Cold Hard Truths Book 2, and other projects

Firstly, I'd like to thank the readers and reviewers who've made the effort to read my first full length novel, Vices. I'd received a lot of positive feedback, and it's all very humbling to hear.

I'm currently working on Cold Hard Truths #2, which is titled Thrills, and I'm hoping to be finished the manuscript in the next couple of months. From there, I'll be sending it away to my wonderful editor over at Loose Id.

 A few readers have wondered how many books will be in this series, and that, I honestly cannot say. What I can confirm is that the story arc between Carver and Jones will be completed after book #2. If the series carries on in the same world, it will focus on other main characters.

What I will say about Thrills is that it's told from Carver's POV, and is likely more action packed than Vices. I can't, however, promise the romance to be any more prevalent in the second book, but I think a few heart strings might be tugged here and there.

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I've recently finished a manuscript titled Hate Your Lovers. It's around 50k at the moment, since I seem to like to keep them short (and not so sweet), but that could change in the future. It's a M/M Contemporary Romance that might be considered high on the angst-scale.
Since I'm sitting on this manuscript and basically twiddling my thumbs, there's no future publication date in the near future

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I always have a hundred ideas for stories in my mind, but I need to filter some of them out. 

I'm working on a short YA contemporary (hopefully humorous) story. Mattie "Maps" Wilson is a little eccentric, but finds himself reigned in by the maybe-a-little-slow Lane Rhodes. I haven't married this story to a title yet.

I have the barest of bones outlined for a contemporary story about the journey of an ex-high school jock, Luke, who's battling his way through rehab. This one will likely take another good nine to twelves months, at least, because of the amount of research I'm putting into it. 

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Despite my other projects, I'm putting everything on the back burner to try to finish Thrills ASAP. I can't wait for readers to see what I put Jones and Carver through next. :)

Cyberpunk vs Steampunk

Everywhere I turn lately, I feel like I'm encountering steampunk books. With the rise in steampunk popularity with their gears and their clocks and their steam, I've decided to write a little post about the major differences between cyberpunk and steampunk.

My upcoming novel Vices is very cyberpunk, complete with the neon, laser machetes and nano-bots that can destroy your brain from the inside out. In the meantime, I'm hoping to shed a little light on the lesser-known genre that I love so much.


You have have heard these two terms thrown around and thought that they're pretty similar in style, both being punk and all, when in fact they're too very different ideas or concepts of futuristic society.

Cyberpunk is the concept of a society revolving heavily around technology. It's not just in the everyday household items, it's even in the people. Known for its abundance of technology and cybernetics, you could say that it gets its name from the idea of total and complete technological control.
I know what you're thinking-- The Matrix, right? Well, that's actually spot on. For another, likely better visual, relate to Blade Runner, which is a perfect visual representation of cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk often uses the popular man vs. society theme in many books, movies, role-playing, etc., and since the world in which cyberpunk thrives always has evil mega-corporations, there are plenty of opportunities for our gritty heroes and heroines to fight the system. This genre is heavily based on government corruption, usually because of the technological advances that the society before it have made.
In cyberpunk, we rely heavily on cybernetics, artificial intelligence, cyborgs, prosthetics, extreme body-modification, heavy artillery, and neon everything.
Yes, never forget, every day is like an evening in downtown Tokyo with neon signs shining, talking billboards, and more advertising than you ever thought possible.

Steampunk is an entirely difference concept of futuristic society. Based heavily on 19th century British Victorian dress and style, but also mixed with automation. People can often be seen in Victorian-style dresses, bodices, goggles, suits, vests, and of course, the trademark steampunk pocket watch. People use gears and clocks as part of their dress.
Steam power has become mainstream again and plays a giant role in day-to-day life.
To shamelessly quote wiki: Steampunk perhaps most recognisably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. 
If you play videogames, Bioshock Infinite is a perfect visual representation of steampunk.
Steampunk atmospheres heavily rely on the relationship between form and function, which basically means that something has to look as equally beautiful as it is effective. A wrench is not simply just a wrench, it must also be a work of art.


 So, ladies and gentlemen, pick your poison.

Vices - August Release & WIPs

I'm very excited to say that my dark and gritty Cyberpunk romance has found its new home at Loose Id and will, hopefully, be coming out this August.

The novel is titled Vices and will be part one of two in my Cold Hard Truths series. While I don't have any other books set in this universe planned quite yet, there's always a possibility that I'll have a hard time letting this one go without a fight.

Vices will be very different from any other story I've written thus far. It's a dark piece of Cyberpunk action. There will be heroes who get off on hurting each other, cyborg prostitutes, sniper rifles, laser machetes, nano-bots, drug abuse, betrayal, conspiracy theories, gun play, and of course, romance.

As for other WIPs, there are at least a dozen. Not really, but I can't seem to focus on any one project.
I'm working on a more adult contemporary novel which has eaten up about 20k words, and a shorter story that I'm not sure will ever see the light of day.

That being said, I need to find myself some time to read some of the wonderful LL event stories I've been hearing about over at GR. In fact, I'm going to go do that right this moment (hopefully).

- Nash