A COUPLE NEW BOBBY NASH INTERVIEWS...

I'm still playing catch up after being sick for a couple weeks. During my down time, two interviews I had conducted were released.

My buddy, author Lee Houston, Jr. interviewed me for The Free Choice E-zine. We talked about writing, my books, upcoming and recent projects, and the eternal life of Mr. Spock. Check it out here.

Check out my recent podcast interview with the cool cats at Nerdvana here.

Thanks for the great interviews, guys.

I appreciate it.

Bobby

LET’S GO BLOG HOPPING-- COME ON!!!

"I'm not napping. I'm plotting."

I have been tagged to join an author’s blog hop. What’s that, you might ask? Well, a blog hop is when a group gets together to post blogs to their own site, usually answering the same questions or blogging on the same topic, but also sharing links to the blogs of others.

This week I’m joining a small group of authors who are blog hopping with the following four questions. I hope you’ll check out their sites as well.

Lee Houston, Jr. posted his yesterday. You can read it here. Tomorrow, Ralph L. Angelo, Jr. will post his here and Sean Taylor will post his here on Thursday.

What am I working on?

Today, I’m putting the final polish on my story for The Big Bad: An Anthology of Evil 2 for Dark Oak Press. Once that’s finished I have a freelance gig to complete for a client so I can’t go into any details on that as yet. Then, later this week I dive into Snow Storm for the Stark Raving Group, the second book featuring Abraham Snow.

How does my work differ from others in its genre?

Everything I write has my unique voice to it. I also try to put a spin on plots that might, on the basest of levels, seem familiar. That’s where knowing the characters comes into play. If the character and I are meshing well, then the character will lead the charge.

Why do I write what I do?

Because I love it. I get a thrill out of crafting stories and characters. There is a thrill that’s hard to describe that comes over me when I hold a book I worked on in my hands. Even after having a hundred or so stories printed, that thrill has not diminished. I love it.

How does your writing process work?

I tend to work out plots and scenes in my head throughout the day, night, hell, I often dream about this stuff. Then, it’s just a matter of sitting in front of the computer

and start writing. I don’t do detailed outlines, but I generally know plot elements in the story-- I call then signposts on the road that is my story. I write from one signpost to the next until I reach my destination. Sometimes there are detours along the way, but part of the fun is seeing where those detours take me and the characters.

And that does it for my stop on the blog hop tour. Please, make sure you stop by Lee Houston, Jr’s blog to read his post. You can find it here. Tomorrow, visit Ralph L. Angelo Jr’s blog here and on Thursday, check out Sean Taylor’s blog here. Also, check out their work. I think you’ll find something there you’ll enjoy.

Thanks for inviting me along, gents.

Bobby

PRO SE PRODUCTIONS UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE

One of the publishers I work with, Pro Se Productions, has revamped their website, including adding an author page for yours truly, which you can see here.

Press Release:

Pro Se Debuts New Website and Podcast!

Pro Se Productions, an innovative Publisher of Genre Fiction and New Pulp, proudly presents its all new website! Designed to fully represent all that Pro Se is, the site features multiple pages, including staff and creator pages, imprint descriptions, submission guidelines, a news page, a listing of open solicitations, and more.

From the front page featuring wonderfully rendered Pro Se Covers (swipe over them and they become buttons to other pages!) to the interesting bios, book descriptions, and information galore, the Pro Se website will provide fans and newcomers alike with all they need to know about this growing company.

Also debuting with the website is the weekly PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST! This will be a podcast focusing on both up and coming releases and projects from Pro Se as well as its continually growing catalog of Genre Fiction and New Pulp works. Tommy Hancock, Partner in and Editor in Chief of Pro Se, will host each episode following the first one. For the Debut, Pro Se Author and Friend of the Company Derrick Ferguson acts as host and quizzes Hancock on Pro Se, then, now, and later!

Pro Se’s new website will be updated frequently and can be found at www.prose-press.com. The Podcast is available on iTunes and can be found at www.prose-press/podcast. Other links on the site can be found in the drop down menu (button in the top left corner at the top of every page on the site.)

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.

RECOMMEND BOOKS AS GIFTS

The holiday season is abuzz with ads for e-readers, tablets, and other book reader devices. That means that there will be a whole new crop of readers looking for ebooks come late December and into the New Year.

This week, some sites promoted books and ebooks and both of those feature some of my books and I wanted to share. Of course, you can find links to various booksellers for each of my titles in the tabs above.

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Author John Scalzi is doing a Holiday Shopping Guide on his website this week. He is allowing authors and editors to post information and links to their books on his site. I just posted a few of my titles there this morning.

Here’s how his topics are scheduled this week:
Monday: Traditionally Published Books (I have some on this list):
Tuesday: Non-Traditionally Published Books (I have some on this list too):
Wednesday: Other creative works (music, crafts, art, etc)
Thursday: Fan recommendations
Friday: Charities

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Another list comes from New Pulp Author Lee Houston, Jr. at The Free Choice E-Zine website. The lists includes Nightbeat: Night Stories, The Ruby Files, and EarthStrike Agenda as well as several great books by talented creators.

You can read Lee’s complete list of recommended New Pulp reads here.

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The Earth Station One Podcast, of which I am a co-host, released their annual Holiday Geek Gift Guide. There are some really cool items on there that will make excellent gifts for yourself or your loved ones.

You can listen to Earth Station One Episode 139: The 3rd Annual Holiday Gift Guide here.


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Please stop by and check out the various links at each site.

Also, please visit BEN Books for more information on my novels.

Merry Christmas!

Bobby