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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 1d

The Best Writing Advice from the Last Three NYCCs

This weekend, I am at New York Comic Con. As always, I will be running around, trying to pitch some stories, and attending various professional writing panels. NYCC has always had great craft panels (though, fewer is seems each year), and I’ll have…

The Best Writing Advice from the Last Three NYCCs

This weekend, I am at New York Comic Con. As always, I will be running around, trying to pitch some stories, and attending various professional writing panels. NYCC has always had great craft panels (though, fewer is seems each year), and I’ll have a complete wrap up of the best advice I heard after the show. For now, here are the articles where I collated the best writing advice in each of the last three shows.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 19h

For the second time at #NYCC, a place filled with the best cosplayers out there, someone stopped me and asked to take a picture of my t-shirt.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 22h

#NYCC Announcement: Into That Darkness Peering, written by me and illustrated by Marika Brousianou is coming to @globalcomix.com on October 15th.

#read our , #EdgarAllanPoe inspired #gothic #horror collection on the platform just in time for #spookyseason. It’s the perfect #book for #halloween.

A black rectangle with a book cover on it. Into That Darkness Peering, by A. A. Rubin and Marika Brousianou. Text on the box has the title and “on global comix October 15.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 23h

Sometimes I feel like there’s a barrier between me and the real world, as if I’m seeing it through a pane of glass, or taking a shower in a raincoat. #vss365

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AK Faulkner @ NYCC @poopraven.bsky.social · 23h

Good morning #NYCC! It's time for GAY BOOKS!

I've got bisexual trauma guys with Celtic mythology! I've got gay guys with skeevy vampire politics! I've got sapphic spies with an evil billionaire! I've got bargain bundles, and the best tote bag in the entire con!

Level 1, Hall 1B, Table WB-4!

AK's NYCC table with a lilac tablecloth and all their books on display

Spines of all 11 Inheritance books, plus that of the novella Haunted Hearts

Spines of all 5 Tooth & Claw books, wrapped in a purple ribbon.

Purple tote bag with white text which reads "I spent all my money on queer books"

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 23h

#nycc day3: Last to leave the bar last night, and even despite the crappiness of the LIRR, inside the building before the show officially starts. @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social

A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 1d

#NYCC from above.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 1d

#nycc day 2nd half over already. Time flies.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 1d

The Best Writing Advice from the Last Three NYCCs

This weekend, I am at New York Comic Con. As always, I will be running around, trying to pitch some stories, and attending various professional writing panels. NYCC has always had great craft panels (though, fewer is seems each year), and I’ll have…

The Best Writing Advice from the Last Three NYCCs

This weekend, I am at New York Comic Con. As always, I will be running around, trying to pitch some stories, and attending various professional writing panels. NYCC has always had great craft panels (though, fewer is seems each year), and I’ll have a complete wrap up of the best advice I heard after the show. For now, here are the articles where I collated the best writing advice in each of the last three shows.

aarubin.wordpress.com

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 2d

#nycc day 1 was so packed, I barely had time to post here. I’ll do better tomorrow.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 3d

100 percent. The food in Javitz is expensive and there aren’t many healthy (or even healthy-ish) options.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 3d

Knowing me, I’ll have three charging overnight, but forget to put any in my bag.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 3d

#NYCC prep today:

1. Put together physical pitch packages.
2. Choose a notebook for panels/ideas/etc.
3. (And this is the most underrated) Make sure portable phone chargers are charged up!!!
4. Make sure business cards are in the bag.
6. Catch up on TV and movies likely to be spoiled at the con.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 4d

They used to tell me I had a mind like a steel trap. Well, they were right. I’m fucking trapped in it.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 4d

They used to tell me I had a mind like a steel trap. Well, they were right. I’m fucking trapped in it.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 4d

Today is #EdgarAllanPoe’s death day. #Poe is one of my greatest influences and favorite writers. My #shortstory, The Vibrations Louder,
A modern retelling of Poe’s #TheTelltaleHeart was published in @pseudopod.org a few months back.
Give it a #read or a #listen.

pseudopod.org/2025/03/28/p...

PseudoPod 968: The Vibrations, Louder

Insanity? Sure, why not. My lawyer advised me to plead insanity, and maybe it will help me. At least I’ll be able to talk to somebody qualified. The state of mental health care is deplorable in this…

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 5d

So true.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 5d

💙

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 5d

💙

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 5d

Bobby Darin: 🎶🎶Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear/ And it shows them pearly white
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Me: 🎶🎶Just a JACKKNIFE/TRACTOR TRAILER!

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 5d

Overcoming my inner Douglas Adams to get my materials ready for #NYCC on Thursday.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 7d

I hope we do. We don’t really find that many hairs from our last cat anymore, though.