Monday, October 31, 2016

SOMETIMES IT PAYS TO FOLLOW YOUR GUT!


I saw this meme on-line and thought it was too good not to share. It's actually great writing advice.

I have had some remarkable stories spin out of starting a story this way. Follow your character down a blind alley or into a mall and see where it takes you. Remember, there is no right or wrong way to tell your story. Tell it your way, especially the first draft. You can always tweak in edits and later drafts.

Use your first draft to get the story down. They you can edit and revise to your heart's content until you are happy with the finished piece... or you hit your deadline, whichever comes first. Ha!

An example: this is from a novel that is not finished yet called Blood Shot (although, that could always change between now and publication). 

I needed a break from my two main characters, who we have been following for several chapters. I felt this was a great place to switch to another character, but everyone already introduced was tied up. I was stuck for what to do, but I knew there was a thief we would see later, a bit character, but important. I thought this might be a good time to introduce her.

I started writing the chapter focusing on a man, a new character who was spinning out in the writing with no real planning. I wrote a whole chapter with him, introduced the thief, showed her steal his access card, all bits that needed to happen, but I still didn't know how this guy fit the story. He felt too important a detail to simply be the way in for the thief. I liked the chapter, but didn't know if it fit. I set it aside and went back to the story points focusing on the leads. 

Two chapters later, I knew not only how the guy fit in with the story, but his presence became integral to the plot and to one of the main characters. It all worked as though I had planned it out.

Sometimes it pays to follow your gut.

Bobby

OCTOBER PATREON WINNER ANNOUNCED!


September's giveaway
On my Patreon page each month, for the $5 and above patrons, I do a drawing for a free drawing. See what I did there? Ha! Ha! Yeah, I know, I 'm the only one who thinks I'm funny. Big congrats to our winner, Rob McIntyre. You're October's Patreon winner. WOO HOO!!!

How can you get in the running, you ask? It's really easy. Just visit https://www.patreon.com/BobbyNash and choose from one of the pledge options. As always, thanks to everyone of my patrons for your support. It means a lot.

Bobby


THE COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN VISITS THE HOUSE OF HORRORS!


Instead of watching horror movies as a lead up to Halloween, I like to watch Halloween themed TV episodes. 

The Countdown To Halloween continues with FX: The Series' "House of Horrors" episode. A lot of homage to old horror flicks in this murder mystery episode from season 2. Fun stuff from a fun 90's show based on the FX movies. Special Effects Guru, Rollie Tyler, played by Cameron Daddo, finds himself mixed up in crime solving cases often, helping out the NYPD, the FBI, and old friends in trouble. Also starring Cristina Cox, Kevin Dobson, and a pre-Matrix Carrie-Anne Moss.

FX: The Series was a little bit movie magic and a little bit MacGyver, but it was fun TV.

I wasn't able to do as many Countdown To Halloween posts as I had originally hoped as life, work, and family got in the way, you know. I hope you've enjoyed the Halloween posts. I've had fun re-watching these shows.

Bobby

Saturday, October 29, 2016

AS INKTOBER WINDS DOWN, ENJOY ANOTHER STRONG WILL PANEL SNEAK PEEK!



More Strong Will teases for Inktober.

Bobby

Artists Wendell Cavalcanti and Rob Jones are doing amazing artwork for Strong Will and Rob shared a couple of panels from his inked pages for Inktober from the upcoming graphic novel on social media and we wanted to share them here with you too.

Strong Will is written by Michael Gordon and Bobby Nash with pencils by Wendell Cavalcanti and inks by Rob Jones. Mark Maddox provides the cover. Coming 2017.

Click Read More... below to learn more about Strong Will and read a few pages from the upcoming graphic novel.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

WE LOVE READER REVIEWS! MAMA TRIED GETS A NEW 5 STAR AMAZON REVIEW!


"Great collection of Country Noir. This is one great collection of country Noir stories. James Tuck did a fantastic job editing this book. It is full of fantastic authors, and the stories exceed expectation. I would highly recommend this to anyone that likes crime and/or Noir fiction."

