MEET THE 'GENRE MIXOLOGIST': AN INTERVIEW WITH BOBBY NASH

Meet “Genre Mixologist” Bobby Nash at Medium. Big thanks to author Nick Ahlhelm at Medium for the fun interview.

By the way, "Genre Mixologist" is totally going on the next batch of business cards.

Meet the “Genre Mixologist”: an interview with Bobby Nash
Bobby Nash is a creator whose name I know all the way back from the early days of my own writing career. He’s a fascinating genre-bender in his work, writing mysteries, crime novels, science fiction and of course, super powered fiction. This makes him the perfect subject for my second creator interview.

Read the full interview HERE.

Bobby

85 NORTH EXITS ONTO KINDLE UNLIMITED!

ROAD TRIP! Great news for those with Kindle Unlimited. My story collection, 85 North is now available to read on Kindle Unlimited. 

In addition to 85 North by Bobby Nash, Falstaff Books has also made Creek Walking by Tally Johnson, Caitlin Kelley by Theresa Glover, and Tweety & the Monkey Man by Joelle Reizes available for Kindle Unlimited customers as well.

You can find 85 North HERE!

Get yours today!

Bobby

Click Read More... for additional information on 85 North.

5 STARRED ADVENTURE!

WE LOVE READER REVIEWS! 

Big thanks to Roland Mann for leaving a 5 STAR GoodReads review of Lance Star: Sky Ranger Vol. 1 from Airship 27 Productions. This collection introduces Lance Star and the fabled Sky Rangers in 4 titanic adventures penned by some of New Pulp's finest writers: Frank Dirscherl, Win Scott Eckert, Bill Spangler, and Bobby Nash. Illustrations and cover by Rich Woodall. Available now in paperback, ebook, and audio book. Learn more and find purchase links at https://lancestar.blogspot.com.

Click Read More... for additional information.

MOM'S BIRTHDAY...

Mom's birthday is today. It's the first to roll around since she died 5 months ago and it's still hard to believe she's gone. It's been an emotional day for my Dad, brother, and I, as you can imagine. After much haranguing, her placard is finally installed so we were finally able to place flowers on the mausoleum door for the first time.

My family is not big on celebrating birthdays. Never really have been except for a couple of parties when I was a little kid. Usually, a birthday here means a card and dinner out. Today, this one involved a lot of crying, arguing, and feeling like crap (damn sinuses).

Writing related posts will resume tomorrow.

Bobby

ALAS, POOR READERS...

I suspect some of my readers have had this look the past few months, the last year, especially. No worries. I'm working on catching up. #amwriting #writerproblems  

Bobby

THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF BANNER CREATION!

Trial and error...

I created a new banner for my Patreon 2.0 Initiative. It is surprisingly difficult to get the banner just right and when I get it to fit, it's a little low rez. Might be time to invest in some new art software, I think.

Thanks again to all of my patrons. I appreciate the support. Look for some patron exclusive content and an ebook release coming soon.

Not a patron? It's not to late to help me create bold new worlds. Join my team at patreon.com/bobbynash today!

Bobby

ANOTHER BIG BOX O' BOOKS HAS FOUND A HOME!

Bat-postage due.

Thanks for sharing, Daniel. I hope you enjoy the books and goodies. It's not too late to get your own Big Box O' Books!  Get all the details HERE and below.

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Have to agree with Jarrod, got my Super-Sweet box of Nash books and goodies... I even cut the drawing on top of the box for a keeper! ;)
Order yours today! Thanks Bobby!

You can order your own Big Box O' Books HERE.

Happy Reading.

Bobby

Click Read More... for all the Big Box O' Books details.

aTVFEST 2018! AASH VS. THE EVIL DEAD MEETS BLACK LIGHTNING!

Tickets have been acquired for SCADshow's ATVfest panels for Ash Vs. Evil Dead season 3 (with a screening of the first episode of the new season and a Q&A with the cast) and Black Lightning (also a Q&A, not sure about a screening) this week in Atlanta. I'm looking forward to seeing the casts from these shows on stage. Should be fun. I hope I can get some photos at the event. Stay tuned.

