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FAT CHANCE MOVIE POSTER REVEALED!

Check out the awesome new poster for Fat Chance, created by the very talented Billy Tackett! Sadly, I didn't make the poster, but I am in this incredibly funny horror/comedy movie by Daniel Emery Taylor and Jim O'Rear. Also, last week I got to see a sneak peek at the opening credits animated sequence for the movie under a theme song by Radio Cult, which is pretty cool. The first time I've been animated for film.

I play Clark Wagner in the film.

Look for Fat Chance on DVD March 2014!

Bobby

FULL THROTTLE SPACE TALES #2: SPACE SIRENS GOING OUT OF PRINT. LAST CHANCE TO ORDER.

I was informed by the publisher today that Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2 will go out of print January 31, 2014. This anthology includes my story, "Just Another Saturday on Outpost Nine". This is your last chance to order this one if you want one.

FULL THROTTLE SPACE TALES VOL. 2: SPACE SIRENS
A sci fi anthology

The Full Throttle Space Tales: Space Sirens anthology featuring my story, “Just Another Saturday on Outpost Nine.”

FULL THROTTLE SPACE TALES VOL. 2: SPACE SIRENS can be purchased at the following:
Flying Pen Press (Paperback)
Amazon (paperback)
Barnes and Noble (paperback)



NOTE: THIS TITLE WILL GO OUT OF PRINT ON JANUARY 31, 2014 AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AFTER THAT DATE.

NEW PULP BEST SELLER LIST (BASED ON AMAZON SALES RANKS 12/17/13)

A couple anthologies I worked on (New Adventures of the Green Ghost and The Spider: Extreme Prejudice) made the Barry Reese's New Pulp Top 10 this week. Cool. Thanks to all who picked up copies. I appreciate it.

This list looks at paperback sales through Amazon only.

Bobby

Here's how the list shook out this week.

1) The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Various (Baen, October 2013) – 99,265
2) Doc Savage: The Miracle Menace by Will Murray (Altus Press, September 2013) – 119,471
3) Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective by Various (Airship 27, December 2013) – 209,001
4) The Whitechapel Demon by Josh Reynolds (Emby Press, December 2013) – 220,157
5) Sensible Redhorn by Tim Bruckner (Pro Se Press, December 2013) – 231,623
6) Skorpio by Mike Baron (Wordfire Press, October 2013) – 248,281
7)  New Adventures of the Green Ghost by Various (Pro Se Press, October 2013) – 468,390
8 )  Tales of the Shadowmen 10 by Various (Hollywood Comics, November 2013) – 470,068
9)  The Crimson Mask Volume One by Various (Airship 27, October 2013) – 473,16810) The Spider: Extreme Prejudice by Various (Moonstone Books, September 2013) – 679,012
Just missing the list were: Sisters of the Shadows: The Cagliostro Curse by Rick Lai (Hollywood Comics, October 2013) – 701,500, Liberty Girl by Barry Reese (Pro Se Productions, October 2013) – 713,777, Zeppelin Tales by Various (Airship 27, November 2013) – 800,163, The Cestus Contract by Mat Nastos (Self-Published, November 2013) – 844,620, Ron Fortier’s Brother Bones: Six Days of the Dragon by Roman Leary (Airship 27, November 2013) – 908,798, The Queen of Escapes by Curt Fernlund (Airship 27, October 2013) – 953,007, Jim Anthony – Super-Detective Volume 4 by Various (Airship 27, September 2013) – 1,567,131 , The Bone Queen by Andrea Judy (Pro Se Productions, October 2013) – 1,968,803, The New Adventures of Jim Anthony, Super-Detective: The Death’s Head Cloud by Josh Reynolds (Pro Se Productions, September 2013) – 2,057,568, , Six Guns and Spaceships by Various (Pro Se Productions, September 2013) – 2,181,096, SoulQuest by Percival Constantine (Pulpwork Press, December 2013) – 2,258,354, Shadow Legion: New Roads to Hell by Thomas Deja (Airship 27, September 2013) – 2,641,162, Black Fedora by Various (Pro Se Productions, September 2013) – 2,993,475, .

BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL...

