wake up and find most of humanity comatose. He meets the mysterious Altogether Smiley Man who tasks him with finding the interdimensional Chess Hotel, where he has to play a slot machine that will rewind time and give the world a second chance. However, pulling it is a literal gamble, and the stake is exactly one life. Nick Frost - Boreas Matthew McConaughey - Intrusive man #1 Woody Harrelson - Intrusive Man #2 Julia Garner - Ellie Dave Bautista - Paby Dhypa Mason Alexander Park - Nintu Vicky Kaushal - The Altogether Smiley Man Dolph Lundgren - Aleksandr
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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circuslollipop.bsky.social
ANATHEMA x THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH

A fledgling vampire enters a realm of eternal night searching for his banished uncle only to become embroiled in a sinister plot...

I think a NIGHT TERRORS adaptation would work best animated, so this casting focuses on voices!

#castpit #w #a #df #lgbt
A gothic themed graphic showing off my voice claims of my characters: Emily Carey as Renwick Crawford and Harry Lloyd as Erevan
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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emorybrock-author.bsky.social
Get a Life, Chloe Brown x Body Friend

A college junior battling endometriosis and an injured quarterback playing his last season, embark on a journey to find joy by completing the “hobby hop” list.

#castpit #R #Q #A
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM