Bobby Nash's Blog, page 386
June 15, 2014
UNCOVERING A CONSPIRACY OF INNOCENCE


I will post screening and set visit details when I have them. You can see it at YouTube or below.
Learn more about Starship Farragut here.
Bobby
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Published on June 15, 2014 04:00
GHOST GAL MAKES HER WAY TO CANADA

Alexandra Holzer is just your average young paranormal investigator out to show an early 1960s New York City she knows a thing or two about ghosts. Join Alex's alter ego, GHOST GAL, and her fiancé, Joshua Demerest as they do battle with a very ancient ghost and his pals who have a score to settle with her famed father, ghost hunter, Hans Holzer.
Alexandra Holzer's Ghost Gal: The Wild Hunt by Bobby Nash is the first book in a series of new horror/adventures novels from Raven's Head Press.
Includes a forward by Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson.
You can find it here.
Bobby
Published on June 15, 2014 00:40
June 14, 2014
THE SPIDER GETS A NEW AMAZON REVIEW

ABOUT THE SPIDER: EXTREME PREJUDICE:A pulp anthology.
2014 PULP FACTORY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST SHORT STORY: "FEAR THE DARK" BY BOBBY NASH
2014 NEW PULP AWARD NOMINEE: BEST ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTION
2014 NEW PULP AWARD NOMINEE: BEST SHORT STORY: "FEAR THE DARK" BY BOBBY NASH
New short stories of searing white-hot prose starring pulpdom's most violent and ruthless crime fighter ever: THE SPIDER! More just than the law, more dangerous than the Underworld...hated, feared and wanted by both! One cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of 45's! Guest stars: The Black bat, The Green Ghost, and Operator 5!
The Spider: Extreme Prejudice features stories by Will Murray, Mel Odom, C.J. Henderson, James Chambers, Ron Fortier, Bobby Nash, Howard Hopkins, Eric Fein, Gary Phillips, Don Roff, Matthew Baugh, I.A. Watson, and Rik Hoskin.
About “Fear The Dark”:Marianne Nelson is afraid of the dark. Every time she closes her eyes she sees monstrous visions of herself and a strange woman being chased by a menacing creature with disturbing features and fangs. She chalks it all up to bad dreams until she meets the woman from her vision, Nita Van Sloan and her friend, Richard Wentworth. How does The Spider figure in to her visions?
You can learn more about The Spider: Extreme Prejudice here.

--and wherever your favorite pulp fiction is sold.
Published on June 14, 2014 23:31
June 13, 2014
SOMETIMES I GET ASKED STUFF… PART 22


This one is a little later and larger than originally planned. My apologies for the delay.
Let's dive right in, okay?
You can check out all of the past installments of Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff... here.

Life.
Seriously. Things happen at the most inopportune times.
Q: Are you a night writer? Do you love the silence layered with the quiet song of chirping crickets? Do you enjoy writing while the moonlight drifts through your window? Or are you more productive in the daylight with all the distractions of the waking world around you?
I work during both the day and night hours, but I am far more productive late into the night. The house is quiet, there are fewer interruptions, and fewer commercials on the radio. I find I can lose myself in the writing process better at night than during the day. My being awake at 4 a.m. is not unheard of around here.

But of course. I love weaving bits and pieces of differing genres together to create a complete picture. Just as fully formed characters are not one note, neither are fully fleshed out stories. A little romance in your horror story, for example, can ramp up the tension and heighten the story’s stakes.
Q: How many characters from your next project have already begun to stalk you?

Q: What activities to you engage in to polish your craft?
Reading certainly helps, but I find that what makes me a better writer is writing. I try new things, experiment when I can, see what works, and hopefully tell a good story in the process.

I’ve found that if the names come to me too quickly I probably shouldn’t use it. Names, especially for the main characters, are important. I try to be more diligent these days.
Q: What does your character want in your current scene - that he isn't getting?
The villain in his grasp.

Hearty and succulent.
Q: Have any of your characters ever had a serious illness? How about a common cold?
I have worked in a sniffle or two. I suffer from sinus problems so I've shared that misery with a character or two.

Oddly enough, it was a Buffy The Vampire Slayer media tie-in novel. I was a teenager and we were out of town for a family funeral and I needed something to read. We were in a tiny town and in the local store there was this Buffy book that adapted the pilot episode. I picked it up, read it, and decided that it was time to try my hand at writing a novel. I was already working in comics, but my attempts at writing prose had been unsuccessful. This novel reawakened my desire to try again.
Q: Do you write works of different lengths? Has a short story ever become a novel for you?

