CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

In his blog entry of the 6 th June 2012, Pen Monkey, Chuck Wendig, shared this advice on his Terrible Minds blog : “Finish your shit” ( http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/06/06/the-secret-to-writing/ ; Chuck Wendig) and “Try very hard not to suck.” ( http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/06/06/the-secret-to-writing/ ; Chuck Wendig) Why do these stand amongst my favourite quotes?  Because the first reflects where I was at with my writing at the time and confirmed what I had started to do to move it forward, and the second reflects one of the fears that gets in the way of many writers publishing or submitting their work for publication.  So, even though we've never met, thank you, Mr. Wendig.  

Peace Flower is the sixth short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: Shoru fell amidst the fighting. Her basket flew from her hand and disappeared beneath booted feet and metal-shod hooves. The peonies were trampled and the scent of crushed herbs mingled with the smell of blood.   can be found in Peace Flower is a fantasy short story set at a time of battle, where the future of a race of hereditary sorceresses rests on the outcome of the war. It is approximately 4,500 words in length. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us was released in late July 2012.

On a Ship Called Mythicus has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the first story in An Anthology of Worlds It is a science fiction comedic parody in which a space ship crewed by creatures of myth and legend chase down a pirate . On a Ship Called Mythicus is approximately 5,188 words in length , and is the first short story in the fourth Simpson Anthology— An Anthology of Worlds .   can be found in An Anthology of Worlds will be released in mid-September 2012.

An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us, the third of the Simpson Anthologies, has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This collection of short stories is set around the theme that not everyone who appears to be human is human, that there are other races hiding amongst us, and that there might be a concrete reason why legends of shapeshifters and vampires exist. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us is approximately 19,500 words in length and contains the previously published short stories:   Shadow Life ; Nothing ; Esmeralda and the Breeze ; Nurse ; Treaty Time ; and Peace Flower .

Despite a busy start to the week, with the return to school and yet another change to the work routine, progress was made as follows: Current Projects I worked on the following current projects this week: ·          DarkFantasy2A: Revised Chapters 1-23, added 3,000 words; Publishing The following publishing tasks were completed this week: ·          Updated An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us on Shelfari; ·          Updated blog four times; ·          Completed cover art and design for Anthology4 – An Anthology of Worlds and individual stories; ·          Formatted and uploaded ShortStory17 – On a Ship Called Mythicus to Smashwords; ·          Formatted and uploaded ShortStory17 – On a Ship Called Mythicus to Kindle; ·          Updated Author Central pages for Amazon US, UK, FR, and DE; and ·          Caught up with industry, publisher, agent and author blogs subscribed to on Reader. Backburner I made the following changes to backburner projects