Creator of Odd Fiction

I make things, most of them strange, some of them good. Check out my published works here.

~ Featured Free Fiction ~

Short Story: First the Flame, Second the Bell

~ Out and About ~

screenshot of the post from Rockstar Lit titled To Be Continued — I collaborated on a musical, magical short story with RockstarLit Book Asylum!

Screenshot from The Protagonist Speaks — Smythe was interviewed on The Protagonist Speaks! (Fictional Interview)

screenshot from tales from the asylum on RockstarLit — Exclusive Short Story: Tales from the Asylum

screenshot from my post on TBR — I was a guest for Self-Publishing Fantasy Month! Expectation vs Reality: My Self-Publishing Debut

galaxy — On the Blog: I am a Sensitive Badass: Autism, Anxiety, and Seeing the Doubleclicks Live

screenshot from libreture of Books & Bone — BOOKS & BONE was reviewed on Libreture!

screenshot of a blog post from aldergrove fiction — I was a guest on Alder's Grove Fiction: 'The Internet Paid for My Book to be Published!'

screenshot of a blog post from the reading life — I was a guest on The Reading Life: 'How My Username Became My Pen-Name'

screenshot from the reader's den — I was a guest on The Reader's Den: 'Turning Horror Into Hope and Humour'

You can find me on Mastodon for a peek into my life, on Twitter for publishing updates and book talk, and on Wattpad for a look into the future of my fiction writing.

If you enjoy my work, it would mean a lot to me if you would support me on Patreon or even buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi.

Thanks for visiting.

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Books

~ Published Works ~

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Books & Bone by Victoria Corva. Cover: A witchy girl is holding an ancient tome. She is wearing black robes and a satchel full of books. She stands in a tomb surrounded by green wispy mist with skulls in it. — Book One of Tombtown. The family business is raising the dead; Ree has other ambitions. She's going to resurrect the ancient magic of shapeshifting, but might doom her necromantic hometown in the process. A librarians-and-necromancy fantasy with small town charm in a city of the dead. Click for a full description.

Familiar & Flame by Victoria Corva. Cover: smoke rises over a dark background. — A Tombtown Novelette. The Toothday Festival is approaching and with it a new kind of challenge for Usther: first love. But love between rival necromancers can be dangerous. Click for a full description.

Letters from Tombtown by Victoria Corva. Cover: a red skull on a white background. — Tombtown Special Content, including realistically rendered handwritten letters. Click for a full description.

Making Friends. Cover: A cat with glowing eyes and stitches. — A Tombtown Short Story. Witch's granddaughter Gretel and her trusty feline companion set out to make a friend. Click for a full description.

Cover for Tinker & Terror featuring lots of wisps of green amgic — A Tombtown Short Story. Veritas' latest experiment isn't going as well as he hoped. But perhaps the travelling tinker passing through town can provide another pair of hands ... Click for a full description.

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Text Games

I’m making a series of interactive fiction & text games using Twine, an open source tool for telling non-linear stories. This has been extremely rewarding as well as requiring me to develop an entirely new skillset, and I hope you’ll enjoy the results!

~ Character Creators ~

<a href="https://vicorva.itch.io/cats-of-mystic-stars-victoria-corva">Cats of Mystic Stars by Victoria Corva</a>

~ Interactive Fiction ~

<a href="https://vicorva.itch.io/wyrden">Wyrden. by Victoria Corva</a>

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Soul Jar Podcast

Soul Jar is an episodic fantasy podcast following Gretel Gravetalker, a teenage “necromancer-on-the-rise” as she attempts to bind her soul into a crystal jar by feeding it a constant story of her life. Each episode takes us deeper into Gretel’s past, as well as revealing new complications in the present.

Gretel is a consummate “classic” necromancer — ambitious, bitter, and hungry for vengeance. But she’s also a young woman trying to find her way in a world that has shunned her, and her journey may not end the way she thinks.

Listen to Soul Jar:

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Writing Vlog

I’m audio vlogging about my experiences as a writer and as a human. It’s rough and rambling and my accent goes on an adventure of its own — and I think pretty accurately captures what it’s like to be a writer with no clue but the determination to do something.

I’m not someone who has all (or any) of the answers, so it’s less of a writing class and more a peek into one writer’s life. My hope is that charting my struggles and successes will help other writers feel less isolated.

You can listen to it on Youtube.

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Contact & About Me

To contact me for business matters, you can reach me at my email address victoriacorvabooks(at)gmail.com. I’m usually pretty quick to respond.

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About Me

Some things about me:

I’m a professional audiobook narrator! I read the Harry Potter books to my partner years ago and discovered a love of reading aloud and a little narcissism about my own voice (I’m allowed to be a little narcisstic, right?). Now people pay me to record their books!
I trained in and adore animal behaviour and spend a lot of time studying wildlife. A particular area of wonder for me is birds; an area of comfort is pets.
I’m autistic and this has been a big revelation for me and explained a lot about my life. I didn’t get diagnosed until I was 26 but it turns out basically everyone else already knew!
I spent most of my life with the disclaimer ‘not actually a witch’, but nobody believed me and I guess time does tell because I’m a moon witch-in-training now and it feels a lot like home.
If you hear me talking about my familiar, don’t panic: that’s my cat, Merlin. As far as we can tell, I’m the more demonic of the pair. He’s a very good witch’s companion.

I write about what fascinates me, but not necessarily what I love. That so much of my work focuses on necromancers makes sense but in an odd way. You see, I’m terrified of death and the dead. So … to write about the things that scare me — to humanize and sometimes humourize them — that’s where I find a deep well of creativity.

As for Dungeons & Dragons: it’s amazing to take something that has had such a profound effect on my life and turn it into fiction. Maybe others will relate to the story. Maybe it will bring others to the hobby. All I know is that I love writing about the experience.

If you want to get to know me, I’m shy on Twitter and I never shut-up on Mastodon. Visit me at either: I’m quite awkward but always happy for someone to say hello!