Do you have any bad habits you’re trying to break, or good habits you’re trying to create? For me, it’s trying to keep up this writing habit of mine. I just passed the three week mark of “Write 2,000 words a day no matter what!” and am happy to report an average of 3,000 words a day with no skipped days at all. Far better than I planned for, and I hope this is the start of a truly ingrained habit.
Many of us wait until milestone dates (Usually New Year’s, but it can be the beginnings of months or weeks or whatever) in order to try and begin habit changes. From cutting things out to adding activities or behaviors, the best time to get started on them is now, or as soon to now as possible. Anything else is just putting things off unnecessarily. I’ve fallen into that trap countless times, so this time I got started on it the very next morning after making the decision at bed time. September 8th, a Thursday. My mind had pleaded, “No, wait until Monday! It’ll be better for… uh… reasons! Yeah, reasons” but I didn’t listen. Not this time, brain! Get to work!
What are the times you’ve had to fight your own brain or soul to do the things you knew needed to get done? Were you successful? Did you stumble?
Random Octoberfest pictures!
We had Octoberfest at our local restaurant of choice last night, but sadly I didn’t get any pictures. So, instead, I’ll post some from Beau at his undisclosed location in Japan, writer and regular of the Three Ravens Discord server! Join us there for camaraderie, writing sprints, and discussions of everything from cars to guns to cooking to anime and film. It’s a good crew, and there’s something for everyone.
Writers of the Future deadline has come and gone!
For those of you who entered quarter four of the Writers of the Future contest (Deadline was 09/30), good luck and may the best stories win! If you missed out, quarter one of the next year’s contest is already accepting submissions. Deadline is 12/31, so get to work and don’t get complacent! Fortune favors the bold!
Latest releases
We’ve had a number of new releases recently that we’re sure you’ll enjoy.
Audio
Vampires, Witches, and Zombies, oh my!
Within the pages of this Halloween special, you’ll find a uniquely satisfying collection of horror tales and stories of the macabre.
With forward by special guest author, R.J. Ladon
The Corner Scribblers is a small writer’s support group in the Chattanooga area comprised of writers, authors, and storytellers from a wide range of skills and backgrounds. We come together once a month to discuss our current projects, recent accomplishments and to share what we have each learned about the craft.
There could be no doubt of the terrifying presence of the Helgrammaw…
She had seen them when the Ashfall came. The day of humanity’s upheaval. The day when the creatures arrived and her morbid curiosity drove her to see them again with her own eyes, and kill them.
“Mad” Madeline Yazzie, a young Ordnance Corps soldier on the front lines of humanity’s fight against the Helgrammaw, an unknown species overtaking the Earth, discovers the price of war and the nature of her enemy.
When Raziel, the Angel of Mysteries, shows up at Catherine’s door, she knows nothing good will come from letting him in.
She’s not proven wrong when she’s tricked into summoning the spirit of a deceased demon to help clear an innocent’s name.
Not only was Kevin Daniels a demon, but he was a keeper of the Staff of Chaos. A powerful artifact capable of destroying anything and anyone. Including the ever-thinning Veils. And it’s been stolen.
With only a few suspects, all demons, and little time, Catherine must locate the Staff before it’s used. To make matters worse, all sorts of chaos is occurring: from fights with her friends, to a furious purple-headed Minotaur bent on destruction. No one is safe from the influence of the Staff.
Can she locate the Staff of Chaos before it’s used? And even if she gets the Staff back, how will she repair the damage done to the Veils without sacrificing her life to do so?
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What is Guilt?
Is it an enormous flying whale? Maybe an alien, come from deep space to punish us? Some call it an angel or a god, others a demon.
What nobody can deny is that it is the end.
These tales chronicle the story of the Earth in the centuries after the apocalypse: struggles for survival against twisted, horrific foes; small moments of kindness and warmth in the dark; life going on, even as the whole world changes.
These are the Chronicles from the World of Guilt.
Dwarves, Dragons, Demons and more!
If you love axe-wielding barbarians, shape-shifting dragons, possessed toys, or cryptic assassins, then grab your traveling pack and join in the adventures.
In this collection, you’ll find ten tales of fantasy, with new fiction by Writers of the Future winner, N.V. Haskell, a new Raven and the Crow short by Michael K. Falciani, a tale of Draven the Redwolf by William Joseph Roberts, and more.
Fans of Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, David Eddings, Robert Jordon, and Karl Edward Wagner are sure to enjoy this fantastical collection.
More titles Coming soon to look forward to!
We call it Earth.
Humanity?
We’re a bad joke told only in posh backrooms by the raunchiest politicians.
Even so, when villainous forces threaten to destroy our universe, the beings profiting off Eleventh World take notice. They summon their best cybernetic dwarf problem solver to find the bomb and save the day.
Unfortunately for us, the villain insists Crossways Transportation’s very worst, Sam Bridger, deliver the ransom. Can the best triumph before our worst dooms us?
Will Sam be the death of everybody you know?
And then there’s capture by fanatical priest-mercenaries, sacrifice to a quantum dragon, and getting trapped in a chicken coop.
Will she ever find her way back home?
More important still, what’s a goose feather got to do with any of this?