You can learn more at www.atvfest.com.

Bobby

A BIG BOX O' BOOKS HAS ARRIVED!

Bobby's Big Box O' Books (and extra goodies tossed in)

Thanks for sharing, Jarrod. I hope you enjoy the books and goodies. It's not too late to get your own Big Box O' Books!  Get all the details HERE and below.

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Repost: @yardsaleartist (Jarrod Alberich)

Got my super-sweet @bobbynash book bundle today! You should probably order one too!! Thanks, Bobby!!! https://t.co/zg9ycaYNRE

Thanks again, Jarrod.

Bobby

Click Read More... for all the Big Box O' Books details.

YET ANOTHER TOP 5 LIST... WANNA PLAY ALONG?

I borrowed this one from my friend, author Jim Beard over on Facebook: Pondering my most-favorite TV series of all time and I sort of automatically came up with personal criteria for inclusion:

*No longer on the air, seen every episode, could watch any episode at any time, love them even for their faults*

So, using Jim's criteria, in no particular order, my Top Five TV Series of All Time (at least as of today):

M*A*S*H, Night Court, Magnum p.i., Star Trek, and Stargate (those last two I'll just lump all the series together though DS9 and Atlantis are my favorites of each). These are shows that, if I run across them, I will watch.

Honorable mention (since others are doing it) go to Leverage, Deadwood, The Newsroom, Justified, Longmire, Doctor Who,

Nash Bridges, Babylon 5, and Married... With Children. I can watch these shows (and have) over and over again.

What is your top 5? I'd love to hear from you in the comments below.

Bobby

 

CROWD THE HOUR TAKES A SNOW FALL!

I am a featured author at the new Crowd the Hour site. Swing by an check out an excerpt from my novel, SNOW FALLS and check out their other profiles.

I'm honored to be one of Crowd The Hour's first featured authors.

Bobby

Click Read More... for additional information on SNOW.

WINTER IS HERE!

This is my spot.

Tonight, I sat upon the iron throne and finished binge watching 7 seasons of Game of Thrones. It was amazing. Now, where's that final season? Wait. What? I have to wait how long? Grrrrr....

An absolutely fantastic series. I'm glad I was able to watch it. I am amazed at what they have accomplished with this series. It is incredibly well written and complex, juggling a large cast seemingly with ease. I have not read the novels, but now I am curious to give them a try.

Bobby

FOUR TOMORROWS GETS 5 STAR REVIEW!

A BIG THANK YOU to Larry Blackman for his kind words and 5 star review of the FOUR TOMORROWS collection at Amazon.

FOUR TOMORROWS features 4 ebook novels/novellas by James Palmer, Jeff Deischer, Ralph L. Angelo Jr., and Bobby Nash bundled together for only $0.99. Makes a great starter kit introduction to these 4 writers for less than a buck. 

What a deal! 

Get yours HERE today!

Click Read More... for additional FOUR TOMORROWS details.

FEELING A BIT ARTSY...

I worked on a commission piece tonight featuring my favorite pulp adventuress, The Domino Lady. I'm not always thrilled with how I draw female character faces so I've been practicing. This one came out pretty good, I think. DL plays a mean game of dominoes. I left the commissioners name off.

And you know I can't send out a package without doodling on the envelope. The lady at the post office gets a kick out of them. The Flash is here to remind the Post Office to please do not send this envelope.

What do you think?

I love doing commissions. I don't get to do them as often as I'd like, but they're fun. If you're interested in one of your own, hit me up and we'll make it happen. Rates are pretty cheap, comparatively.

Click on the images above for a larger view.

Bobby

ALWAYS STRETCH BEFORE WRITING...

I stretched both the writing and leg muscles today. Added some words to the novel and walked a mile outside. The trick is making sure I do that every day. #amwriting

Bobby

NOT A PATRON? HERE'S WHAT YOU'VE MISSED OUT ON SO FAR THIS YEAR!

