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HUEY DUSK’S LOUNGE AND CLOWN ROOM REVIEWS THE RUBY FILES

"Every story a gem..."  is what the tagline reads--and you will find much truth in that shibboleth.

The Ruby Files team would like to thank Whit Howland at Huey Dusk’s Lounge and Clown website for their kind review of The Ruby Files Vol. 1. You can read the full review here.

Tell ‘em Ruby sent ya.

GET BOBBY'S BOOKS DISCOUNTED!

Amazon is currently running a sale and most of the books and novels that I have worked on are currently discounted, including the new releases. If you've been waiting for the prices to drop to check out some of my work, now's your chance.

Please swing by my Amazon Author Page here for more details.

Thanks.

Bobby

QUOTING EVIL...

Played around with some advertising ideas for Evil Ways with quotes from the novel. Here are the first ones I came up with. These were made to be Facebook cover photos so the blank area is where the profile photo overlaps. You can check them out here and here.

What do you think?

Bobby

ÜBER-TALES - COMING SOON FROM DEMON PRESS

Demon Press has released the cover for the upcoming release, Über-tales - 5 tales of derring-do to shock and amaze you by James Burns.

About Über-tales:
This 40-page full-color book contains a variety of stories; from superhero allegory to WWII adventure to end-time religious heresy. There's something for everyone in this adventure-filled tome. Stories and art by James Burns, with 2 stories written by Pulp award-winning writer Bobby Nash.

Bobby’s stories in this volume include “Surveillance” and “The Crown of Ghengis Kai” a Lance Star: Sky Ranger adventure, both drawn by James Burns.

Coming soon.

We will post ordering links here when the book becomes available.

BOBBY'S COMIC BOOKS APPEAR ON NECESSARY ROUGHNESS

A couple of comic books that I worked on made a brief (and I mean brief so don't blink) appearance on the July 24th episode of Necessary Roughness called "The Haunting." Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) tries to help an author with his writer's block. During the story they end up in a comic book store and there they are.

Featured in this episode is Domino Lady Vs. Mummy as co-written with Nancy Holder, with a cover by Dan Brereton from Moonstone Books and the Strong Will preview book from New Legend Productions featuring a cover by the award-winning Mark Maddox. Also on the shelf is The Invisible Scarlet O'Neil that my friend, ESO co-host, and Strong Will co-writer, Michael Gordon worked on for New Legend Productions featuring a cover by Phil Noto.

Special thanks to Tony Cade at Dragon's Horde comic shop for inviting us to add our comics to the scene, which was filmed at Atlanta's Oxford Comics.

Learn more about Necessary Roughness here.

The photos were taken directly off the TV so they are a little blurry as they were behind the character who was in focus, but you can still make out the cover art.

Click on the images for a larger view. I'll try to get some better shots. If I can, I will post those here as well.

New episodes of Necessary Roughness air Wednesdays at 10 pm on the USA Cable Network.

Bobby

FIRST COMICS NEWS SPOTLIGHTS "FEAR THE DARK" FROM THE SPIDER: EXTREME PREJUDICE

Thanks to First Comics News for spreading the word on The Spider: Extreme Prejudice, which features a story by me called "Fear The Dark." You can check it out here.

For more on The Spider: Extreme Prejudice, along with ordering information, please visit the Short Stories/Novellas tab above or click here.

Bobby

Earth Station One Episode 172 – The Golden Age of Professional Wrestling

The SDCC Wrap UpOn this episode, the ESO crew enters the square circle to grapple with the early origins of the unique world of sports entertainment. Mike Faber, Mike Gordon, and the award-winning author Bobby Nash face off against Joe Crowe, Nick Ahlehelm, and John Morgan Neal in the ultimate battle for the ESO title belt. We also chat with Larry Johnson from Cineprov and test his quick wit in The Geek Seat! Plus, some Rants and Raves about the San Diego Comic-Con, the Khan Report, and Shout Outs!

Join us for yet another episode of The Earth Station One Podcast we like to call: The Golden Age of Professional Wrestling at www.esopodcast.com
Direct link: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/earth-station-one-episode-172-the-golden-age-of-professional-wrestling/
Comedy in The Geek Seat
Table of Contents
0:00:00 Intro / Welcome
0:08:25 Rants & Raves – San Diego Comic Con
0:36:20 Interview & Geek Seat w/ Larry Johnson from Cineprov
0:57:47 The Golden Age of Professional Wrestling
1:58:35 The ESO Khan Report
2:04:03 ESO Shout Outs & Show Close

Next on Earth Station One...
Premiered at SDCCSNIKT!!!

Next week, the ESO crew heads back to the theater for a screening of the latest adventure of everyone’s favorite mutant. That’s right, we’re reviewing The Wolverine. But wait, bub, there’s more. We’ll also take a look at Wolverine’s teammates as The X-Men celebrate their 50th anniversary. Plus, as if that wasn’t enough, we’ll also have the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, Geek Seat, Shout Outs, and a guest or two. Join us on the next exciting episode of Earth Station One.

