Rob Hart
@robwhart.bsky.social
USA TODAY bestselling author of books like ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS, THE PARADOX HOTEL, and THE WAREHOUSE. https://linktr.ee/robwhart
An important and necessary read for writers out there.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
An important and necessary read for writers out there.
I regret to inform everyone that I am back in this dumb country. Should have stayed in Thailand. Anyway, if you need me I'm jet lagged as hell but otherwise back in the work saddle!
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I regret to inform everyone that I am back in this dumb country. Should have stayed in Thailand. Anyway, if you need me I'm jet lagged as hell but otherwise back in the work saddle!
Just in case anyone was wondering, the fourth AA book will be called CITY OF KILLERS and it will be set in Bangkok and you all have this trip to Thailand to thank.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, the fourth AA book will be called CITY OF KILLERS and it will be set in Bangkok and you all have this trip to Thailand to thank.
The next time the DNC calls my phone and asks me to make a contribution I am going to say things that would make the Marquis de Sade blush.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The next time the DNC calls my phone and asks me to make a contribution I am going to say things that would make the Marquis de Sade blush.
Come January it’s unlikely I’ll be able to afford health insurance so if you need someone who is good with word stuff and don’t mind a ton of visible tattoos and you have a decent plan, hit me up. Will work to survive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Come January it’s unlikely I’ll be able to afford health insurance so if you need someone who is good with word stuff and don’t mind a ton of visible tattoos and you have a decent plan, hit me up. Will work to survive.
The next text message I get from a Democrat begging for a donation, I am throwing a chair through a fucking window.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The next text message I get from a Democrat begging for a donation, I am throwing a chair through a fucking window.
Reposted by Rob Hart
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Hate that we live in a world where the common person loses their entire shit over what will happen to the millionaires and billionaires. Like we need those taxes they’re not paying in the first place. Anyone who defends the rich is a shill and a dope, full stop.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Hate that we live in a world where the common person loses their entire shit over what will happen to the millionaires and billionaires. Like we need those taxes they’re not paying in the first place. Anyone who defends the rich is a shill and a dope, full stop.
Wandering the Chiang Mai night markets. An Indian man tries to pull me into a custom suit shop.
Him: “Where you from boss?”
Me: “New York.”
Him (points at me and smiles): “Mamdani!”
And we got people out here telling us this election isn’t historic.
Attn: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Him: “Where you from boss?”
Me: “New York.”
Him (points at me and smiles): “Mamdani!”
And we got people out here telling us this election isn’t historic.
Attn: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wandering the Chiang Mai night markets. An Indian man tries to pull me into a custom suit shop.
Him: “Where you from boss?”
Me: “New York.”
Him (points at me and smiles): “Mamdani!”
And we got people out here telling us this election isn’t historic.
Attn: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Him: “Where you from boss?”
Me: “New York.”
Him (points at me and smiles): “Mamdani!”
And we got people out here telling us this election isn’t historic.
Attn: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
As excited as I am to read stirring stories of Mamdani’s win, where are all the scathing takedowns of Cuomo? I want to read about how he is an embarrassment and a failure and his career is over. I want to inject that feeling into my VEINS.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As excited as I am to read stirring stories of Mamdani’s win, where are all the scathing takedowns of Cuomo? I want to read about how he is an embarrassment and a failure and his career is over. I want to inject that feeling into my VEINS.
When I get back from Thailand next week I’ll be opening to a few editorial clients. Got a manuscript you want to kick up a notch? Details here. Hit me up. robwhart.com/editing-serv...
Editing services
CURRENT STATUS: I am open to at least one more manuscript in 2024, and will be limiting myself to two manuscripts per month in 2025. If you’d like to book a slot ahead of time (say, you know …
robwhart.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
When I get back from Thailand next week I’ll be opening to a few editorial clients. Got a manuscript you want to kick up a notch? Details here. Hit me up. robwhart.com/editing-serv...
As a born and bred Staten Islander I am begging everyone to remember there are some good people in the borough who are down for the cause and we hate this as much as you do but we’re trying.
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
As a born and bred Staten Islander I am begging everyone to remember there are some good people in the borough who are down for the cause and we hate this as much as you do but we’re trying.
