Robin Brooks
@robinbrooks.bsky.social
Writer from Nova Scotia.
Stories about regret, redemption, & how it's never too late to make peace with your ghosts.
www.robinbrooksauthor.com
Published in Door Is A Jar.
Rep: Jessica Berg @roseclifflit.bsky.social
Stories about regret, redemption, & how it's never too late to make peace with your ghosts.
www.robinbrooksauthor.com
Published in Door Is A Jar.
Rep: Jessica Berg @roseclifflit.bsky.social
Pinned
Robin Brooks
@robinbrooks.bsky.social
· Oct 19
SKIPPING STONES, upmarket fiction & magical realism. A fifty-year-old woman who uses time travel to avoid painful moments realizes she can change the past. Confronting family secrets, she faces a moral dilemma: betray her brother to save his life or keep history intact, risking her family's future.
Delighted to share my first published words!
My short non-fiction piece was published in the Fall 2025 edition of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social. Click on the Youtube link below to listen.
*Potentiel triggers: miscarriage, suidical thoughts, accidental death.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwt3...
My short non-fiction piece was published in the Fall 2025 edition of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social. Click on the Youtube link below to listen.
*Potentiel triggers: miscarriage, suidical thoughts, accidental death.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwt3...
Thunk by Robin Brooks
YouTube video by Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine
m.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Delighted to share my first published words!
My short non-fiction piece was published in the Fall 2025 edition of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social. Click on the Youtube link below to listen.
*Potentiel triggers: miscarriage, suidical thoughts, accidental death.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwt3...
My short non-fiction piece was published in the Fall 2025 edition of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social. Click on the Youtube link below to listen.
*Potentiel triggers: miscarriage, suidical thoughts, accidental death.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwt3...
Despite my nerves, I had fun at a reading event with @doorisajarmag.bsky.social last night. I read my short non-fiction piece, Thunk, and enjoyed listening to the other contributors. Will post the video link soon!
September 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Despite my nerves, I had fun at a reading event with @doorisajarmag.bsky.social last night. I read my short non-fiction piece, Thunk, and enjoyed listening to the other contributors. Will post the video link soon!
It's pub day for #doorisajarmagazine's ten-year anniversary issue! I'm thrilled my creative non-fiction piece, THUNK, is included.
Copies available here: www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-.... Digital only $3.99!
Check out my IG story @robin_brooks_writes for a photo related to my submission.
Copies available here: www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-.... Digital only $3.99!
Check out my IG story @robin_brooks_writes for a photo related to my submission.
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's pub day for #doorisajarmagazine's ten-year anniversary issue! I'm thrilled my creative non-fiction piece, THUNK, is included.
Copies available here: www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-.... Digital only $3.99!
Check out my IG story @robin_brooks_writes for a photo related to my submission.
Copies available here: www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-.... Digital only $3.99!
Check out my IG story @robin_brooks_writes for a photo related to my submission.
I'm honored to be a contributing author to the ten-year anniversary issue of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social. Pre-orders are available now.
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-...
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-...
August 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm honored to be a contributing author to the ten-year anniversary issue of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social. Pre-orders are available now.
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-...
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/fall-...
I attended the magnificent launch of A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais last night. To be surrounded by so many book lovers was a remarkable experience. Congratulations to everyone for a fabulous event. Go get your copy! I'm starting mine today.
June 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I attended the magnificent launch of A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais last night. To be surrounded by so many book lovers was a remarkable experience. Congratulations to everyone for a fabulous event. Go get your copy! I'm starting mine today.
The submissions process...
Why does it take so long to hear back from publishers?
open.substack.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reposted by Robin Brooks
Issue 34 Spring 2025 of Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine features the creative works of 50 contributors from all around the world.
You can order copies directly on our website
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/sprin...
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction #art #drama #bookreviews #writingcommunity
You can order copies directly on our website
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/sprin...
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction #art #drama #bookreviews #writingcommunity
March 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Issue 34 Spring 2025 of Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine features the creative works of 50 contributors from all around the world.
You can order copies directly on our website
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/sprin...
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction #art #drama #bookreviews #writingcommunity
You can order copies directly on our website
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/sprin...
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction #art #drama #bookreviews #writingcommunity
New writers appreciate support. Some of us also appreciate Sam Heughan, but that's a separate thing altogether.
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New writers appreciate support. Some of us also appreciate Sam Heughan, but that's a separate thing altogether.