ESO would love to hear from you. What did you think of The Wolverine? Thumbs up or thumbs down? We’d also love to hear your favorite X-Men and/or Wolverine stories from comics, TV, books, and movies. Share your thoughts with the ESO crew at esopodcast@gmail.com, www.esopodcast.com, Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. We would love to hear from you. Who knows, we might just read yours on the show.
What do you mean you don't listen to ESO, bub?

SOMETIMES I GET ASKED STUFF PART 5

One of the best parts of being a writer is the interesting people you get to meet at conventions, store signings, through the Earth Station One podcast, and on social media. Sometimes I get asked questions so I thought it would be interesting to share some of them along with the answers. Some of these are questions asked to me directly, some come from social media, and others are asked to a group of writers. Regardless of where they come from, here’s a few of the latest.

Check out Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here.

Q: It’s finally time to edit ... but have you ever discovered that in your first edit, the story changes drastically? A character is eliminated? Or the genre stretched into something you hadn't originally intended?

Oh yeah. That happens. In my novel, Deadly Games! a comment by the antagonist to the protagonist made it clear that he was responsible for something that I had considered a minor plot point beforehand. That comment made it necessary to go back and make adjustments on the next draft. It also made a throwaway character much more important to the overall story.

Another example is in my story for the Nightbeat: Night Stories ebook/audio anthology. I had a pretty straightforward plot, but as I neared the end I realized that the villain of the piece was not who I had originally intended. I went back to make the changes to set the reveal up in the story, but was surprised to find that they were already there. My subconscious was editing ahead of me, I suppose.

Q: Bobby, every time I read the name of your book I think of the Santana song. Tell me it was playing while you were writing or the universe will explode.

It was. There's a scene in Evil Ways that takes place in a bar where the house band is playing classic rock tunes. One of the characters in the novel is a singer who gets called up on stage to play with the band. The three songs they played were the next three songs that came on the radio. One of those was Evil Ways and I thought to myself that it would make a good title so I used it as a placeholder title until I could come up with something better, but I never could come up with a title I liked better so it stuck.

Q: What is the central relationship in your work-in-progress?

My current in process work is “Barefoot Bones” for Fight Card Books. In it, the title character, a young boy named James “Bones” Mason meets “Old Man Winters,” an older gentleman who teaches him how to protect himself when the local bullies come after him, as they so often do. Set in 1941 through 1951, we see how this relationship sticks with Bones even when he’s drafted to Korea.

Q: Have you ever worked for Marvel?

Nope. I pitched a few things their way over the years, but they have not been interested in my work. I would like to work for Marvel. They have a wonderful cast of characters that I think I would enjoy writing.

Time Travel, you say?Q: If you could travel back in time to a special day in your life and relive it, what would it be?

WOW. I have absolutely no idea. Maybe, revisit my first visit to San Diego, Los Angeles, or New York. Those were fun experiences.

Q: Why weren’t you at San Diego Comic Con this year?

Money. I love conventions, but they are expensive. There’s travel, hotel, food, drink, parking, cab fare, etc. And that’s before you’ve bought a single thing. Most conventions run three days. San Diego Comic Con runs five days. Living in Georgia, that adds airfare. It’s just more than I could afford to spend and since I wouldn’t have a table out there I wouldn’t be able make any money to help recoup that cost. I’m planning to get out there next year. There is a lot of networking I can do as an author out there.

Q: Favorite Star Trek movies?

My three favorite Star Trek movies are Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and Star Trek: First Contact. As for favorite Star Trek TV series, that’s easily Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Hands down, my favorite of the Treks.

Q: I love cover art for Frontier. Who is the artist?

The cover art for Frontier is by the insanely talented Jeff Austin. The interior art is by me and Jeff. He makes my meager scratches look good.

Q: Do you see other authors as rivals or people you can work with so everyone can be successful?

Good question. Sure, healthy competition is a good thing, but I do not see other authors as the enemy. I want other authors to be successful. I want to be successful. I try to help out other authors, as I would hope they would me if the opportunity arises. Let’s all be successful together, I say.

Q: Are you a perpetual learner? Do you love to take writing classes and workshops to improve your craft? ... Or are you the kind of person who likes to learn new and different things? Things that might help you with your stories? Things like cooking or skydiving or belly dancing?

I always try to learn new things, although it seems like the busier I get the less time I have to get out there and take classes and the like. I do research for stories and I learn that way as well.

Q: What did you do this weekend?

Worked. I really didn't get out except for a quick run to the post office on Saturday. Beyond that I spent the weekend in front of the keyboard writing. It looks like my week is going to be much the same. Not a complaint. Thankfully, I love what I do. I also posted

Q: What's your Favorite Meryl Streep Movie?

