Beth “B.R” Smith
@brsmithbooks.bsky.social
I write books about strange weather, murder and the places people drink coffee. Occasional painter of things.
Rep: Amanda Jain at BookEnds Literary.
https://linktr.ee/brsmithbooks
Rep: Amanda Jain at BookEnds Literary.
https://linktr.ee/brsmithbooks
Pinned
A girl.
Her dog.
A whole lot of trouble.
When Kit Raglan takes a job staying a night in a haunted house, she expects a quiet night, maybe a ghost if she's lucky. Instead, she finds herself implicated in a murder, kicking off a cat-and-mouse game with a bird-masked killer.
#QuestPit #WIP #T #AG
Her dog.
A whole lot of trouble.
When Kit Raglan takes a job staying a night in a haunted house, she expects a quiet night, maybe a ghost if she's lucky. Instead, she finds herself implicated in a murder, kicking off a cat-and-mouse game with a bird-masked killer.
#QuestPit #WIP #T #AG
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Editors of #QuestPit
Haunted since her father’s drowning by nightmares of a revenant Mariner who bears his face, writer Lee Fisk returns to the lighthouse where he spent his last days in search of closure. But on the island, THE MARINER is more than mere nightmare. It’s a curse.
#S #H #MY #OS
Haunted since her father’s drowning by nightmares of a revenant Mariner who bears his face, writer Lee Fisk returns to the lighthouse where he spent his last days in search of closure. But on the island, THE MARINER is more than mere nightmare. It’s a curse.
#S #H #MY #OS
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Reposted by Beth “B.R” Smith
Writer pals, as we venture into “best of” list season, remember to focus on your other accomplishments.
That new draft, the books you’ve read to hone your craft…
Maybe the new thing you’re doing outside of writing (these are so important!)
Zero in on what you can control, and keep your head up. ❤️
That new draft, the books you’ve read to hone your craft…
Maybe the new thing you’re doing outside of writing (these are so important!)
Zero in on what you can control, and keep your head up. ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Writer pals, as we venture into “best of” list season, remember to focus on your other accomplishments.
That new draft, the books you’ve read to hone your craft…
Maybe the new thing you’re doing outside of writing (these are so important!)
Zero in on what you can control, and keep your head up. ❤️
That new draft, the books you’ve read to hone your craft…
Maybe the new thing you’re doing outside of writing (these are so important!)
Zero in on what you can control, and keep your head up. ❤️
Reposted by Beth “B.R” Smith
A girl.
Her dog.
A whole lot of trouble.
When Kit Raglan takes a quick job staying a night in a haunted house to make a few bucks, she expects a quiet night, maybe a ghost if she's really lucky. Instead, she finds a body with her name carved into it. HERE COMES TROUBLE. #GhostPit #A #W #T 👻
Her dog.
A whole lot of trouble.
When Kit Raglan takes a quick job staying a night in a haunted house to make a few bucks, she expects a quiet night, maybe a ghost if she's really lucky. Instead, she finds a body with her name carved into it. HERE COMES TROUBLE. #GhostPit #A #W #T 👻
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I had one of those days where the words just weren’t coming yesterday. Here are all the things I tried. I ended up making it over the next 10K interval in my current project and writing the beginning of the next one!
#writingcommunity #writersky
#writingcommunity #writersky
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I had one of those days where the words just weren’t coming yesterday. Here are all the things I tried. I ended up making it over the next 10K interval in my current project and writing the beginning of the next one!
#writingcommunity #writersky
#writingcommunity #writersky
How I structure a novel, a loose guide:
October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
How I structure a novel, a loose guide:
I gave myself full permission to just rest and read for the day and so of course I keep finding myself sneaking words on my WIP on the side. It’s almost more fun this way. I’m cheating on my reading to write my book.
October 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I gave myself full permission to just rest and read for the day and so of course I keep finding myself sneaking words on my WIP on the side. It’s almost more fun this way. I’m cheating on my reading to write my book.
The horrors persist, but so do dogs.
Sharing a snippet of my thriller WIP about a girl, her dog and a whole lot of trouble.
#writesky #writingcommunity #thrillerbooks
Sharing a snippet of my thriller WIP about a girl, her dog and a whole lot of trouble.
#writesky #writingcommunity #thrillerbooks
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The horrors persist, but so do dogs.
Sharing a snippet of my thriller WIP about a girl, her dog and a whole lot of trouble.
#writesky #writingcommunity #thrillerbooks
Sharing a snippet of my thriller WIP about a girl, her dog and a whole lot of trouble.
#writesky #writingcommunity #thrillerbooks
Writing about what it took for me to let go of my on sub book and start a new one + the best advice I received about going on submission.
#onsubmission #writesky #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/writersa...
