one day I'll stop playing myself and accept that grocery dashers simply do not know what foods are. lemons/limes, cabbage/iceberg, vermicelli/Top Ramen...all interchangeable in the world of paid shoppers. 🫠 and now to make a meal with my surprise basket of ingredients. very Ted Allen, very Chopped.

it's Christmas music season! starting my rotation with this gem. it's a top five Christmas album and if you have arguments....i will hear them 😌

Pinned resources post! 📌

📝 20 successful queries.
📚 6 nonfiction proposals.
🦸🏽‍♀️ A guide to writing IP!
🔎 A guide to finding agents.

All free. Though coffee is welcome! www.ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch

And a starter pack for finding literary agents who are here on BlueSky. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo

Attention #writingcommunity! Round Table Mentor opens for our second year of mentee applications in just over a week. Please help us spread the word, and if you are an unagented author seeking trad or indie publication, we hope you'll consider applying!

i LOVE working from home but i do miss the joy of a surprise snow day. *opens laptop while staring wistfully out at the snow falling*

can someone recommend a good pirate book? i want POTC vibes but with Black & brown people. I've read Amina Al-Sirafi and Jacquotte Delahaye...are they the only two? surely not. help!
#booksky #blackbooksky

Some days, existence is resistance. Go take care of yourself.

#SpinOfTheDay i love a good ballad in the morning.

wow. a phenomenal story and a masterclass in writing YA. the character development, the dialogue, the chaotic family dynamics, all the pining and loaded hand holding...this is definitely making my top 10 reads for the year. 5⭐

Alright! Started working on a literary agent starter pack on here, for all my writer friends out there!

Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo

watching Cross and Aldis Hodge could not be more perfect.

today's spin: the queen of blues 🎙️🎶

Hello, everyone! Round Table Mentor is a mentorship program for novel writers!

Get more info on our site: roundtablementor.com

ohh we have community hashtags?! heyy #booksky & #Blackbooksky 👋🏾 I'm a reader/writer of fantasy, scifi, and historical fiction. aiming to query my first project in 2025. what's everyone reading today?!

Feels on brand (as the founder of Melanin in YA) to make a starter pack for Traditionally Published Black YA Authors & Black Publishing Pros (Lit Agents, Editors, etc...) in the YA space. I'll be adding to it constantly as more people join the app.

go.bsky.app/5Coyqe9

"You deserve friendship. You deserve to have someone be sweet to you. Depriving yourself of human connection isn't bravery, it's self-harm."

Love a book that hits you right in the feels. 🥹

loving the vibes here, although Threads spoiled me with the import followers feature. if you're a reader or a writer, please say hiii so I can follow you here too! 👋🏾