BAD GIRLS, GOOD GUYS, AND TWO-FISTED ACTION SPOTLIGHTS SHADOWS ONT EH HORIZON!

BIG THANKS to my buddy, Sean Taylor for spotlighting my book, Shadows on the Horizon on his Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action Blog. Check out BEN Books goes West for SHADOWS ON THE HORIZON. You can find it HERE.

BEN Books proudly announces the release of SHADOWS ON THE HORIZON by award-winning author Bobby Nash. This BEN Books Digest edition is now available on Amazon for your Kindle and in paperback.

Thanks, Sean!

Bobby

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BOBBY NASH AND SEAN TAYLOR BRING A MACHETE TO A BLOG POST!

I joined the Author Round Table discussion called "Forget the Scissors, I Need a Machete!" on Sean Taylor's Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action blog this week.

No. Not this Machete.

For this week's writer roundtable, we're going to talk about cutting words -- and not just a word here and there but a significant amount of them. Here's the scenario... You finish your latest novel or novella, but you're WAY over the word count. 

WAY, WAY OVER.

How do you get it back to the side your editor wants?
What are your techniques for serious trimming on your work?

Sean asked and a panel of fantastic authors answered. Give it a read at HERE.

Thanks, Sean. I always have a blast visiting you blog.

Bobby

KNOW-IT-ALLS TELLING STORIES: WRITING OMNISCIENT NARRATORS AT SEAN TAYLOR'S BLOG!

I joined Sean Taylor's Writer's Roundtable this week at his Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action blog.

Know-It-Alls Telling Stories: Writers on Omniscient Narrators.
For this week's writers roundtable, let's look at the Omniscient Narrator. For years, it was the standard, but now it's fallen out of vogue for Third Person Limited. But why? And should we writerly types be ready to re-embrace this ol' standard? Get all the answers here.

Thanks for inviting me to join the fun, Sean.

Bobby

PUSHING GENRE BOUNDARIES-- WRITING OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE!

This week I joined the discussion along with several other fantastic authors on Sean Taylor's Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action Blog for a Writer's Roundtable discussion about writing in new genres.

Pushing Your Genre Boundaries -- Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone
This week, let's talk about jumping into a new genre from the one you're most comfortable with.

Read it in its entirety here.

Thanks, Sean.

Bobby

WRITERS READ-- OR DO THEY?

Bobby Nash reads

I joined a large group of writers on Sean Taylor's Author Roundtable segment at his Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action blog. This week's topic asks the question, do working writers still have time to read?

From the site?
It's said over and over again... Writers read. But, just how true is it? We went to a group of published authors and asked them to get real about just how often they pick up a book and read (and how and when they do that).

This week's questions:

Stephen King reads

How often do you actually read? (Not wish you read, or would like to have readers think you read, but actually, truly read.) How often do you read a book, as opposed to smaller options like newspapers or magazines?
Where and how do you do most of your reading? Do you set aside time for a long read before bed, for example? Or do you snag the time available with an e-book while taking a kid to the dentist or on a break from a day job?

What percentage of your reading is printed books? What percentage is using digital formats? Do find having options like digital give you more opportunities to indulge in reading?

You can read all of the answers here.

THE STEREOTYPE WORE BLACK: AVOIDING CLICHES THAT STAIN YOUR PULP AND NOIR MYSTERIES!

I join authors Tommy Hancock, Derrick Ferguson, Ron Fortier, and Nikki Nelson-Hicks on Sean Taylor's Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action blog for THE STEREOTYPE WORE BLACK: AVOIDING THE CLICHES THAT STAIN YOUR PULP AND NOIR MYSTERIES. We talk all about cliches and how to avoid them in your writing.

You can read the full blog post here.

From the site:
Sure, we all know that good pulp and Noir fiction (like any good genre fiction) is built on the recurring types of characters that inhabit the classic stories. But how do authors avoid complete stereotypes and cliches while being true to the tropes that are

necessary for good pulp and Noir?
 
To find out, I went to a few hand-picked authors I really respect who handled their fiction deftly and with originality among the tropes. 

You can read the full blog post here.

Thanks for inviting me along for the fun, Sean.

Bobby

WHAT YEAR IS IT AGAIN?

I joined Sean Taylor's Writer's Roundtable discussion again this week. This time around we're talking about favorite time periods to write.

"My preference is to do stories set in modern times so I can explore the world outside my window." -- Bobby Nash

This week's Writer Roundtable is another from the open call for ideas and topics. With many of the writers I know and love being period writers, this one really grabbed my attention when a reader suggested it. So keep those suggestions coming and we'll keep sending them to the roundtable for the peanut gallery to respond to. 

Read the full article here.

TIPS FOR WRITING TO WORD COUNTS!

I joined the writer's roundtable at Sean Taylor's Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action Blog. Give it a look at here. 

This week's topic is Tips for Writing to Word Counts.

Check it out.

BOBBY NASH INTERVIEWED AT BAD GIRLS, GOOD GUYS, AND TWO-FISTED ACTION BLOG!

Bobby and Sean on a con panel.

I sat down for a friendly writer chat with my buddy Sean Taylor for his Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action blog. 

You can read Bobby Nash: Coming Out the Other Side Stronger here.

Thanks again, Sean.

Bobby

FANS SAY THE CRAZIEST THINGS!

Bobby joined the weekly writer roundtable discussion on Sean Taylor's Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action blog.  You can read the full story of some writer's most interesting fan reactions to their work here.

PLOTTER OR PANTSER?

I joined Plotting and Pantsing: A Writers' Roundtable at Sean Taylor's Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action blog along with several other fantastic writers. Check it out here.

Bobby

MARRYING PLOT AND CHARACTER

I know pronounce you Plot and Character.

Bobby Nash joins several creators in this week’s roundtable writer’s discussion on Seean Taylor’s Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action Blog.

From Marrying Plot and Character:
Do you, Plot, take Character to be your lawfully wedded concept? We've long held that a story is that baby produced when plot and character get together and raise a family.

Think of all the great stories you remember vividly. Now think about why you remember them so well. Chances are it's because the characters and the plots are a perfect mess of (overused word alert) synergy, or as we like to think of it, a marriage.

But how does one make that marriage work? We went to a few of our favorite creators to find out.

You can read the full roundtable discussion here.