A Big Outlaw Country Thank You to Mej for taking the time to leave a 5 Star Amazon review for Mama Tried (Crime Fiction Inspired by Outlaw Country Music) from Down & Out Books. We appreciate the kind words, Mej.

Available in paperback and ebook.

You can read the full review here.

Bobby

MAMA TRIED — Crime Fiction Inspired by Outlaw Country Music is now available in paperback and ebook at the following:
Amazon (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle)
Amazon UK (paperback)
Amazon UK (Kindle)
KOBO (ebook)
Amazon CA (Kindle)
Smashwords (ebook)

Click Read More... to learn more about Mama Tried.

Monday, October 24, 2016

THE WRAP UP-- HOOVER, ALABAMA LIBRARY'S SCI-FI/FANTASY FEST!


The 2nd Annual Sci-Fi and Fantasy Festival was, as advertised, a 3-day event with 3 times the geeky, nerdy fun as last year's event. This year the Hoover Library partnered with my friends from the Alabama Phoenix Festival and Kingdom Comics to bring Alabama a Festival weekend they wont soon forget. I know I won't.

Big thanks once again to all involved with the event for taking such good care of us. It was a fun weekend and I had a blast. Highlights for me include Friday night's Whose Line Is It Anyway? which was totally improved as the person running it was unable to attend. We might right playful fools of ourselves, but the audience had a good laugh so it was totally worth it. Saturday night's Match Game was amazing. Probably the biggest thrill of my weekend, The final panel of the weekend had Van Allen Plexico and I discussing crime noir and science fiction and how the two meet was enlightening and fun. Van and I have also decided that we
need to record a White Rocket Podcast episode soon talking about Harry Bosch in books and TV. Should be a lot of fun. Artist Alley included several friends including Van, my Operation: Silver Moon partner in crime, Rick Johnson, Lysa Shin, David Wright, Ali Duke, Patrick Giles, and more. Please forgive me if I forgot anyone. I also met a few authors and artists for the first time as well as some friends from the Birmingham area who stopped by to say hello.

As I understand it, there are plans to do it again next year. If you get the chance to attend, I highly recommend it. Or, if you just happen to be in the Birmingham/Hoover are, stop by the incredible Hoover Library. I wish we had one like it here.

Thanks again.

Bobby

Learn more about this event and see more photos by clicking Read More... below.

MOVE OVER INKTOBER-- STRONG WILL'S COMING THROUGH!

  

More Strong Will teases for Inktober.

Bobby

Artists Wendell Cavalcanti and Rob Jones are doing amazing artwork for Strong Will and Rob shared a couple of panels from his inked pages for Inktober from the upcoming graphic novel on social media and we wanted to share them here with you too.

Strong Will is written by Michael Gordon and Bobby Nash with pencils by Wendell Cavalcanti and inks by Rob Jones. Mark Maddox provides the cover. Coming 2017.

Click Read More... below to learn more about Strong Will and read a few pages from the upcoming graphic novel.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

INKTOBER ROLLS ON-- MORE STRONG WILL FIRST LOOKS!


More Strong Will teases for Inktober.

Bobby

Artists Wendell Cavalcanti and Rob Jones are doing amazing artwork for Strong Will and Rob shared a couple of panels from his inked pages for Inktober from the upcoming graphic novel on social media and we wanted to share them here with you too.

Strong Will is written by Michael Gordon and Bobby Nash with pencils by Wendell Cavalcanti and inks by Rob Jones. Mark Maddox provides the cover. Coming 2017.

Click Read More... below to learn more about Strong Will and read a few pages from the upcoming graphic novel.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

JOIN BOBBY AND OTHER GREAT GUESTS AT SCI-FI/FANTASY FEST AT HOOVER, ALABAMA LIBRARY THIS WEEKEND!


Join me in Hoover, Alabama this weekend for a fantastic event. I was at the event last ear and had an absolutely fantastic time.

Bobby


SCI-FI/FANTASY FEST on October 21 - 23, 2016 in Hoover, AL.
http://www.hooverlibrary.org/sci-fi-fantasy

The 2nd Annual Sci-Fi and Fantasy Festival will be a 3-day event with 3x as much geeky, nerdy fun! 