Q: We all have a preference for what we like to write - novels, novellas, poems, short stories, screenplays, songs, etc. - but what is the strangest thing you ever wrote outside of your chosen format?

Q: What events from your life have made their way into your writing? Are any strong enough that they are recurring?
Personal experiences pepper almost every story I’ve ever written. In some cases it’s little things like a type of work someone does or hobby he or she enjoys that I also enjoy. Other times it’s deeper, like exploring relationships between characters that mirror some of my own. For example, my grandfather and I were not close. Despite my best efforts, we just never connected. I’ve explored that in stories. Writing from experience helps these things feel real. Some recur. Others don’t.

I wrote Fight Card: Barefoot Bones in first person. It was a bit of a challenge for me as I normally write prose in third person. With Fight Card, most of the others were written first person so I felt I should as well. The biggest challenge was not revealing things too soon with phrases like “little did I know that the next time we met I would…” and things like that. Thankfully, my editor was good about catching things like that.
Learn more about Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here.

There’s no hard and fast method I use. I play it by ear and change it as needed until the right title presents itself.
Q: What would be your best advice to someone who was thinking of becoming a writer?
Write what interests you. Don’t try to write what is popular or what you think you should write. Write what you have a passion for and you’ll be far happier.

Han Solo’s Revenge by Brian Daley. My Mom bought it for me when I was a kid, not long after seeing Star Wars. I still have it around here somewhere.
Q: How does your 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.

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.
Plus, writing has allowed me to meet some of the coolest people. Just take a look at the photo to the left. Without writing I wouldn't have met any of those kooky folks and that would be a damn shame.

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.

Casino Royale. I am excited to see her in the new Sin City though.
Q: To market or not to market? Are you any good at marketing and promoting your books? Do you follow what other authors do, or blaze your own trail?
I enjoy marketing and promotion. I like to think I’m good at it. I do whatever works. If other authors have ideas that work, I’m all for trying them. Or, if I have an off the wall idea, I’ll try that too.

I hope so, but at the moment things aren’t looking too good, are they? Books won’t go away. I think the biggest change is going to be how we get our books.
Q: Name a song that makes you drive fast.
Black Betty.

First off, there's no right or wrong answer. Find what method works best for you and use it.
I generally work out ideas in my head, play out scenes, conversations, etc. I get a general idea of the story, or at least the basic plot that way. Then I sit down and start writing, making notes as I go to set the beats I know I need to hit. I call them signposts. I write from one signpost to the next toward the end.

Anticipation. I’m ready to get to the next part.
Q: Your Favorite Kirsten Dunst Movie?
I've not seen all of her movies and I'm sure everyone expects me to say Spider-man, but I have a real soft spot for Bring It On. It's one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies.

Find someone who will give you an honest opinion. It’s easy to find people that will tell you how good you are. Finding a beta reader who will tell you when the story isn’t working is very important. Perhaps you can find another writer in the same boat you are and you can be beta readers for one another.
Q: Have you ever written (or tried to write) a film screenplay based on your book? What format program do you use?

Q: Your Favorite Indiana Jones Movie?
Raiders of The Lost Ark followed by Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
Q: Signing at a con, cool or not cool for retailers to put people in line to REALLY get stuff signed for their store?

Q: Who is your favorite Marvel hero and villain?
It was Spider-man that got me started reading comic books so that character holds a special place in my heart. However, as I got more into the comics, the Fantastic Four, Thor, and Captain America took their turns as my favorite hero. Looking back overall, I love She-Hulk so today she gets the top nod.

Q: Who is your favorite DC hero and villain?
I love Supergirl. If DC asked me right now what character I would like to write, she’d be at the top of the list. I also like Nightwing.
Favorite DC villain is a tough one. I love the Joker, but mostly the Batman The Animated series version. Harley Quinn is a fun character.
Q: Do you have a set schedule to your writing day or week? Are there warm-up or administrative activities that you work in at certain times?

Q: Your favorite version of Stargate?
I love them all, but Stargate Atlantis is the one I rewatch most often. Stargate is one of those titles I would love to write. I figure I've got at least one good SG-1 or Atlantis novel in me. Sadly, the pitches I've made to this point haven't generated interest with the publisher. Maybe one day...

I’d like to say exercise, but the truth is caffeine (in the form of Mt. Dew) and water.
Q: Do you avoid ... or gravitate to ... subjects like politics and religion in your writing?
I try to avoid as much as possible simply because I don’t like getting into those discussions, but if the story goes there then I follow.
Q: Do you have a genuine interest in the paranormal?