The Patreon 2.0 initiative keeps rolling on! This month, patrons received two ebooks and two audiobooks as part of their subscription and an exclusive sneak peek at the front and back covers for the upcoming SNOW TRAPPED release coming in March (which they will receive at that time as well, maybe earlier). And we're just getting started. It's not too late for you to join the party. Stop by www.patreon.com/bobbynash and look around. You can find all the details about my Patreon 2.0 Initiative there. Patrons who pledge $5 or more a month are enrolled in the subscription service and receive ebooks from my catalog each month as well as new releases and the monthly Nash News email newsletter. Patrons also get advance looks and sneak peeks of projects in development and a surprise or two here and there. 

What a deal! Subscribe today! 
www.patreon.com/bobbynash

Bobby

MODERN ART?

"I don't know art, but I know what I like."

Modern art? Or am I just scrubbing the glass stove top? 

Hint: I can't afford modern art.

Bobby

AN ALTERNATE LOOK...

Alternate un-used cover by Jamie Chase

Jamie Chase shared this alternate cover for the graphic novel of our graphic novel adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core we did for Sequential Pulp Comics and Dark Horse Comics on his Facebook page so I thought I would share it here. It's a beautiful cover. You can still find copies here and there.

This was a fun book. It was a real treat stepping into Edgar Rice Burroughs' playground, even for a short time. Though dated in some places, it is a great novel and I enjoyed re-reading it to prepare for this book. A fun project.

Bobby

LIFE IN THE FASTER LANE COLLECTIONS - COMING 2018 FROM BEN BOOKS!

BIG NEWS! R.O. and the gang are back!

BEN Books is planning a collection of Life In The Faster Lane strips in book form to release in 2018. Writer/Artist Bobby Nash said, "I am excited to get R.O. back into print for a new generation of kids to enjoy." When asked if this collection could lead to new Life In The Faster Lane strips being created, Nash smiled and said, "Anything's possible."

Life In The Faster Lane strips can currently be found at https://fasterlane.blogspot.com.
The comic strip originally ran from 1992 - 2004 in Keeping Up With Kids magazine.

Keep watching this space for more news as it becomes available.

FEELING ARTSY...

Doing a little art yesterday. My first time (that I recall) drawing Hellboy. Mike Mignola's design work makes it look deceptively easy. Trust me, it is not. Click for a larger view.

Yesterday's Sketchapalooza continued with a visit by an old friend. It's been a long time since I drew R.O. and he won't let me forget it. R.O. and the Life In The Faster Lane cast were patterned after my family. R.O. is definitely my dad. You can see some of the old strips at http://fasterlane.blogspot.com (has not been updated in a long time. I'm planning a collection of Faster Lane strips this year. Adding some color to them. Fun trip down memory lane.

I packed up two packages of Bobby's Big Box O' Books yesterday and included a couple of box doodles before they go in the mail. Those are always fun to do.

It's not too late to get your Big Box O' Books. GET YOURS HERE TODAY!

Bobby

 

IT'S NOT OFTEN I GO CRAZY OVER TOYS, BUT...

Justice League Assemble!

I looked all over for these Funko HeroWorld vinyl Target exclusives last week after I found the Joker/Luthor pack on a discount rack. I thought I had lost out on them after visiting 4 different Targets. I don't usually go GA-GA over figures, but these are great. Saw them and had to have them. Now I do. They are so cool. 

They also had some Scooby Doo ones that looked great, but my money only stretches so far. :)

Bobby

NOT A PATRON? LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE MISSED IN JANUARY ALONE!

My 2018 Patreon 2.0 initiative in underway. This month, patrons received two ebooks and two audiobooks in their subscription and we're just getting started. It's not too late for you to join the party.

Stop by www.patreon.com/bobbynash and look around. You can find all the detail about my Patreon 2.0 Initiative there.

Patrons who pledge $5 or more a month are enrolled in the subscription service and receive ebooks from my catalog each month  as well as new releases and the monthly Nash News email newsletter. Patrons also get advance looks and sneak peeks of projects in development. What a deal!