This year the Hoover Library has partnered with the Alabama Phoenix Festival to bring Alabama a Festival weekend they wont soon forget. 

The event schedule is as follows:
Friday, October 21 -- 7pm - 11pm
Saturday, October 22 -- 8am - 11pm
Sunday, October 23 -- 12pm - 6pm

Hoover Public Library and Alabama Phoenix Festival
Presents The 2nd Annual Sci/Fi Fantasy Fest!
Hoover Library is proud to announce that we are partnering with the Alabama Phoenix Festival to bring you the second annual Sci/Fi Fantasy Fest in October 2016 at the Hoover Library! By joining forces with APF we will be able to tap directly into Alabama’s Fandom Community in order to bring you a celebration of all things fantastic and extraordinary!
The Hoover Library and APF are using their combined resources to bring you artisans, creators, actors, writers, and an assortment of some of the most gifted individuals from throughout the universe in a weekend you will tell your grand-cybernetic beings about.
There will be panels on Star Wars, Trek, Comics, Costuming, Fables and Fairy Tales, Gaming and much, much more! There will be guest panelists, professional writers, artists, cosplayers and performers as well!
The best part of all, is…it’s FREE.
We encourage you to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and our websites as we update you on guests, times, panels, and everything else we can pack into the weekend! #hplapf
We want you to join us in creating one of the best convention weekends Alabama has ever seen! Get your capes and tights ready, fine tune your lightsabers, and ready the warp drive.



Wednesday, October 19, 2016

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE EAGLE LAUNCHES IN AUDIO!


The New Adventures of The Eagle is now available on audio. This anthology contains six tales of high-powered adventure, heart-stopping thrills, and death-defying action from writers Nick Ahlhelm, Teel James Glenn, Lee Houston Jr., Ashley Mangin, R. P. Steeves, and Bobby Nash. The audio is performed by Mark Barnard and produced by Radio Archives. The paperback and ebook is published by Pro Se Productions.

The New Adventures of The Eagle audiobook is available on Amazon and Audible now.

Bobby

Learn more about The New Adventures of The Eagle below.


SECRET AGENT X LAUNCHES IN AUDIO!


One of my favorite stories I've written is "Mountain Men of the Lost Valley" for Secret Agent X: Volume 4, which is now available on Audio. This volume features titanic tales by Frank Shildiner, Jarrod Courtemanche, Kevin Noel Olson, and Bobby Nash (that's me). The audio is performed by Scott Carrico and produced by Radio Archives. The paperback and ebook is published by Airship 27 Productions.

The Secret Agent X vol. 4 audiobook is available on Amazon and Audible now and will be available on iTunes in a couple days.

Bobby

Learn more about Secret Agent X below.

IN STORES TODAY-- DOMINO LADY: THREESOME #2! (Updated)


Moonstone Books  copies of Domino Lady: Threesome #2 are in house and available here. Also, look for this issue in your local comic shop starting today!
Domino Lady Threesome #2 is written by New York Times Best-selling Author Nancy Holder and Bobby Nash with art by Wendell Cavalcanti and a cover by Sedat Oezgen.

DOMINO LADY THREESOME #2
A comic book series

Revealed! Part 2.


NY Times best-selling author NANCY HOLDER and co-writer Bobby Nash brings us a new series of wild adventures of Domino Lady with two friends-- Golden Amazon and TheVeil!

Reeling from a personal tragedy, Domino Lady teams up once again with Golden Amazon and The Veil to stop a Nazi plot against America that could make them all prisoners of the Fuhrer himself. If that wasn’t enough, there’s still a killer on the loose and more surprises are revealed in the conclusion of the opening arc of this new comic book team up series starring Pulp's #1 Adventuress, Domino Lady.

Domino Lady Threesome #2 is written by New York Times Bestselling
Author Nancy Holder and Award-Winning Author Bobby Nash with art by Wendell Cavalcanti. Cover by Sedat Oezgen.

DOMINO LADY THREESOME #2 is available in your favorite comic shops beginning July 13th or you can order a copy from the following:
Moonstone Direct (standard cover)
My Comic Shop (comic book)
Maximum Comics (comic book)
Drive Thru Comics (comic book)
And wherever your favorite comic books are sold.


