Beth “B.R” Smith

@brsmithbooks.bsky.social

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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

A photo of a house in autumn trees with the words: HERE COMES TROUBLE, a thriller.
An illustration of a house on a cliff looking out over the sea with the title “Here comes trouble” and the author’s name “B.R. Smith”.
An illustration of a house perched on a rocky cliff over the ocean at night. The title of the novel “Here Comes Trouble” and the author’s name “B.R.Smith” are floating above the house.
A line art animation of a lighthouse with a sweeping beam of light that displays the words: THE MARINER.
An oil painting of a storm swept sea overlaid with an illustration of a whale with the word SALVAGE inside it.
An illustration of a ghost overlaid on an oil painting of an old house in the mountains. Text reads: Here Comes Trouble.
THE MARINER is a gothic mystery with series potential, inspired by Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner about a writer investigating her lighthouse keeper father’s mysterious drowning, only to face a revenant called the Mariner in a decommissioned lighthouse off the coast of Washington State.
A killer whale tail rises from a Black Sea, a red-headed woman throws back her hair, a lighthouse stands against a wind-whipped sky.
I wish I was the “cutting social commentary” kind of horror writer, but instead I am the “abandoned lighthouse, storm cutting you off from the mainland, hauntings and generational curses” kind of horror writer.
A woman wears a long sleeve black shirt depicting a lighthouse, lantern and book in line art, illustrated by Beth Smith (me!). The shirt reads: read to me in a lighthouse by the sea.
A quick illustration of a deep sea diver among bubbles and seaweed.
In a dark and moody photograph, a red headed woman throws back her hair. Text over the image reads: The Mariner. Gothic Mystery. Inspired by The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
A line art illustration of a lighthouse, a book and a lantern with the text “read to me in a lighthouse by the sea”.
A moody oil painting of a dark sea, gulls and clouds riding the wind. Painting by Beth Smith, inspired by her novel, The Mariner.
What died didn't stay dead What died didn't stay dead You're alive, You're alive in my head
A pitch for a novel called The Mariner: In this gothic mystery inspired by Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a horror writer investigating her lighthouse keeper father’s mysterious drowning faces a revenant called the Mariner in a decommissioned lighthouse off the coast of Washington State.
A Netflix movie cover depicting a woman throwing back her head with the description “A horror writer grieving the loss of her father faces the revenant Mariner in a decommissioned lighthouse off the coast of Washington State.”
A gouache painting of a bookstore in autumn, painted by me. ☺️
A painting of the sea and sky in dark tones of blue and back. In the centre, a tiny fishing boat, the singular source of light in a dark and empty night. Painted by me!
Acrylic and gouache painting of a campfire, sparks rising into the night sky. Painted by me!
A painting of a deer emerging from the woods. Gouache and acrylic, painted by me!
Autumn leaf floating on water, acrylic and gouache on watercolour paper. Painted by me!
An acrylic and gouache painting of a pumpkin on a dark background. Painted by me!
An antler on a dark background, painted in acrylic and gouache.
A scrap of paper reading: Aspen Applebaum, motherless, raised in a house of monsters, loved Spook’em more than any other time of year.