CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Nothing is the second short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: It was dawn on the prairie. The sun rose, red-gold, in a sea of pale blue sky, and was reflected in apricots and peaches on a sea of ice-green grass. The soft morning wind did nothing to ease the winter cold from the air.   can be found in  Nothing is a science fiction tale in which humans and shapeshifters find themselves locked in a battle for supremacy after a colony ship crashes. Nothing is approximately 1,250 words in length.

Shadow Life is the first short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: I took a short cut down the alley. The moon was full, the night was late and I was alone. None of these things worried me.   can be found in Shadow Life is a contemporary paranormal urban horror which opens with Denie discovering the murder of Nicola, her lover. While Denie was sworn not to reveal the secrets of the night to Nicola, others were not so bound, and with Nicola’s death, Denie discovers just how much of a free spirit Nicola truly was. Her need for vengeance overrides her scruples about crossing the line between life and undeath, and Denie joins with the vampires in order to wreak justice on Nicola’s killer. Shadow Life is approximately 5,250 words in length.

A much more respectable effort this week. Still not ideal, but improving. Current Projects The following progress was made on my current projects: ·          Novella2A (PenName1): Added 5,000 words. ·          DarkFantasy1A: (Rewrite) Added 1,000 words. ·          SciFiNovel4: Revised first two chapters. Started fleshing out outline and backstory so writing could commence. ·          Anthology7: Four poems complete (see below). Three forms: two haiku series, one non-rhyming verse, and one 100-word non-rhyming paragraph. Publishing The following publishing tasks were completed this week: ·          Formatted and uploaded ShortStory12—Peace Flower to Amazon and Smashwords. ·          Updated blog x 3 ·          Updated Treaty Time details on social networking sites. ·          Updated Peace Flower details on social networking sites. Backburner The following backburner projects raised their heads for a bit of attention and got a bit of love in return: