Jerry Smith, writer, motorcyclist, Sophie's dad.
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Freelance writer/editor, motorcyclist, motojournalist, dogfather, optipessimist. jerrysmithauthor.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Reposted by Jerry Smith, writer, motorcyclist, Sophie's dad.
I began my riding career on a Kawasaki dualsport ('70 F3 Bushwacker) and may well end it on one ('04 KLR650). Read about everything that happened in between--riding, racing, writing, crashing (ouch)--in Rolling Stops, for $2.99. #motosky #motorcycle #autobiography
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October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I began my riding career on a Kawasaki dualsport ('70 F3 Bushwacker) and may well end it on one ('04 KLR650). Read about everything that happened in between--riding, racing, writing, crashing (ouch)--in Rolling Stops, for $2.99. #motosky #motorcycle #autobiography
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBNQ792H
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBNQ792H
The KLR's drive train is finally sorted. I got a chain with a clip-type master, the first I've had in many years. KLR gurus assure me it'll be fine. It's not like the bike's sheer horsepower is going to fling the clip off. I may safety-wire it anyway (old racer's trick). #motosky #motorcycle
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The KLR's drive train is finally sorted. I got a chain with a clip-type master, the first I've had in many years. KLR gurus assure me it'll be fine. It's not like the bike's sheer horsepower is going to fling the clip off. I may safety-wire it anyway (old racer's trick). #motosky #motorcycle
After a 60-mile round trip to Harbor Freight and a fruitless conversation with store employees who didn't know any more about it than I did, an $80 tool I'll probably never use again whipped off the stubborn countershaft sprocket nut in about 3/5 of a second. I swear I heard it laugh at me. #motosky
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
After a 60-mile round trip to Harbor Freight and a fruitless conversation with store employees who didn't know any more about it than I did, an $80 tool I'll probably never use again whipped off the stubborn countershaft sprocket nut in about 3/5 of a second. I swear I heard it laugh at me. #motosky
Waiting on just two parts to get the KLR back on the road. Would already be riding if the local Kawasaki dealer wasn't TOTALLY EFFING USELESS. Three new KLR650s in the showroom, zero parts for any year KLR in the parts department. No wonder they lose sales to the internet. #motosky #motorcycle
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Waiting on just two parts to get the KLR back on the road. Would already be riding if the local Kawasaki dealer wasn't TOTALLY EFFING USELESS. Three new KLR650s in the showroom, zero parts for any year KLR in the parts department. No wonder they lose sales to the internet. #motosky #motorcycle
Sophie is a dog of simple tastes. She doesn't need a big toy order from Chewy to be happy. Give her an old bedsheet and she's in pupper paradise. #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Sophie is a dog of simple tastes. She doesn't need a big toy order from Chewy to be happy. Give her an old bedsheet and she's in pupper paradise. #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever
The Pantser's Dilemma: I've written a sublime first chapter--tight, atmospheric, starkly efficient in its introduction of characters, their motivations, and the setting, with hints of an intriguing backstory. Now if only I had the slightest idea what happens next.... #amwriting #booksky #author
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Pantser's Dilemma: I've written a sublime first chapter--tight, atmospheric, starkly efficient in its introduction of characters, their motivations, and the setting, with hints of an intriguing backstory. Now if only I had the slightest idea what happens next.... #amwriting #booksky #author
Completing Kill Fee leaves a hole in my day previously devoted to writing. My dog is happy to get more of my attention, and my motorcycle moves quickly now toward roadworthiness. But dammit, I miss inventing people and complicating their lives. I NEED AN IDEA! #booksky #motorcycle #dogsofbluesky
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Completing Kill Fee leaves a hole in my day previously devoted to writing. My dog is happy to get more of my attention, and my motorcycle moves quickly now toward roadworthiness. But dammit, I miss inventing people and complicating their lives. I NEED AN IDEA! #booksky #motorcycle #dogsofbluesky
Woke at 2:30 this morning realizing there was a small timeline error in my book. Took two lines to fix it just now. Part of this that never fails to amaze me: My mind was awake and figuring this out while the rest of me was asleep. Damn, brain, you freaky. #booksky #author
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
OK, I'm calling it. My new mystery, "Kill Fee," is done. The MC is Jack Hansen, a writer and divorced dad who takes a ghostwriting job to get more time with his 15yo daughter. The client is murdered partway through the job, and...well, I won't spoil it for you. More info to come. #booksky #mystery
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I began my riding career on a Kawasaki dualsport ('70 F3 Bushwacker) and may well end it on one ('04 KLR650). Read about everything that happened in between--riding, racing, writing, crashing (ouch)--in Rolling Stops, for $2.99. #motosky #motorcycle #autobiography
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBNQ792H
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBNQ792H
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I began my riding career on a Kawasaki dualsport ('70 F3 Bushwacker) and may well end it on one ('04 KLR650). Read about everything that happened in between--riding, racing, writing, crashing (ouch)--in Rolling Stops, for $2.99. #motosky #motorcycle #autobiography
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBNQ792H
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBNQ792H
Hard: Writing a novel.
Harder: Finding and correcting every last typo and error in the final draft.
Hardest: Resisting the urge to rewrite large chunks of the final draft as you edit. #booksky #amwriting #author
Harder: Finding and correcting every last typo and error in the final draft.
Hardest: Resisting the urge to rewrite large chunks of the final draft as you edit. #booksky #amwriting #author
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hard: Writing a novel.
Harder: Finding and correcting every last typo and error in the final draft.