I have some thoughts on blurbs.
The Ten Blurb Commandments
Let's see how much lead there is in this balloon...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I have some thoughts on blurbs.
Fellow authors:
What is a *reasonable* deadline to get someone a blurb?
So, like, what's the cutoff—when does the ask become borderline disrespectful?
For me, unless it's a special circumstance, anything less than a month.
What is a *reasonable* deadline to get someone a blurb?
So, like, what's the cutoff—when does the ask become borderline disrespectful?
For me, unless it's a special circumstance, anything less than a month.
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fellow authors:
What is a *reasonable* deadline to get someone a blurb?
So, like, what's the cutoff—when does the ask become borderline disrespectful?
For me, unless it's a special circumstance, anything less than a month.
What is a *reasonable* deadline to get someone a blurb?
So, like, what's the cutoff—when does the ask become borderline disrespectful?
For me, unless it's a special circumstance, anything less than a month.
The same way you need to let your muscles recover after a workout, sometimes you need to rest your brain. Otherwise, the writing might suffer...
Your brain is a muscle; it needs rest, too
Sometimes it's okay to take a break
robwhart.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The same way you need to let your muscles recover after a workout, sometimes you need to rest your brain. Otherwise, the writing might suffer...
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Leading off MYOPIC DUPLICITY is a stunning "What would you do to protect someone you love?" story by @robwhart.bsky.social, narrated by @leonardoaudio.bsky.social, Chris Ciulla.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Leading off MYOPIC DUPLICITY is a stunning "What would you do to protect someone you love?" story by @robwhart.bsky.social, narrated by @leonardoaudio.bsky.social, Chris Ciulla.
leonardoaudio.com | a.co/d/dfukRy5
leonardoaudio.com | a.co/d/dfukRy5
I will only be referring to Trump's little pet project as the Epstein Ballroom.
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I will only be referring to Trump's little pet project as the Epstein Ballroom.
Yay!
Just finished reading THE MEDUSA PROTOCOL by @robwhart.bsky.social and it's fantastic. I loved the first book in the series, ASSASSIN'S ANONYMOUS, but this one might have been better. Check them out if you haven't.
October 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Yay!
Want to win a whole bunch of signed books AND I'll name a character after you in a book AND you'll get a copy of DETOUR a few months early. You can do that, by helping to raise money to fight breast cancer! Details here...
Fight cancer, maybe win stuff AND see the new Assassins cover
'Three Hitmen and a Baby' comes out next year...
robwhart.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Want to win a whole bunch of signed books AND I'll name a character after you in a book AND you'll get a copy of DETOUR a few months early. You can do that, by helping to raise money to fight breast cancer! Details here...
Want to see the cover of THREE HITMEN AND A BABY? All you gotta do is sit through a quick pitch on how to help my mom raise money to fight breast cancer. Two good things on the 'stack today!
Fight cancer, maybe win stuff AND see the new Assassins cover
'Three Hitmen and a Baby' comes out next year...
robwhart.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Want to see the cover of THREE HITMEN AND A BABY? All you gotta do is sit through a quick pitch on how to help my mom raise money to fight breast cancer. Two good things on the 'stack today!
An important, necessary read. If nothing else to show what an absolute fucking blight the Republican Party has become.
"The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
An important, necessary read. If nothing else to show what an absolute fucking blight the Republican Party has become.
You should read EL James and Stephenie Meyer and Colleen Hoover and James Patterson and Dan Brown. You don't have to like them but they've sold more books than you. They know something you don't.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
You should read EL James and Stephenie Meyer and Colleen Hoover and James Patterson and Dan Brown. You don't have to like them but they've sold more books than you. They know something you don't.
Dispatches from NYCC: I love all cosplayers EXCEPT Jared Leto Joker. If you dress as Jared Leto Joker I am forced to assume you are unpleasant as a person.
October 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Dispatches from NYCC: I love all cosplayers EXCEPT Jared Leto Joker. If you dress as Jared Leto Joker I am forced to assume you are unpleasant as a person.
On my way to NYCC today! Here’s where you can find me!
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On my way to NYCC today! Here’s where you can find me!