Either The River Wild and The Devil Wears Prada.

Q: Do any of your characters die in your novel? If so, how?

Oh yeah. I do not shy away from killing off a character if the story calls for it. Someone once pointed out to me that someone dies in every story I write. I went back and checked and they were right. Since then I’ve managed to tell a few stories where no one dies. My thrillers like Evil Ways and Deadly Games! usually involved death in some form or fashion. It’s a fun exercise trying to come up with interesting ways to kill off characters.

Q: If you had $1000 for completely frivolous use, how would you spend it? No debts, no bills, no savings. Go.

My comic, book, and DVD collection would become pretty awesome.

Q: What is your favorite Time Travel show not called Doctor Who? 

Seven Days. I wish someone would hurry up and put it out on DVD.

Q: What is your favorite espionage series on television? Series, mini-series, whatever -- anything that uses the basics of spycraft and intelligence gathering.

Mission: Impossible, Alias, and Burn Notice are the first ones that come to mind.

Q: Are you a desk eater? I mean, do you eat your meals while writing, leave crumbs in the keyboard and risk soda spills, all in the effort to keep the muse alive and buzzing? Or do you take a real break and eat your meals at a table like normal people?

It depends. I usually eat lunch at my desk, but I step away from the desk for my evening meal.

Q: Not really a question, but a Facebook author game.

The rules... Go to Page 7, 70, or 170 of a current Work in Progress or recently published work and choose either the first complete paragraph or 7 lines of dialogue to share. Paste to FB and tag 7 other authors to do the same.

From page 7 of my upcoming Fight Card Books release, "Barefoot Bones" that I sent to my editor yesterday:

Old Man Winters-- most people, including me at that point, didn’t know his first name so they called him old man, but only behind his back or from a safe distance-- was easily over six feet tall despite the slight hunch in his back. His muscles bulged against the sun-faded too small shirt he wore. He couldn’t even button it up all the way. He was a black man-- the only one I’d ever met by that time-- with white hair curled up so tight it didn’t sway in a breeze. He walked with a limp and always carried a walking stick he had carved out of the knottiest piece of old pine you’d ever seen. His left eye was chalky white, his vision all but gone from an incident that had left him with a scar over that same eye, although that didn’t seem to slow him down any as far as I could tell. What was really scary about Old Man Winters was his voice, a deep husky growl that could instill fear in even the bravest bully. I bet he didn’t have to worry about guys like Bobby Jackson pushing him around. No, sir. Old Man Winters never had to worry about being bullied about.

And that’ll do it for this round, I think. 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.

Bobby

IT'S A KNOCK OUT!

Saw this on-line and loved it. There is a lot of truth to this.
Not Actual CoverThought I would pop in with a quick writing update.

Today, I finished up my Fight Card novella Barefoot Bones and sent it off to the publisher for edits. If all goes as planned (does that ever happen?) Barefoot Bones will be winging its way to booksellers in October.

Now, I'm moving on to Snow, a novel for another publisher. While working on that I will also be juggling ten short stories for another publisher, two audio stories for another publisher, and a screenplay for a movie producer. Can't say much more about them yet as they haven't been officially announced, but there's some cool stuff in the works. I'm exhausted, but having a blast.

Whew. No rest for the weary yet.
To Do: July - September
Below you can see the To Do List hanging near my desk. It is intentionally blurry because some of the titles written there have not been announced by the publisher/producer as yet. I added another item to it after I took the photo because I realized I had forgotten it. Whoops.

I also have another Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff entry coming this week. Just have to get it all put together.

Well, I guess I should get back to work.

We'll chat soon.

Bobby

THERE'S A SPIDER ON MY BED!

My copies of the Moonstone Books' recently released new pulp anthology called The Spider: Extreme Prejudice arrived today and the books look great. This one includes a story by me called “Fear The Dark.” It is still a thrill to receive those first copies of a new book. I love it.

About The Spider: Extreme Prejudice:
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. Cover art by Malcolm McClinton.

About “Fear The Dark” by Bobby Nash:
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.

The Spider: Extreme Prejudice is available in paperback and hardback at the following:
Moonstone Direct (paperback)
Moonstone Direct (hardcover)
Amazon (paperback)
Barnes and Noble (paperback)
Fantastic Fiction UK (paperback)
Powell’s Books (paperback)
Amazon UK (paperback)
--and wherever your favorite pulp fiction is sold.

I have a small amount on hand (5) and will have them at conventions and appearances. You can also purchase an autographed copy of the paperback directly through me here as well.







About The Spider:
More just than the law, more dangerous than the Underworld... hated, feared, wanted by both. Extreme sworn enemy of crime, The SPIDER clashes against super-criminals whom no one else can handle. He remains one step ahead of the law in his endless crusade to destroy the human vipers that nest in our society.

Visit the official Norvell W. Page blog here.