Eric Smith

@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social

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Literary Agent. Author. Perpetually Tired Dad. Latest books:

🎓 First-Year Orientation (with Lauren Gibaldi!)

💛 Jagged Little Pill: The Novel (with Alanis!)

🥪 With or Without You (just me… I’m sorry?)

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Might share some huge book news tomorrow. 👀

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Oh I can't wait! Last year was a blast!

This has been an ongoing labor of love for the local Philly bookstore scene, and I hope you’ll come on out. www.phillyvoice.com/philly-books...

Philly Bookstore Crawl offers free books, discounts and author eventswww.phillyvoice.com More than 30 independent book shops in the city and suburbs are participating on Saturday, Aug. 24.

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I am one of the authors involved in this! Come see me, and also, everyone else!

This has been an ongoing labor of love for the local Philly bookstore scene, and I hope you’ll come on out. www.phillyvoice.com/philly-books...

Philly Bookstore Crawl offers free books, discounts and author eventswww.phillyvoice.com More than 30 independent book shops in the city and suburbs are participating on Saturday, Aug. 24.

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Might need to make a trip into Philly for this!

This has been an ongoing labor of love for the local Philly bookstore scene, and I hope you’ll come on out. www.phillyvoice.com/philly-books...

Philly Bookstore Crawl offers free books, discounts and author eventswww.phillyvoice.com More than 30 independent book shops in the city and suburbs are participating on Saturday, Aug. 24.

This has been an ongoing labor of love for the local Philly bookstore scene, and I hope you’ll come on out. www.phillyvoice.com/philly-books...

Philly Bookstore Crawl offers free books, discounts and author eventswww.phillyvoice.com More than 30 independent book shops in the city and suburbs are participating on Saturday, Aug. 24.

If you’re taking advantage of all these fun preorder promotions this week, I sure would love it if you checked out these four very different books due out this year by @mikechenwriter.bsky.social @jillbaguchinsky.bsky.social @tianasmithbooks.bsky.social and @lesliejanderson.bsky.social!

July is here, and two books I adore in my agent life are coming soon. Watch out for: CURSED BOYS & BROKEN HEARTS by Adam Sass. 7/16 with Viking. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688215... SO WITCHES WE BECAME by Jill Baguchinsky. 7/23 with Little Brown. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jill-...

I wrote a little thing defining what agents and editors mean when they say “high concept”, with a few favorite examples. open.substack.com/pub/ericsmit...

What Does "High Concept" Even Mean?open.substack.com Everyone is asking for it, but just what is it?

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🌺 Preorder Campaign! 🌺 PAYAL MEHTA’S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT comes out in exactly three months, which means you have three months to get a signed book plate and an incredible sticker sheet (designed by @heeral.bsky.social). Just go to bit.ly/PayalPreorder and fill out the form!

Heading out of office and logging off for ten days (!!!) so here’s my roundup of successful query letters and sold book proposals, which you can read and learn from, all for free. Write good things and be good to each other. ❤️ www.ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch

Perfect Pitch — ERIC SMITHwww.ericsmithrocks.com

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trying to ruin @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social's life

It’s a STAR for SO WITCHES WE BECAME by @jillbaguchinsky.bsky.social! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jill-...

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Another one for everybody from @beccapodos.bsky.social and @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social is this class on building your writer community! You get in for $20! givebutter.com/c/MsVK8X/auc...

Only you know when your book is ready to send to beta readers, agents, editors, etc… But in case you need someone to say it, here, this little sign is for you today.

This is the ideal writing process. You may not want to hear it, but this is what peak performance looks like. *just a photo of me aggressively cleaning my house with an idle laptop gone to screensaver in the background*

This picture book is a direct attack.

I’ve posted about scammers posing as agents before, but this was a new one. A PHONE CALL from someone claiming to be an agent who was interested in representing my work. And somehow they got their number to display it was a call from an agent? (Yes I told them off, LOL).

The final book in @mkengland.bsky.social’s MG trilogy is here! I’ve so loved watching this series unfold. ❤️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688136...

I bought a cute letter board at the local thrift shop today to share inspirational writing messages. How’s this?

Having a wild (in a good way!) month in my publishing life, so a reminder... You can read twenty successful queries, six non-fiction book proposals, and get insight on finding agents and writing I.P., all for free, right here. ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch I hope it helps you. 💛

Perfect Pitch — ERIC SMITHericsmithrocks.com

Forget being jealous of your fellow authors, focus your jealousy where it really matters. On that cat dozing in a sunbeam. WHY NOT ME.

Today is the day! Nita Tyndall’s latest is here with HarperTeen! Look out for Have You Seen This Girl! www.harpercollins.com/products/hav...

Sometimes at 4:45PM on a Friday I’m like “there’s still fifteen minutes left for a six figure book deal to land in my inbox this week.”

Every single sci-fi novelist:

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✨ Last day to enter the PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT goodreads giveaway! Plz enter, plz love this book as much as I do <3 ✨ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Book giveaway for Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot by Preeti Chhibber Apr 14-May 13, 2024www.goodreads.com Enter to win one of 10 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Apr 14-May 13, 2024. Enter to win PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT, a laugh-out-loud ...

Came home to some amazing book mail. Early finished copies of new books from @lesliejanderson.bsky.social @mkengland.bsky.social and Nita Tyndall. Keep an eye for these, I’m so proud of them. ❤️

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Darlings, I have signed with @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social of P.S. Literary, and I am SO thrilled. We’ve got some cool stuff planned (poetry collection, baby!!! For everyone who has been asking about one--let's GO), and I can’t wait to share it with you all. But in the meantime? **Kermit flailing**

Well, a special project of mine (!!!) that I poured my heart into is officially on sub. Here we go. 💛

The cover for @mikechenwriter.bsky.social jump into the Marvel universe is here! www.marvel.com/articles/cul...

'Marvel: What If . . . Marc Spector Was Host to Venom?' Reveals First Look at Book Coverwww.marvel.com A Moon Knight & Venom story like no other! Coming October 22, 2024. Pre-Order now!

One of my favorite comics people and just one of my favorite people period. Editors, go. 👇🏽

If any other editors out here have writer slots they need filled, know that I am easy to work with and turn things in ahead of deadline.