I had a great time joining the crew at Galactic Quest Buford Wednesday morning for their Coffee and Comics event. It was a fun time talking comics, movies, music, and they even let me plug the new Domino Lady Threesome #2 issue that was on the stand. Thanks for having me.

It was also nice to see Domino Lady and Doctor Who hanging out together in comic shops. Big thanks to all the stores who stocked copies of Domino Lady: Threesome #2 this week. 

Team Domino Lady thanks you.

Bobby


Want more? Click Read More... below.

Monday, October 17, 2016

TODAY'S OFFICE...

My outdoor writing office.
The view.
Another afternoon writing on the porch. Instead of another "my office view" I thought I'd flip it and show you the outdoor writing space. It's kind of comfy, actually. Because I live in Georgia, there's still the humidity factor so I also bring a fan with me to keep cool while writing.

Today, I am back at work on The Avenger novel I'm working on for Moonstone Books. This one has taken a little longer than I (and the publisher) had originally hoped, but progress is being made. Speaking of which, I'd better get back to it.

#amwriting

Bobby

THE COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN CONTINUES-- IT'S TRICK OR TREATMENT AT M*A*S*H 4077


The Countdown To Halloween continues! 

Instead of watching horror movies as a lead up to Halloween, I like to watch Halloween themed TV episodes. I haven't been able to devote as much time to this as I'd hoped this Halloween season, but I was able to get back into the swing of it with thM*A*S*H episode, "Trick Or Treatment." 

The camp's Halloween party is interrupted by wounded, a dead soldier, rowdy Marines, and more. The docs tell spooky stories while operating.

#CountdownToHalloween


Sunday, October 16, 2016

THE COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN CONTINUES-- MACGYVER'S HALLOWEEN KNIGHTS!


The Countdown To Halloween continues! 

Instead of watching horror movies as a lead up to Halloween, I like to watch Halloween themed TV episodes. I haven't been able to devote as much time to this as I'd hoped this Halloween season, but I was able to get back into the swing of it with the "Halloween Knights" episode of MacGyver (the 80's version, not the new show).

Mac teams up with arch-nemesis, Murdoc to save the assassin's sister and stop H.I.T. (Homicide International Trust), a league of hired killers at a costume party on Halloween.

You can catch the episode on CBS streaming here.

#CountdownToHalloween

TODAY'S OFFICE...


Today's office. I'm back outside for another day in the fresh, allergen-filled air. It's a little humid outside and I'm a bit sweaty, but going to work out here with the laptop as long as I can stand it. I started a new medication from my Doctor and it has given me a headache, but I'm suffering through it to get some writing done.

Here are few fun posts I shared to social media this morning about writing--

Writing can be emotionally and physically draining at times, but I can't imagine doing anything else.
And always remember... The first rule of Write Club is... Don't talk. Write. 

I love looking through social media and seeing all of the amazing things my creative friends are doing. I am blessed to have such outstanding talent all around me. You all rock and I don't tell you often enough how much you all inspire me. Keep up the good work.

Always remember that tomorrow is another day. Who knows what cool adventure waits for us there?

Happy Sunday.


Bobby


Saturday, October 15, 2016

PATREON EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK AT BOBBY'S NEW THE AVENGER NOVEL!


There are perks to being a patron. 

I posted an exclusive sneak peek at my current work in progress, a novel featuring the classic pulp hero, The Avenger, on my Patreon page. Want to read an excerpt of this novel in process before anyone else? All you have to do is join me on Patreon today.

This is my second time writing The Avenger. I have a story in The Avenger: Roaring Heart of the Crucible anthology from Moonstone Books. Learn more about this book below.

You can join me on Patreon here.

Bobby

Click Read More... to learn more about The Avenger.

TODAY'S OFFICE...

My office today.
It's not very sunny out on this October Saturday in Georgia and there's a hint of rain in the air, but the temperature is just right so my trusty laptop and I are once again outside for some hopefully productive writing time.

I love writing outside. Not only is it a nice change of scenery, but it never hurts to get some fresh air. Plus, I seem to get interrupted less when I go outside to write. That's always a nice bonus.

