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
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
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:
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
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
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?...
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.
Quick after work oil painting. The sea wolves were calling.
May 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Quick after work oil painting. The sea wolves were calling.
When you sign with my literary agency they ask for a few things, one of which is an author photo. I’ve been putting this one off since… erm, November. But today I did it and I’m so glad I did. For one of the few times in my life, the outside of me looks somewhat like the inside of me. #WriteSky
April 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
When you sign with my literary agency they ask for a few things, one of which is an author photo. I’ve been putting this one off since… erm, November. But today I did it and I’m so glad I did. For one of the few times in my life, the outside of me looks somewhat like the inside of me. #WriteSky
Just a perfect early autumn afternoon. ☀️🌊🍃
April 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Just a perfect early autumn afternoon. ☀️🌊🍃
March 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
March 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Writers, have you ever given yourself ‘one last chance’ to make it? One last query. One last book. What happened next?
I want to hear your Last Chance stories!
#writesky #writingcommunity
I want to hear your Last Chance stories!
#writesky #writingcommunity
March 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Writers, have you ever given yourself ‘one last chance’ to make it? One last query. One last book. What happened next?
I want to hear your Last Chance stories!
#writesky #writingcommunity
I want to hear your Last Chance stories!
#writesky #writingcommunity
New pinned post!
🌊 A storm-buffeted island of folklore and superstition.
🌊 A writer grieving her father’s drowning death in an isolated lighthouse keeper’s cottage.
🌊 A cursed Mariner who will tear her apart to stop her learning the truth.
#WriteSky
🌊 A storm-buffeted island of folklore and superstition.
🌊 A writer grieving her father’s drowning death in an isolated lighthouse keeper’s cottage.
🌊 A cursed Mariner who will tear her apart to stop her learning the truth.
#WriteSky
March 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
New pinned post!
🌊 A storm-buffeted island of folklore and superstition.
🌊 A writer grieving her father’s drowning death in an isolated lighthouse keeper’s cottage.
🌊 A cursed Mariner who will tear her apart to stop her learning the truth.
#WriteSky
🌊 A storm-buffeted island of folklore and superstition.
🌊 A writer grieving her father’s drowning death in an isolated lighthouse keeper’s cottage.
🌊 A cursed Mariner who will tear her apart to stop her learning the truth.
#WriteSky