Plus, my friends Daniel Emery Taylor, Ami Taylor, Jim O’Rear, and Scott Tepperman (I also worked with them on Fat Chance) are all involved with paranormal investigations so I see and hear more than I used to. They all have wonderful stories to tell, which really helps when it’s time to do research for the next Ghost Gal.

The Replacements. I know it's silly, but if it comes on, I'll watch it. Any Given Sunday, Days of Thunder, any of the Rocky movies (especially 1, 2, 4, and 6), The Wrestler, Angels in the Outfield, Million Dollar Baby, and I love the baseball episode of Deep Space Nine.
What's strange is I'm not really a sports fan.

Yes. If it’s the same kind of book, same genre, or if it’s a sequel. Snow Storm should help push sales of Snow Falls, for example. At least that’s the hope.

No. Like any company, Amazon does things that I like and things that I don’t, but I do not hate them. Amazon is a tool I use as a writer to get my work in front of potential readers. It is not the only tool I use and I do not depend on Amazon to do my work for me. Amazon gives me a platform to showcase my books. It is still up to me to get readers to the books. Please visit my Amazon Author Page here.

This is one of those questions that will get a different answer each time it’s asked, depending on the day, but right now I am loving the character of Abraham Snow from SNOW FALLS. I’m enjoying getting back into the characters head as I’m working on SNOW STORM.
Q: Have you ever had a hard time letting go of a character or setting?
Sure. The characters are alive for me. They live, they breathe, they're real. Sometimes I get ideas for characters I've not worked on for years. They just like to remind me that they're still there.

Nope. Not really. If they have to go, I'd rather they go out on top.


The Sommersville Saga is a creative piece of promotion I put together to help promote some of my novels.


Not really. I used to take time off after finishing a story, but that isn’t quite so feasible now that I do this full time. I really should get better about setting rewards for myself. There definitely needs to be a beach vacation in my future.
Q: How did you manage to get a writing gig for what I can only guess if fan based Star Trek flicks?


I sat across from the Farragut crew at a convention a few years back. They had the episodes they had done to that point on continual loop. By the end of the weekend I knew the characters pretty well after hearing them talk for 3 days. I had a story idea, told them I'd love to write it, they said okay, and a few years later, here we are.


Learn more about Starship Farragut here.
And here’s the Starship Farragut “Conspiracy of Innocence” trailer.

I always have multiple projects going. As of today--
SNOW STORM is an action/adventure story about a former operative now retired. In this follow up to SNOW FALLS, his former partner shows up in town with trouble nipping at his heels. He needs Snows help to get out of this jam.
EVIL INTENT is a thriller with FBI Agent Harold Palmer returning to work after the events of EVIL WAYS and going head to head with a homegrown domestic terrorist bent on revenge against the task force sent to capture him.
And I think that is a good place to finish this round of Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff… Do you have any questions you’d like me to answer? Post them here as a comment or send them along to bobby@bobbynash.com and I’ll answer them in a future installment of Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff...
Also, please sign up for my mailing list. Drop me an email at bobby@bobbynash.com and I'll happily add you to the list.

Thanks for listening to me ramble.
Let’s do this again soon.
Happy Reading.
Bobby

Published on June 13, 2014 21:48
BOBBY’S SCI FI SUMMER PANEL SCHEDULE



12 PM - AUTHORS ROUNDTABLE (PANEL RM 2)
1 PM - COMIX ROUNDTABLE (PANEL RM 2)
Learn more about Sci Fi Summer here and like them on Facebook.
See you there.
Bobby
Published on June 13, 2014 18:48
RALPH'S RANTS SPOTLIGHTS GHOST GAL: THE WILD HUNT

Thanks, Ralph. We appreciate the plug.
Bobby

About ALEXANDRA HOLZER'S GHOST GAL: THE WILD HUNT
A novel by Bobby Nash
Alexandra Holzer is just your average young paranormal investigator out to show an early 1960s New York City she knows a thing or two about ghosts. Join Alex's alter ego, GHOST GAL, and her fiancé, Joshua Demerest as they do battle with a very ancient ghost and his pals who have a score to settle with her famed father, ghost hunter, Hans Holzer.
Alexandra Holzer's Ghost Gal: The Wild Hunt by Bobby Nash is the first book in a series of new horror/adventures novels from Raven's Head Press.
Includes a forward by Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson.

Amazon (paperback)
Amazon UK (paperback)
Amazon DE (paperback)
Amazon FR (paperback)
Amazon IT (paperback)
Amazon ES (paperback)
Barnes and Noble (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle) - COMING SOONAnd more to follow soon.
Up next: Ghost Gal Book 2-- “A Haunting We Will Go…” by Bobby Nash.
Published on June 13, 2014 11:13
June 12, 2014
LOOKING FOR SNOW IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES...