I hope you're having a great weekend.

Bobby

INKTOBER ROLLS ON-- MORE STRONG WILL FIRST LOOKS!


More Strong Will teases for Inktober.

Bobby

Artists Wendell Cavalcanti and Rob Jones are doing amazing artwork for Strong Will and Rob shared a couple of panels from his inked pages for Inktober from the upcoming graphic novel on social media and we wanted to share them here with you too.

Strong Will is written by Michael Gordon and Bobby Nash with pencils by Wendell Cavalcanti and inks by Rob Jones. Mark Maddox provides the cover. Coming 2017.

Click Read More... below to learn more about Strong Will and read a few pages from the upcoming graphic novel.

Friday, October 14, 2016

THE SAVANNAH QUILL BOOK CON RESCHEDULED-- MARCH 11, 2017!

Mark your calendars! The Savannah Quill has been rescheduled!

In consideration of upcoming events, the Svannah Quill Book Convention has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Savannah, GA. Get all the details here.


The event was originally scheduled for October 8, 2016, but was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew and the evacuation of Savannah.


See you there.

Bobby

Thursday, October 13, 2016

A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAINS!


I was asked about my writing space so here's a shot of my desk so you can see what's behind me. Behold the clutter that is my office.

Bobby

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

INKTOBER ROLLS ON-- ANOTHER STRONG WILL FIRST LOOK!



More Strong Will teases for Inktober.

Bobby

Artists Wendell Cavalcanti and Rob Jones are doing amazing artwork for Strong Will and Rob shared a couple of panels from his inked pages for Inktober from the upcoming graphic novel on social media and we wanted to share them here with you too.

Strong Will is written by Michael Gordon and Bobby Nash with pencils by Wendell Cavalcanti and inks by Rob Jones. Mark Maddox provides the cover. Coming 2017.

Click Read More... below to learn more about Strong Will and read a few pages from the upcoming graphic novel.





Tuesday, October 11, 2016

WE LOVE READER REVIEWS! EVEN WHEN THEY DON'T LOVE US!


We love reader reviews! A big tip of the Pellucidar cap to Juan C. Depaz for taking time to post his thoughts about Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core graphic novel by Bobby Nash and Jamie Chase on Amazon. Published by Sequential Pulp Comics and Dark Horse Comics.

Sadly, the book did not wow Mr. Depaz and I'm sorry he didn't enjoy it. I am thankful, however, that he took the time to write a review on Amazon and gave the book 2 stars. We appreciate each and every review, even those that don't praise the book.

You can read the full review here.

Click Read More... to learn more about Edgar Rice Burroughs' At The Earth's Core.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

SUNDAY THOUGHTS...

I probably don't say this enough, but I love being a writer. I love telling stories. I love building worlds and getting to know characters and then putting them through hell. I love it when someone tells me they've read something of mine. I love it even more when they say they enjoyed what they read. I feel very fortunate to be able to do what I do. Do I wish I was making a living as a writer? You bet. That's definitely one of the goals I'm working toward. There's a lot of hard work ahead so I better get to it.

Apologies for the sappy post. I'm feeling unusually reflective today.

Bobby

SHAZAM! 1ST PATREON SKETCH GIVEAWAY REVEALED!


I will be sending out my first Patreon sketch reward tomorrow. September's winner, Little John requested Captain Marvel so with a mighty SHAZAM!, here's the Big Red Cheese himself plus a special cameo wormed it's way in. That darn lightning bolt was the most difficult part, by the way. I had the hardest time getting it to cooperate. 

I hope you like it, man.

If you'd like to get in the running for the monthly art giveaway, pledge $5 or more at my Patreon page here and you'll be in the running each month.

Bobby

Friday, October 7, 2016

SAVE 20% OFF 1 BOOK AT BARNES & NOBLE! SALE ENDS 10/10/16!


Save 20% off paperbacks at Barnes & Noble. Use code BNFRIEND at checkout to save automatically, even if it's not one of my books. BNFRIEND can either mean Barnes & Noble Friend or, and I like this one much better, BOBBY NASH'S FRIEND. 

Hurry! Offer ends October 10th!

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Happy Reading!

Bobby