When working the day job, I alternate between what I listen to. If what I’m working on is a bit on the mindless side, I’ll listen to audio books or slushpile submissions. If I need to concentrate a little bit, I’ll tune into a podcast or some kind of interview/panel format discussion. And if I need a lot of concentration, it’s music. And the less vocal, the better!

I tend to not listen to too many craft and fandom podcasts, but that’s been changing in the last few weeks. Whether it’s The Writer’s Dojo or Blasters and Blades, I’m trying to find the time to delve deeper into the full experience of writing and reading, by linking up with fellow writers and fans. It’s been a blast so far, no pun intended!

And speaking of Blades and Blasters…

Car Warriors Talk on Blasters and Blades!

William Joseph Roberts, Marisa Wolf, Christopher Woods, and David Hensley joined JR Handley on the Blades and Blasters podcast to talk the Car Warriors universe, the books, the Kickstarter, and more! It’s worth a view or a listen, and can be found on multiple platforms!

Car Warriors Kickstarter approaches $5,000!

We continue to be blown away by the success of the Car Warriors fiction universe Kickstarter project! With 33 days left to go, 67 backers, and $4,926 pledged, we have unlocked several stretch goals and are just a few dollars shy of the $5,000 stretch goal: the Lead Character Tuckerization add-on. That’s right, once this unlocks, readers will have the chance to be written into a story as a lead point-of-view character in one of the upcoming Car Warriors novels! How exciting is that?

With a little over a month left in the project, we’re excited to see where this project will go! To all who have backed so far, thank you so much. Without you, this would not be possible! Please continue to share and check back for when that Lead Character Tuckerization add-on unlocks. It will be limited, so don’t miss out!

Gray Man Twilight available on Audible!

Book Five of The Gray Man by J.L. Curtis has just gone live on Audible! Fans of generational stories, police procedurals, mysteries, and modern westerns will love the return to Deputy Sheriff John Cronin’s little patch of Texas, and the larger-than-life situations he gets drawn into. Whenever he thinks he’s done, the cartels pull him back in!

The B.E.N.T Challenge continues!

William Joseph “Hillbilly” Roberts is spending the weekend on this challenge! Where are you at with yours?

Like Superheroes? Well, we’re looking for novels in Christopher Wood’s B.E.N.T. universe.

We’ve put a challenge out to the writing community as sort of a flash Nano, to write a 50,000 word novel in 45 days based in the B.E.N.T superhero universe created by Christopher Woods.

The first book in the series, Annoyed with Lloyd initially kicked off the series last December. Everything about the series has been well received, especially since it was based around the Super Hero tropes that most people know and love.  

Since then, we’ve talked to a number of authors interested in writing in the universe to get something larger than a short story under their belt.  

So, we issued the challenge.

Write a 50,000 word novel in the B.E.N.T. universe in 45 days, ready to be reviewed for publication. 

The amount of interest in the project has been exciting. I think the fact that it is a short novel, instead of something 80,000 words or larger is part of the draw. Plus there isn’t any worldbuilding to do, it’s done. It’s the world that we live in with a few minor tweaks, like Super Heroes. 

This project has already inspired a surge of creativity in the community, especially the baby authors, and we look forward to seeing what the participating authors come up with. 

Confirmed authors working on the project:

Christopher Woods / William Joseph Roberts / David Hensley / Mellisa Olthoff / Nick Steverson / Gustavo Bondoni / Philip K. Booker / Jenny Wren 

50,000 word publishable novel

Due Date: by August 31st

• Genre: Superheroes
• Word Count: 50,000 +/-
• Edited by: Christopher Woods/William Joseph Roberts
• Due Date: August 31, 2023

Email submissions to: threeravenspublishing @ gmail dot com with “B.E.N.T. 45 to 50k” in the subject line

Payment: Stories selected for publication will receive a contract for a percentage of all royalties received.

Please follow the Three Ravens submission guidelines that can be found here

Those who turn in their stories by August 31st, will be considered for the next publishing slots. All submissions to the universe after the due date will also be considered for publication, so don’t give up, but you will be slated for a later publication date if accepted.