Eric Smith's Substack

Crying on the Treadmill at the Gym

Or, A Treadmill Dashboard Confessional

Jan 27 • Eric

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December 2025

A Year of Hosting Free Publishing Events, Why I Do It, and What It Taught Me

We can make this industry better, it just costs you time.

Dec 23, 2025 • Eric

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October 2025

Should Books Be Here for a Good Time, or a Long Time?

Some musings on stories that grow "dated" and why that's actually okay.

Oct 28, 2025 • Eric

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September 2025

Celebrating Six Months: What You Can Learn From An Agency Launch

Or, a failure to lunch.

Sep 30, 2025 • Eric

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August 2025

I've Got One Daughter...

And some thoughts on remembering publishing people are people.

Aug 27, 2025 • Eric

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July 2025

Fear of Missing Out? In this Economy?

On closing to submissions and giving everyone the attention they deserve.

Jul 29, 2025 • Eric

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May 2025

A Season of Community, a Season of Change

The return on investment isn't what you think it is.

May 27, 2025 • Eric

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April 2025

What Do You Do, When You Can't Find the Words?

Writing and raging when it feels like the end of times.

Apr 21, 2025 • Eric

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March 2025

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Something old, something new, something I built just for you.

Mar 18, 2025 • Eric

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December 2024

The Life Giving Magic of Refilling the Well

To quote two of the Schuyler sisters... "take a break."

Dec 24, 2024 • Eric

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November 2024

Lessons from The Wild Robot: Why You Should Keep Writing When it Feels Like the End of the World

Because you are more than you were programmed to be.

Nov 26, 2024 • Eric

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October 2024

Book After Book: Maintaining Long Relationships with Your Agent

Six books in or eleven books in, there's just one trick that keeps things going.

Oct 22, 2024 • Eric

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