The author dreams of deadlines... and drools.I added a few thousand words to this story today, which brings it close to the finish line. I'll give it a final polish and get it off to the publisher tomorrow. Right now, I think it's time for bed.
Looking for some reading material this holiday season? Here are some links to my work you might enjoy. 
Novels/stand alone novellas
Anthologies/short stories
Comic Books/Graphic Novels
Ebooks
Audio books
Sweet dreams.
Bobby

SOMETIMES I GET ASKED STUFF… PART 12

Front side of an old Christmas promotional postcard. Art: Jeff Austin Reverse side of Christmas postcardMy apologies for the delay in getting this one posted. Things have been rather hectic here at Nash Central, which has been keeping me hopping. Plus, we're neck deep in the holiday season and that always plays havoc with my schedule. Oh, yeah, having the computer eat my original Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff... Part 12 didn't help either. Without further ado, on with the questions.

One of the perks of being a writer is getting to meet some of the most interesting people. Whether it is at conventions, store signings, through the Earth Station One podcast, writer’s groups, on social media, and sometimes just from people I run into on when I venture out of the cave I call my office, and they have questions. Sometimes they are about writing or what I’m working on. Other times they’re out of left field. I thought it would be interesting to share some of them along with a few answers. Regardless of where they come from, here’s a few of the latest.

Check out past installments of Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff... Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, Part 5 here, Part 6 here, Part 7 here, Part 8 here, Part 9 here, Part 10 here, and part 11 here.

Q: What is your favorite Patrick Stewart movie?

Star Trek First Contact. There was a movie he starred in called Safe House that I rather enjoyed as well.

Q: Your Favorite Robert Downey, Jr. Movie?

Iron Man. Followed by Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Avengers.

Q: What's your dream achievement?

To be known as New York Times Bestselling Author Bobby Nash is definitely high on the list.

Q: when you work on a novel, do you normally use an outline?

No. I've tried outlining and it doesn't work for me. It feels like writing the story twice. I do have a loose plot and ideas of things that are going to happen so I have "signposts" along the way that I know have to happen so I write to them and then see where it goes. This allows me to know the bare bones plot of my story and allows for freedom to follow the characters wherever they might lead me. It works for me. I know there are other writers who do things differently. You just have to find what works best for you.

Q: Which part of the writing process do you love most? The idea part? The writing part? Editing? Finishing? Launching? Getting reviews?

I love the initial spark of an idea. There’s something thrilling about taking an idea and seeing it form into a story before your eyes. The first 1/3 of every story seems to just spill out of me fast and furious at that point.

Q: Do you have a favorite Doctor?

I grew up with Tom Baker and love him as the Doctor. David Tennant is my favorite of the new Doctors. I also like Matt Smith and am excited to see what Peter Capaldi will do with the role.

Q: Is your antagonist in a romantic relationship?

Yes. In Deadly Games!, Benjamin West has just moved in with his girlfriend, Sarah. John Bartlett, on the other hand, is not in a good place when the book starts and is not in a relationship. In Evil Ways, Harold Palmer is married with a young daughter.

Q: What is the favorite book of yours that you have written?

Evil Ways probably takes that honor. I have a real soft spot for that one as it was my first sold novel.

Q: Your favorite Amy Adams movie?

The only movie I've seen her in is Man of steel, which I was only lukewarm about, although I thought she did a good job in it. I kind of vaguely recall her appearances on Smallville and Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Q: What is the best bit of writing critique you ever received, and who was the person who gave it to you?

Good question. I’ve gotten a lot of advice over the years, some more useful than others. Author Beverly Connor once told me that no one would care about my book as much as me when it came to promotion. That stuck with me. I had an editor once tell me, “there’s too much story in this story.” That one stuck with me as well. Sometimes we writers can make things too complicated or go too in depth. Sometimes the K.I.S.S. method works best. K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple, Stupid.

By the way, if you've not read any of Beverly Connor's books, you should look them up. Highly recommended reading. I am a big fan of the Diane Fallon series.

Q: Where Do Your Characters Come From?

Anywhere and everywhere. I pull bits and pieces from so many different places. Go out and people watch. It’s like going to a character supermarket. Take a trait here, body type there, and you can build a good character. The important part is getting the voice right so you can hear the characters talking and thinking. Once you, as the writer, get to know your characters, the more real they will feel to you and therefore more real to the readers.

Q: What’s the funniest or strangest looking character you ever created for a story or novel?

That’s a tough one. Probably the funniest character I ever created was R.O. Nudell from the Life In The Faster Lane comic strips I did for Keeping Up With Kids magazine from 1995 - 2005. The character was (kinda) loosely based on my Dad, whose nickname is R.O. The rest of the cast is also loosely based on my family, although R.O.’s wife didn’t start out similar to my Mom because she wanted no part of it. Over time she accepted it and the character started morphing closer to her. The strips were fun. One day I need to get around to collecting them in a book.