Today was a productive one.
I accomplished quite a bit during the day handling writing-related work, promos, research, and other odds and ends.
I've been in full-fledged promotion mode on the recently released ALEXANDRA HOLZER'S GHOST GAL: THE WILD HUNT paperback. Look for the ebook next week.

I also had a rather productive evening at the writing desk. I got the first 1,000 or so words down on SNOW STORM and wrote up a proposal for a series of sci fi ebooks in the same format as the Snow series and sent that off to the publisher. Hopefully, he'll like it. Fingers crossed.
I also added a couple of photos on social media for the #ThrowBackThursday or #TBT event.


For those that know me now, there are a few rarities here. I'm wearing a class ring and a shirt with a logo on it, neither of which I do these days. Plus, no glasses.
I hope to see some of you at Sci Fi Summer Con on Saturday.
Happy Reading.
Bobby
Published on June 12, 2014 23:12
RAPID FIRE STORYTELLING!!!

Phillip Ryan Chalker made this for me and posted it to Facebook to celebrate my 8th story release of 2014. I love it. It's not often stuff like this happens to me.
Thanks, Phillip.
Bobby
Published on June 12, 2014 18:19
EIGHT...

I just realized today that I've had 8 stories published so far this year and we're only halfway through it and there's more to come. There's no real significance to this post. It's just something I found interesting and wanted to share.
Happy Reading.
Bobby
Published on June 12, 2014 14:50
ALABAMA PHOENIX FESTIVAL WRAP UP!



I’m a bit behind getting my thoughts down from this year’s Alabama Phoenix Festival. Once again, I’d like to think Tim Stacks, Steve Charleson, and Stan Daniel for inviting me to the con and taking such good care of us. Alabama Phoenix Festival was held on May 30 - June 1, 2014 in Birmingham, AL.
I was just getting over being sick at the con and had all but lost my voice, which made me a lot of fun, especially on panels. I dread hearing any of the recordings made. Yikes. Sounded terrible. Despite not feeling

Bobby, Daniel, and Sean100% I had an incredible time at this year’s APF. I liked the new location, which was absolutely gorgeous. The crowd was a little lighter than last year, I thought, but there were also 9-- that’s right, 9 other conventions happening that same weekend, which might have stopped some of the out-of-towners who might have traveled to the event.
I was set up at Table #117 in Artist Alley between Mike Gordon (116) and Sean Taylor (118). Also on the aisle were Tommy Hancock, James Palmer, Van Allen Plexico, and more. The guest list was impressive and featured several friends. I won’t even attempt to start naming names here or else I’ll inadvertently leave someone off. Check out the full guest list at the APF website and visit them on Facebook.

Here was my Panel schedule for the weekend.
Friday 5/30/14
From Comic to the Small Screen - 7:00:00 PM - Room 430
This was fun. We talked about some of our favorite (and not so favorite) comic book to TV translations.

It’s always fun talking about writing comic books. We had a great crowd with good questions too. That’s always nice.
Deviant Pictures Presents Radio Cult: LIVE! and The Alabama Premiere of FAT CHANCE - 9:00:00 PM Stage followed by the Alabama Premiere of FAT CHANCE at 10:00:00 PM Theater
I missed out on part of the Radio Cult concert, unfortunately because I needed food. After Word Balloons ended, I ran to the only restaurant within walking distance, which was a Subway and grabbed a sandwich. Caught the tail end of the concert and the screening of Fat Chance. A fun evening.

Pulp Fiction - 4:00:00 PM - Room 412
Not the movie. This was probably one of my most attended panels of the weekend, which was exciting. We talked about writing pulp, what classifies as pulp, the usual. It’s always an interesting topic.
Sunday 6/1/14
Marketing - 10:00:00 AM - Room 412
Another favorite topic of mine and another well attended panel, which is surprising for a 10 am Sunday morning panel. Those are usually dead.

My ESO Network co-horts Mike Gordon (Earth Station One, Earth Station Who) and Van Allen Plexico (White Rocket Podcast) joined a panel of podcasters to talk about the ins and outs of podcasting. What works? What doesn’t? Can you make money doing this? You know, the usual stuff.
If you weren’t there, you missed a grand ol’ time and I recommend you consider adding Alabama Phoenix Festival to your 2015 calendar. You’ll have a great time.
Here are a few pics from the event. Sadly, I’ve yet to find my favorite group shot on-line yet. Once I do, I’ll add it here. Click on the images for a larger view.
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Published on June 12, 2014 12:28