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@jessicaberg.bsky.social worked on queries today and UMMM these full requests are FLYING out of here like I’m she's running a literary Black Friday doorbuster sale (she's not … but imagine). 🚀📚
March 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Reposted by Robin Brooks
No more secrets! I'm so excited to announce that I'm a literary agent with @roseclifflit.bsky.social and I'm open to queries on Friday! Huge thanks to @jessicaberg.bsky.social for the encouragement and mentorship! MSWL below!
February 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
No more secrets! I'm so excited to announce that I'm a literary agent with @roseclifflit.bsky.social and I'm open to queries on Friday! Huge thanks to @jessicaberg.bsky.social for the encouragement and mentorship! MSWL below!
Any other writers get warm fuzzies reading the endings of your own books?
February 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Any other writers get warm fuzzies reading the endings of your own books?
Not a psycho, just a writer.
February 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Not a psycho, just a writer.
Excellent podcast interview with my fabulous agent Jessica Berg @roseclifflit.bsky.social. She inspires me on a regular basis. Have a listen to see why.
open.spotify.com/episode/7k6z...
open.spotify.com/episode/7k6z...
312. Agent Jessica Berg on the Author-Agent Relationship
Simply Write w/ Polly Campbell · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Excellent podcast interview with my fabulous agent Jessica Berg @roseclifflit.bsky.social. She inspires me on a regular basis. Have a listen to see why.
open.spotify.com/episode/7k6z...
open.spotify.com/episode/7k6z...
Now, more than ever, we need stories to make sense of the world.
February 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Now, more than ever, we need stories to make sense of the world.
Perhaps...writer's block is fear. Of not measuring up, "wasting" time on something bad, dying unexpectedly and someone reading it & thinking, "Wow, this sure is crap!" When I fear the page, I pretend I'm a successful author who can do no wrong. This frees me from that pesky, uninvited guest, Fear.
a cartoon of snoopy holding a piece of paper
ALT: a cartoon of snoopy holding a piece of paper
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Perhaps...writer's block is fear. Of not measuring up, "wasting" time on something bad, dying unexpectedly and someone reading it & thinking, "Wow, this sure is crap!" When I fear the page, I pretend I'm a successful author who can do no wrong. This frees me from that pesky, uninvited guest, Fear.
Reposted by Robin Brooks
📚I almost never self-promo, so bear with me.
I just released my free historical fiction research guide, WRITING THE PAST. Packed with everything I've learned about crafting authentic historical fiction. Grab your copy through my newsletter signup (link in bio). #HistoricalFiction #writingcommunity
I just released my free historical fiction research guide, WRITING THE PAST. Packed with everything I've learned about crafting authentic historical fiction. Grab your copy through my newsletter signup (link in bio). #HistoricalFiction #writingcommunity
January 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
📚I almost never self-promo, so bear with me.
I just released my free historical fiction research guide, WRITING THE PAST. Packed with everything I've learned about crafting authentic historical fiction. Grab your copy through my newsletter signup (link in bio). #HistoricalFiction #writingcommunity
I just released my free historical fiction research guide, WRITING THE PAST. Packed with everything I've learned about crafting authentic historical fiction. Grab your copy through my newsletter signup (link in bio). #HistoricalFiction #writingcommunity
My five-year old phone died, so I'm temporarily using a ten-year old phone, which seems just as good. This is why I write books that take place before 1995.
two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying `` hello , computer ? '' .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying `` hello , computer ? '' .
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My five-year old phone died, so I'm temporarily using a ten-year old phone, which seems just as good. This is why I write books that take place before 1995.
Which is better: saving the day or not caring about being labeled a "bitch"?
January 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Which is better: saving the day or not caring about being labeled a "bitch"?
Reposted by Robin Brooks
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January 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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My WIP is inspired by the life of my grandmother, who joined the BUF in the 30s. She was so ashamed that she never spoke of it. As I edit my manuscript, I wish I could ask her about the seduction of extreme thinking. Photo from a video of a BUF march. She is wearing a white shirt.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
My WIP is inspired by the life of my grandmother, who joined the BUF in the 30s. She was so ashamed that she never spoke of it. As I edit my manuscript, I wish I could ask her about the seduction of extreme thinking. Photo from a video of a BUF march. She is wearing a white shirt.
Kind of like life. One of these days, I'll get it right.
January 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Kind of like life. One of these days, I'll get it right.