Q: What was the last important thing you forgot in your writing, and how it did it come around to either to bite you in the butt, or be a major breakthrough? Was it a technique? A bit of research? A simple story adjustment that slipped your mind?

FOX's The FollowingI once had a character in two places at the same time. It was a simple mistake that was easily corrected. I’m just glad I caught it before sending the MS (manuscript) to my editor.

Q: How come you’re never allowed to say what film your working on? Do they make you sign paperwork?

They do indeed. Working on set is usually confidential and I have to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. When the movie or TV show premieres I can mention being in it, but not before. They don't want word leaking out early, which makes sense.

Q: What’s y our Favorite Roy Scheider Movie?

JAWS, of course. I love that movie. It’s one of my Top 5 favorite films. I also enjoyed him in Seven Ups, Cohen and Tate, Blue Thunder, 2010, The Punisher, and seaQuest DSV. Yes, I loved seaQuest, as evidenced by the panel I hosted on that very topic at Dragon Con a few months back. You can listen to that panel here, by the way.

An interesting (maybe) aside... Darrin Morehouse, the villain in my novel Deadly Games! was always portrayed by Roy Scheider in my mind as I wrote his dialogue. I thought he would have been perfect in the role.

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.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!

Bobby

WRITING UPDATE...

No sample tonight, but I added a couple thousand words to the short story I'm working on. The plan is to finish tomorrow, Monday at the latest, but now it's time to call it a night. I need some sleep.

I hope you're having a great weekend.

Bobby

ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS GETS WRAPPED!

Cover Art: Fabio Listrani
I got to see the full Fabio Listrani wraparound cover art for IDW's Zombies Vs. Robots "No Man's Land" posted today. This upcoming prose anthology features my story, "The Wall" and will be in stores February 2014.

Bobby

AND WE'RE WRITING...

Napping at the keyboard again.I was exhausted tonight (a common state for me of late) so I took an hour nap then settled in for some writing and added a couple thousand words to my current project, a short story due 12/15. The publisher hasn't announced this one yet, but it's a prose anthology of stories based on an existing property that has appeared in comics and prose previously. I'm having fun with the story. It's more on the adult side so I've been able to write cussing, which is always entertaining and not something I get to do often.

Here's a spoiler free sample. I'm replacing some names here to keep the character's identities secret for now.

“So how’d she end up here?”

(The p.i.) leaned back against the side of (the cop)’s unmarked detective’s car. “It started the way these things so often do. A wide-eyed girl from the Midwest with dreams of super stardom, Naomi was the local prom queen, homecoming queen, and prettiest girl in her podunk town. Her parents didn’t want her to go, but they didn’t want to stand in the way of her dreams either. Like so many others before her, once she got off the bus here in La-La Land, Naomi found herself just another pretty girl in a sea of beautiful women.”

“I’ve heard this story before,” (the cop) interrupted. “Let me guess, drugs?”

“Yeah. That’s where it started. From what I’ve been able to piece together, she fell in with some unscrupulous producer types, and I use that term loosely, who gave her a little something to loosen her up. You can guess where things went from there.”


“Porn or prostitution?”

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Time for a break then hopefully a little more tonight.

Have a great weekend.

Bobby

LISTEN LIVE! BOBBY INTERVIEWED ON PAGAN PROPENSITIES! (UPDATED WITH VIDEO))

If you missed it last night. Here is my interview on Pagan Propensities. We had a fun chat about writing.
You can listen here or in the player above.

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UPDATE:
I had a fantastic time talking writing, comic books, and novels with Tidal and Eric on "Pagan Propensities" live tonight. Thanks to all who tuned in live and to those who asked questions. That was fun. www.paraencountersnetwork.com

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Bobby will be a guest on "Pagan Propensities" live tonight at 9 pm EST.
Listen live at www.paraencountersnetwork.com

From the site:
Join us tonight on "Pagan Propensities" our guest is author and graphic novelist Bobby Nash. Author of Evil Ways, Samairitan, and graphic novels like Lance Star Sky Ranger Volume 2 to name a few. He joins us tonight on PEN! www.paraencountersnetwork.com at 9 EST.

FAT CHANCE UPDATE...

Bobby Nash plays Clark
Wagner in "Fat Chance"I just watched the opening credits scene for Fat Chance and laughed my ass off. I'm excited to be part of the movie and can't wait until everyone can see it. Sadly, it's not available to the public yet. Soon.

More news to share when it develops.

Bobby