Subscribe today! 

Bobby

TRYING TO SELL SNOW IN A BLIZZARD!

Yep. That says it all. Trying to sell snow in a blizzard sounds exactly like book promotion. It's not easy, that's a fact.

Today, I'm trying to write and not being overly successful. I'm also trying to come up with some new ways to promote the Snow books so I can get them in front of more readers. Sales need a good spike so we can continue beyond the initial 6 books. Busy, busy. #amwriting

Bobby

A SNOW TRAPPED SNEAK PEEK!

Click for larger view.

Not final cover.

It's sneaky peeky time, boys and girls. Here's a snap of the opening few lines from the first draft of SNOW TRAPPED, the upcoming 4th digest thriller by Bobby Nash featuring fan-favorite character, Abraham Snow. Published by BEN Books.

Look for it March 2018.

Learn more about SNOW here and here.

Here's a better look at the copy that is pasted above:

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The plan was simple.

They had rehearsed it back and forth, side to side, and twelve ways from Sunday. There was nothing that would get in the way of the crew’s objective. They had planned for every detail.

Tommy Reardon was the brains of the operation. It was he that first put the crew together eight years earlier when they took down a hidden vault in South Florida where a cabal of wealthy businessmen hid their dirty money from their less than legitimate endeavors. The take had set up each man on the team for life. They were all filthy rich and had gotten away without incident.

After all, what were their victims going to do, call the police and report that their ill-gotten gains had been stolen.

Of course not.

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This is all first draft, of course. It could, and probably will, change somewhat.

As I have mentioned before, SNOW is my tribute to the action detective/p.i. stories I grew up with. This one leaps into action movie territory with a story that is clearly int he same vein as Die Hard. That's right. We're fighting bad guys in a building. Heh. I was so tempted to plant tongue firmly in cheek and call this one SNOW HARD, but I suspected there were many a jokester out there that would think it meant something else so we'll save that title for the porn parody. Ha!

Bobby

Learn more about SNOW here and here.

HOLLIS P.I.'S LATEST CASE IS NOW ON AUDIO!

Hollis p.i. explodes onto audio!

Hard-boiled crime thrilling action at its best is now available as an audiobook at Amazon and
Audible.

Gary Phillips' Nate Hollis leaps from the comics to his first complete prose collection and now onto AUDIO for the first time! Authors Juliet Blackwell, Bobby Nash, Aaron Philip Clark, and Derrick Ferguson join Phillips to create six double barreled tales of mystery and action. The streets are mean, but they don't hold a stick of dynamite to Hollis, P.I. From creator Gary Phillips and Pro Se Productions. The audio book is read by Ferdie Luthy. Produced by Radio Archives.

"P.I. Nate Hollis originally sprang from the rich imagination of LA-based writer Gary Phillips, but he's so real and tactile he could climb off the page and buy you a bourbon. Now, four other authors are getting a piece of Nate, too, and this latest collection of Nate stories is wonderful. This is contemporary noir at its best, offering all the familiar pleasures of the genre, but giving them a modern makeover. Yes, this is a violent world that Nate inhabits, but he steers a true and moral course through the layers of deception, skullduggery, and sometimes worse that make these stories such high-density entertainment. Nate's a great character and these stories do him justice and more."
- T. Jefferson Parker, Author of The Famous and the Dead

Bobby's story in this collection is called"Naomi." Hollis has been hired by the parents of a missing young woman who came to Hollywood to become an actress, Hollis finds her, but it's too late. The hard life she fell into chewed her up and spit her out onto the hard, cracked asphalt streets of Angeltown. He might not be able to save her, but there is one thing Hollis can do, he can find Naomi's killers and make them pay for the life they took.

Learn more about Hollis P.I. below.

FIRST AUTOGRAPH OF 2018!

Signed my first books of 2018 today for a mail-order purchase. If you would like to get signed books, I am happy to do mail order for you too.

Oh, and my Big Box O' Books deal is still on as well. 

7 books for only $50. 

Save $20 off retail. 

