Category: free short stories

NYC Midnight 2014 Short Story Challenge, Round 1

I don’t usually enter writing contests, other than the annual NaNoWriMo challenge. A short story challenge was brought to my attention about a month ago and I was intrigued. There are multiple rounds and with each one the word count and time-frame to write the story gets smaller. The writer is given a genre, topic, and character for the story. My first heat was: romance, fire, reporter.

I was absolutely thrilled to get romance as my first genre. However, when I wrote the initial story I didn’t put enough of the topic in there. Fire was supposed to be integral to the story. My first try, Heating Things Up, can be found here. 

I won’t know until March 24th if I made it past the first round. My final submission to the contest, Hearts on Fire, can be found here. Feel free to let me know what you think.

2012 Summer Reading Trail

As a reader, I LOVE finding free stories on the web, especially when it’s by an author I’ve never read before. Free stories are a way to discover new authors, meet new characters and fall in love with new worlds. 

As an author, I LOVE writing stories I can post for free on the web. It’s a way for me to try out new things and experiment in new worlds or with new types of characters I’ve never tried before. It’s a way for me to give voice to some fleeting thoughts I have that might not be substantial enough for a full book. And most importantly, it’s a way for me to attract readers who might not have tried me out yet without asking for their hard earned money.

Last year I was happy to be a part of the Summer Reading Trail. What is it? Exactly what it sounds like. It’s a series of free stories in various genres by various authors offered during the summer months. Every single month has it’s own list of stories. June is already available. I’m sorry to say I didn’t prepare a story quickly enough for it, but I promise I have one ready now.

Click on the link at the end of this post to see the full 2012 Summer Reading Trail. You’ll find a freebie from me for July entitled Mating Instinct. It’s a whole new world I’ve decided to play around in. I hope ya’ll enjoy it.

http://summertreadingtrail.weebly.com/

My Newest Writing Venture

Coming Soon! A new way to enjoy free reads from some excellent authors in all genres of romance, including me! Once a week a new author will post a free short story (1K-5K words) for your reading pleasure. All you have to do is visit the blog listed on the picture above. We would LOVE it if you also choose to follow the blog and post comments from time to time, however there is no obligation to do so. Everyone can access the blog and read the free short stories. So, mark your calendars and be sure to join us!