“I reached out to a writer friend for her thoughts on how I could get myself (re)focused on writing… And the first thing she did was send me here.”
—Beth Anne Smith
A member of the Writers’ League since 2024, Beth Anne lives in the Austin, TX area.
Scribe: Welcome, writer! Tell us — what do you write?
Beth Anne Smith: Nothing my mother would read. (Otherwise known as fiction that uses the “f-word” from time to time.)
Scribe: If you could choose one author to blurb your book, who would it be, and what would you want it to say?
BAS: “Shoot the moon.” — Anne Lamott
Scribe: You have one book you’re allowed to push onto all of your friends, and they’re forced to read it to remain your friend — which one would you choose?
BAS: Lonesome Dove. Enough said. I mean … c’mon.
Scribe: Tell us your WLT story.
BAS: I reached out to a writer friend for her thoughts on how I could get myself (re)focused on writing instead of this total steaming turd-ball of a job market. And the first thing she did was send me here. Huzzah!
Scribe: Where do you see your writing taking you (or you taking it) in the future?
BAS: You know that scene in the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent? After Nick Cage and Pedro Pescal drop LSD? There. I want my writing to take me there. (Disclaimer: I have no intention of doing LSD.)
Scribe: Here at the WLT, we love sharing book recommendations. What’s one book that has come out within the past few years that you couldn’t put down? (Bonus points if the book is Texas related!)
BAS: North Woods by Daniel Mason
Scribe: Is there anything else about you that you would like to share with the world? An opportunity for blatant self-promotion!
BAS: I think chips and queso counts as dinner and I am 100% okay with that.
Scribe: Let us know any social media handles you have!
BAS: I uploaded one picture onto Instagram over 10 years ago @ipsmith09, sooooo … yeah.