Hardest: Resisting the urge to rewrite large chunks of the final draft as you edit. #booksky #amwriting #author
Harder: Finding and correcting every last typo and error in the final draft.
Hardest: Resisting the urge to rewrite large chunks of the final draft as you edit. #booksky #amwriting #author
Reposted by Jerry Smith, writer, motorcyclist, Sophie's dad.
There you are, living quietly under your false name and identity, when your college crush shows up and outs you. Now you're in the crosshairs of her psycho ex-boyfriend, the FBI, and a meth gang. Do you face the music or hit the road again? Find out for $2.99. #booksky
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Dents
Dents - Kindle edition by Smith, Jerry. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dents.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
There you are, living quietly under your false name and identity, when your college crush shows up and outs you. Now you're in the crosshairs of her psycho ex-boyfriend, the FBI, and a meth gang. Do you face the music or hit the road again? Find out for $2.99. #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYBM6HTM
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYBM6HTM
Lesson learned on the last book, now being relearned on the current one: On the final read-through, change the font and the line spacing from what you used to write it. The goofs you missed before (and there will be some) practically jump off the screen at you. #booksky #author #amwriting #WIP
October 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Lesson learned on the last book, now being relearned on the current one: On the final read-through, change the font and the line spacing from what you used to write it. The goofs you missed before (and there will be some) practically jump off the screen at you. #booksky #author #amwriting #WIP
Final version of manuscript formatted and ready to dazzle the first agent I send it to. One last read-through to ferret out the inevitable typos that slip through no matter how careful I am, and the soul-destroying process of finding representation begins anew. #booksky #author #amwriting
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Final version of manuscript formatted and ready to dazzle the first agent I send it to. One last read-through to ferret out the inevitable typos that slip through no matter how careful I am, and the soul-destroying process of finding representation begins anew. #booksky #author #amwriting
Sophie interprets her new bed privileges very liberally. She hops up, curls into a furry ball, and slowly flattens and spreads like a stain until I'm clinging to the edge. I told her she can have half of the bed, but not the half in the middle. #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Sophie interprets her new bed privileges very liberally. She hops up, curls into a furry ball, and slowly flattens and spreads like a stain until I'm clinging to the edge. I told her she can have half of the bed, but not the half in the middle. #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever
That's a wrap. Done. Finito. Just typed THE END to close out a tight, fast-paced, 78K mystery. I might not have another novel in me, and if I don't at least I'll hang up my book-writing hat knowing my last was my best. I started telling this story five years ago, and in that time... #booksky #author
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
That's a wrap. Done. Finito. Just typed THE END to close out a tight, fast-paced, 78K mystery. I might not have another novel in me, and if I don't at least I'll hang up my book-writing hat knowing my last was my best. I started telling this story five years ago, and in that time... #booksky #author
Reposted by Jerry Smith, writer, motorcyclist, Sophie's dad.
They're back! Out of print for 10 years, "Deadman's Throttle" and "Hotshoe" are now available again as ebooks. Like mysteries? Like motorcycles? Either or both, the Jason Street mysteries will get your motor running. More info at jerrysmithauthor.com. #Motosky #Booksky
June 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
They're back! Out of print for 10 years, "Deadman's Throttle" and "Hotshoe" are now available again as ebooks. Like mysteries? Like motorcycles? Either or both, the Jason Street mysteries will get your motor running. More info at jerrysmithauthor.com. #Motosky #Booksky
Whoof. I wrote 3800 words today in about five hours, the Big Finish of a story I've been writing off and on for about five years through seven or eight complete rewrites. I'm drained. Don't ever let anyone tell you writing isn't physical work. It just uses different muscles. #booksky #WIP #author
October 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Sophie once again fails to accept that in order for me to throw the ball she must first let go of it. #goldenretriever #dogsofbluesky
October 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sophie once again fails to accept that in order for me to throw the ball she must first let go of it. #goldenretriever #dogsofbluesky
Hoo boy. This covid shot is hitting me like all the rest did. It's only 6:15pm and I'm ready to crawl into bed. It's exhausting when your body is playing war games against dead viruses. But it beats slugging it out with live ones. G'night...
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Hoo boy. This covid shot is hitting me like all the rest did. It's only 6:15pm and I'm ready to crawl into bed. It's exhausting when your body is playing war games against dead viruses. But it beats slugging it out with live ones. G'night...
I was reminded covid is still out there by a friend who caught it recently. Got my shot today. Given the current govt's attitude toward medicine and science in general, it's best to be proactive. No one in charge is going to do anything to help us if it all goes upside down. We're on our own.
October 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I was reminded covid is still out there by a friend who caught it recently. Got my shot today. Given the current govt's attitude toward medicine and science in general, it's best to be proactive. No one in charge is going to do anything to help us if it all goes upside down. We're on our own.
Reposted by Jerry Smith, writer, motorcyclist, Sophie's dad.
"Missed Shifts is a peek inside the life of someone who has, as Joseph Campbell urged us to do, followed his bliss. Actually, it seems like he has followed two blisses – motorcycles and writing – and has combined them here for a truly satisfying read." #motosky #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/1719235317
Missed Shifts: True stories, tall tales, and outright lies from a 30-year career in motojournalism
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July 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Missed Shifts is a peek inside the life of someone who has, as Joseph Campbell urged us to do, followed his bliss. Actually, it seems like he has followed two blisses – motorcycles and writing – and has combined them here for a truly satisfying read." #motosky #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/1719235317