Sometimes I do quick sketches on mail order packages. Here's today's doodle.

Want to buy some autographed paperbacks? Hit me up at www.bobbynash.com or http://BEN-Books.blogspot.com and we'll make it happen.

Happy New Year!

Bobby

SPOTTED IN THE WILD-- EVIL WAYS AND AT THE EARTH'S CORE!

Spotted in the wild while I was at 2nd and Charles in Athens, GA earlier today. 

Seeing 2 copies of Evil Ways was a surprise. I don't think I've ever seen one in a bookstore, especially these early editions from my first, crappy publisher. These are rare books, indeed. I have a few in a box somewhere. That's probably it. Not signed so they we're not bought from me at a con. Each copy was $6.95. A great deal. The updated BEN Books' version is still widely available.

ERB's At The Earth's Core graphic novel by moi and Jamie Chase is almost out of print and discounted at stores for 1/2 price, only $7.50. There was 1 copy left at this location.

Seeing these made my day. Now, all I need is someone to go and buy them. Heh.

SPOTTED IN THE WILD-- SANDERSON OF METRO IN AUSTRALIA LIBRARY!

The Wraith: Sanderson of Metro novel by Frank Dirscherl and Bobby Nash spotted in the wild at a library in Australia. Have you picked up yours yet? You can get it HERE.
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SANDERSON OF METRO on display at my local library

Learn more about Sanderson of Metro below.

WE LOVE LISTENER REVIEWS-- BOX 13 EDITION!

We love reader (and listener) reviews! 

Big Thanks to Mike Porter for leaving a 5 star review for Radio Archives' Box 13 audio at Audible. Many thanks, Mike. It is appreciated.

Mike wrote:

"Excellent stories! If you're an OTR fan and am familiar with the late 1940's weekly radio version of Box 13, you'll enjoy Dan's new adventures. The authors have captured the spirit of the old shows, especially the very first one. A couple of the new adventures have a X Files feel to them, but they are fun. All the stories are set in the late 40's and early 50's and the topical references are historically accurate. And the reader is excellent."

I'm especially excited for Box 13 praise. Not only did I write 3 of the stories, but I also produced this edition so it holds a special place in my heart. Features stories by Jim Beard, Barry Reese, Andrew Salmon, and Bobby Nash. Cover by Douglas Klauba. Performed by Nick Santa-Maria.  Based on Box 13 starring Alan Ladd.

BOX THIRTEEN - ADVENTURE WANTED! can be purchased in audio and ebook formats at the following retailers:
Radio Archives direct audio CDs - 6 hours
Radio Archives direct audio download - 6 hours
Audible (audio download)
Radio Archives direct (ebook)
Amazon US (Kindle)
Amazon UK (Kindle)
Amazon CA (Kindle)
Barnes and Noble (Nook)
iTunes (ebook)
Nook UK (ebook)

I'm especially excited for Box 13 praise. Not only did I write 3 of the stories, but I also produced this edition so it holds a special place in my heart. Thanks again, Mike.

Bobby

Learn more about BOX 13 by clicking Read More...

THE RUBY FILES VOL. 1 BLASTS ITS WAY ONTO AUDIO!

Airship 27 Productions & Radio Archives walk the mean streets of New York in The Ruby Files with stories by Andrew Salmon, Bobby Nash, William Patrick Maynard, and Sean Taylor. Performed by Alex Beckham. Get it now at Audible.

THE RUBY FILES VOL. 1 can be purchased at the following retailers:
Audible (audio)
Amazon (paperback)
Createspace (paperback)
Barnes and Noble (paperback)
BookAdda India (paperback)
Bookwire (paperback)
Books-A-Million (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle)
Airship 27 Hangar (ebook)
Book Depository (paperback)

The Ruby Files Vol. 2 audio is also available at audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/The-Ruby-Files-Volume-2-Audiobook/B075XQXJ88

Visit the official Rick Ruby website at http://RickRuby.blogspot.com

Click Read More... to learn more about The Ruby Files Vol. 1.