#onsubmission #writesky #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/writersa...
What it feels like to let go of a book
The best advice I received about being on submission
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Writing about what it took for me to let go of my on sub book and start a new one + the best advice I received about going on submission.
#onsubmission #writesky #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/writersa...
#onsubmission #writesky #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/writersa...
I may have just written the best pitch of my life. I will never top this. I am
100% maniacal laughter right now. The title is so good it’s breaking my brain. Some books are gift books. I’m convinced that this is one.
100% maniacal laughter right now. The title is so good it’s breaking my brain. Some books are gift books. I’m convinced that this is one.
August 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I may have just written the best pitch of my life. I will never top this. I am
100% maniacal laughter right now. The title is so good it’s breaking my brain. Some books are gift books. I’m convinced that this is one.
100% maniacal laughter right now. The title is so good it’s breaking my brain. Some books are gift books. I’m convinced that this is one.
Introducing my #WIP THE TAXIDERMIST, a romantic horror mystery described as THE HUNTING PARTY X RIP VAN WINKLE.
Illustration: own work.
Background image: provided copyright free by Birmingham Museum Trust.
#RT #MiseryPit #A
Illustration: own work.
Background image: provided copyright free by Birmingham Museum Trust.
#RT #MiseryPit #A
July 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Introducing my #WIP THE TAXIDERMIST, a romantic horror mystery described as THE HUNTING PARTY X RIP VAN WINKLE.
Illustration: own work.
Background image: provided copyright free by Birmingham Museum Trust.
#RT #MiseryPit #A
Illustration: own work.
Background image: provided copyright free by Birmingham Museum Trust.
#RT #MiseryPit #A
Everything is uncertain and everything is terrifying and every night I sit down and write imagining that, word by word, I am building a better world.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Everything is uncertain and everything is terrifying and every night I sit down and write imagining that, word by word, I am building a better world.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
My video this week on Last Chance Writer’s Club is about finding joy in your creative process again. 🍁💛
If you watch it, I’d love you to let me know one of your ‘joy notes’ for today.
#writingcommunity
youtu.be/XY1jc8YBrBA?...
If you watch it, I’d love you to let me know one of your ‘joy notes’ for today.
#writingcommunity
youtu.be/XY1jc8YBrBA?...
June 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
My video this week on Last Chance Writer’s Club is about finding joy in your creative process again. 🍁💛
If you watch it, I’d love you to let me know one of your ‘joy notes’ for today.
#writingcommunity
youtu.be/XY1jc8YBrBA?...
If you watch it, I’d love you to let me know one of your ‘joy notes’ for today.
#writingcommunity
youtu.be/XY1jc8YBrBA?...
My WIP has taken a turn, as WIPs tend to do, and I’m now describing it as:
THE HUNTING PARTY x RIP VAN WINKLE.
I am so excited to submit my last assignments so I can dive headfirst into this deliciously spooky book!!
#writesky #writingcommunity
THE HUNTING PARTY x RIP VAN WINKLE.
I am so excited to submit my last assignments so I can dive headfirst into this deliciously spooky book!!
#writesky #writingcommunity
May 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My WIP has taken a turn, as WIPs tend to do, and I’m now describing it as:
THE HUNTING PARTY x RIP VAN WINKLE.
I am so excited to submit my last assignments so I can dive headfirst into this deliciously spooky book!!
#writesky #writingcommunity
THE HUNTING PARTY x RIP VAN WINKLE.
I am so excited to submit my last assignments so I can dive headfirst into this deliciously spooky book!!
#writesky #writingcommunity
This week on Last Chance I’m talking writing to your strengths. This was honestly the most transformative practice for me - to actively seek out the gold in feedback and use it to be even better at what I’m good at. I hope this discussion serves you, too!
youtu.be/YmxwcmDxddQ?...
youtu.be/YmxwcmDxddQ?...
May 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This week on Last Chance I’m talking writing to your strengths. This was honestly the most transformative practice for me - to actively seek out the gold in feedback and use it to be even better at what I’m good at. I hope this discussion serves you, too!
youtu.be/YmxwcmDxddQ?...
youtu.be/YmxwcmDxddQ?...
Art + words from my WIP about a doomed reader’s retreat. I’ve never painted in a journal before, and I think I’ll have to continue. It makes me so happy!
May 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Art + words from my WIP about a doomed reader’s retreat. I’ve never painted in a journal before, and I think I’ll have to continue. It makes me so happy!
I’ve been searching for ways to give back to the #writingcommunity that has supported me for so many years, and what I came up with was this: The Last Chance Writer’s Club.
May 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’ve been searching for ways to give back to the #writingcommunity that has supported me for so many years, and what I came up with was this: The Last Chance Writer’s Club.
