Eric Smith

I wish anything in this world made me as happy as my six-month-old is when she’s trying to rip my beard off my face. Just pure joy.

Oh no!

Alright blood moon, let’s manifest some good book news. Agent signings, deals, bestseller lists, and not like, all the ways you keep f*cking with Link in the Zelda games. We need a break.

“How does my child have so much energy while I’m so tired?” I ask myself as he snacks on an entire bag of whole carrots, while I throw yesterday’s cheesesteak in the air fryer.

*catches my kid pouring mustard on the floor in a gigantic spiral*

Me: Hey!

Child: Daddie it’s my ART.

Me: … proceed.

Not saying my kid figured out exactly what to say to me to get away with anything, but.

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A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

Following the lies and hatred targeting trans folks during the State of the Union Address, numerous republican House representatives introduced a bill that would create A NATIONWIDE BOOK BAN.

Here's what it is and what to do: bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

Go Jim go!

In case you missed it, you’re getting more @kaylaancrum.bsky.social novels, and soon.

AIDAN.

It's time.

Colin, the comrade running the shelter-in-place food program I'm working at, told me that this week he's had to turn down asks from schools to supply food directly to their sheltering families. The reason? There's not enough money coming in for that amount of food.

Let's change that.

Querying writers, take note! 👇🏽

These scam emails are getting funnier and funnier, I swear.

Five authors I’ve read at least five books by:

🕷️ @runwithskizzers.bsky.social
🦅 @alexlondon.bsky.social
✨ @ashleyposton.bsky.social
💜 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com
♦️ @lamargiles.bsky.social

Our latest “make publishing less confusing” event went so SO well. I love what we are doing. ❤️

Oh I love these! Great to see you!

I will!

I’ve got a custom elf mage, cause I want to turn into critters. 😂

I just started this thanks to some pressure from @runwithskizzers.bsky.social and having a blast.

Pst! This is tomorrow! Hope to see some familiar faces. ❤️

One of my favorite moments from a school visit today was hearing how teens are discovering THE Silver Springs Fleetwood Mac performance and wanted to talk to me about it.

The kids are alright. ❤️

And it’s also like, please, my colleagues in the industry, must we reply to this. Must we all reply to the “using commas is problematic” person with an anime avatar that opened an account yesterday.

Sending Infertile Black Girl by L’Oreal Thompson Payton and Everything But Typical by @authormargeaux.bsky.social out into the world had my heart in knots. Those books reflected my family.

Anyhow, writer pals, you’re not alone in that complicated feeling.

❤️

Oh my heart, it’s always hard going out on submission with a client project that I’m wildly too close to.

I know that writers often feel like passes on their work feels like a pass on them.

I think you’d be surprised how often agents and other industry folks feel the same, when we love something.

Googling “can I drink cold brew at the gym instead of water?” as I crawl through getting ready today, really showcases my physical and mental state.

The drunk uncle theory.

You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there

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Hey locals, my agency’s first in-person event of the year is this weekend.

You can come learn about pitching romance novels from me @beccapodos.bsky.social and more, for free, at Cupid’s Bookshop. Is the first of many we’re planning this year.

❤️ www.neighborhoodliterary.com/neighborhood...

Not my child getting increasingly angry with me demanding “chip ketchup!” and “ketchup for chips!” only to discover he meant salsa.

When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.

A few suggestions...