Free Stories and Samples
Stories:
- Free Pie Day -- On my group blog The Otherworld Diner, some of us wrote Diner-set stories from writing prompts and shared them with the world. Mine takes place on, you guessed it, free pie day at the Diner.
- Dunvegas 2007 -- My short story "Dunvegas: Alien Attack!" is part of a shared world project by myself and other bloggers at the Samhain Paranormal Blog. You can get the whole PDF free at: http://www.carolanivey.com/dunvegas/ My story is from the viewpoint of an alien hunter, Miranda Mellons, who finds more than she bargained for at the Dunvegas Hotel and Casino. The PDF itself is 18+ only, though my entry is the "tame" selection. If you are under 18 and interested, let me know and I will send you just my story.
Free Nuggets of Painful Joy
Yes, these are supposed to hurt. Why am I so addicted to writing "bad" instead of writing more stuff that is good and selling it? I do not know the answer to that.
From my POV Workshop:
- Headhopping -- Detective Eva Texas and...everyone else!
- Finding POV Glitches -- Regency Historical featuring Lady Candee Bellbottom
- Shallow POV Vs. Deep Third POV -- Contemporary featuring poor Estelle the waitress (related to Maybelle)
From
my Contest Judging Workshop
(samples to test judge):
- A BEASTLY BEAUTY -- Historical
- THE DARK WIZARD -- Fantasy
- DATE WITH A VAMPIRE -- Contemporary Paranormal
- THE DEMON OF LOVE'S LONG NIGHT -- Contemporary Paranormal
- THE DETECTIVE AND THE FORGER -- Series Contemporary
- TO GAMBLE ON LOVE -- Series Contemporary
- MY LORD SPY -- Regency Historical
- NO EARTHLY CAPTIVE -- Futuristic
- NOWHERE TO HIDE -- Contemporary Paranormal Suspense
- TIMESWEPT LOVE -- Erotic Time Travel (words edited out)
Other Samples:
- LUCKY CHARMS -- Written for a contest on the Edittorrent blog for worst possible POV sample.
- How Not to Plot: MCRW Retreat Round Robin Part 1, 2005. I headed up (aka forced a bunch of people to participate in) a round robin at our annual retreat and turned it into an article. It will delight you like brownies.
- Part 2 of the Delightful Round Robin, 2005. See above, see directly above. Do not collect $200.
Note: With one exception, in the samples posted here, I am not intentionally imitating any author, published or unpublished, and my choices of subgenres, characters, plot points, etc, are no way intended to offend or pass judgment. In the case of the exception, my imitation is not meant as a criticism of said author's fiction but is a parody, which is protected by law.
Chapters Written for Avon FanLit in 2006
What is Avon FanLit, you ask? In 2006, Avon hosted a contest where hundreds of writers had the chance to write a chapter in an upcoming Avon novella entitled "These Wicked Games". They presented a premise each round, and everyone fell upon it like starving artists. My chapters were:
Out
of Time, Chick Lit Time Travel, Round 1 -- won a Fan's Choice Award for Best
Cross-Genre chapter
Touch Not the Cat, Regency Paranormal, Round 2
A Man
with a Plan, Regency Parody involving some Stooges, Round 4
The Turncoat Turns Again, Regency, Round 4
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