NEW PUBLISHER! Second Edition

  ​ What Lies Within “There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.”—Ambrose Bierce A tortured past can shape a soul, that soul can shape the future. The system failed Tyler McDermitt. Now, he and his brother have vowed to protect misfortunate youth from a similar fate—or at least make those responsible, …

Patreon

September 28, 2018 RobertSmithThrillers has expanded to a new site: Patreon. Patreon is a fantastic platform that allows writers, bloggers, and various artists to share their work with fans and public. The site helps to promote interest and support for a creator's work. I look forward to regularly writing new material and sharing it with …

What Lies Within (Book Review)

What Lies Within recieved a fantastic review from The RedheadedBookLover! "As What Lies Within is a truly sensational, gripping story I have no choice but to award this gripping tale a majestic Five Stars! If you are a reader, who is looking for the next best crime/serial killer story that this is the one for …

Garlic Steamed Mussels (short story)

Great Lakes Horror Company will be publishing my short story, Garlic Steamed Mussels in the second volume of their anthology, Group Hex. I'm excited to have my story included in a publication with so many great horror writers. Watch for my new psychological thriller short this fall — in Group Hex II (FALL 2017)

Book Review — Inferno by Dan Brown

Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) by Dan Brown Robert Smith (TyCobbsTeeth)'s review March 14, 2017 bookshelves: owned-paperbacks Inferno sets up fast. The story starts from several directions. Characters are brought along nicely, developing as the story lines converge. Like most of the books in this series, I find I learned a lot about the location and …

Punchy Book Reviews

I like to read concise book reviews that are specific and don't contain spoilers. Answer a few questions for me and be done. What did you like about the book; did you dislike anything? Be balanced. No book is all good or all bad. Tell me about the writing, the storyline, and characters. Were the …

What Lies!

I have some exciting updates! I completed What Lies Within, edited it, edited it, edited it (mowed, mulched, and raked), and then ran it through some beta-readers. It's ready 🙂 Last month I signed with an agent who I had been talking with for a while. It's a fantastic agency based in the U.K. and …

Nearing Completion

Today I sent out the last two copies of my manuscript to beta readers. I have a dozen that promised to feedback in short order. Now like an expectant father I wait. What Lies Within “There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.” —Ambrose Bierce A tortured past can shape a soul, …

I WON!

Well...a bronze isn't too bad. My short story, Breakfast is Severed just won Third Place in the Thriller category of Inkitt's writing contest. Hi TyCobbsTeeth! I just wanted to let you know that your story "Breakfast is Severed" has placed third in Inkitt's "Cult" writing contest! Congratulations! We were blown away by your narrative and …

First Anniversary!

So it turns out I just had my first WordPress anniversary, woohoo! It's been a great year and I've learned a lot, foremost being that WordPress is a fantastic community. I have had over 8,000 visitors and nearly 1500 followers! I would like to issue a sincere thank you to all of you. Here's to …