CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Today, as part of my attempt to release one title a week, I released one of my earlier short stories: Old Magic. Set in post-apocalyptic Melbourne, Old Magic is about a meeting between survivors, and has an underlying theme of the inheritance in bloodlines. After disaster and disease wipe out the world we know, powers carried by right of ancestry act as a sixth sense for trouble in a ruined city. Can she be the only one to have survived? Old Magic is one of the short stories that will be included in An Anthology of Bloodlines . It is currently available on Smashwords , but will be releasing from Kindle, Kobo, Nook and iTunes soon.

The Buried Blade When the grass in one of her uncle's fields starts to die, Amanda tries to work out why, but her uncle only sees stones, where she sees fragments of pottery. In a war as old as time, will Amanda convince her uncle of the truth, and remain unscathed, or will she fall under the control of an old and subtle power? The Buried Blade is a short tale of dark fantasy, which will later be incorporated into An Anthology of Blades . The Buried Blade can currently be found at Smashwords in most formats, but will soon be available on Amazon, Kobo, and iTunes

I’m not sure where this week went, but it did. I completed the following goals: Tier 1 Projects DarkFantasyNovel1B—Shadow Trap: Completed Edit 2/4, and base format; added 1,000 words. This project is currently 54 days ahead of schedule. Backburner Projects ShortStory24—The Buried Blade: Completed edit 4/4 and prepared for release. Publishing Tasks Created cover for ShortStory24 ; Formatted ShortStory24 for Kobo upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for Kindle upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for Smashwords upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for DriveThruFiction upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for CreateSpace print upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for CreateSpace large print upload. I foresee a busy couple of days of uploading new titles ahead—when my internet connection speeds up again. New Arrivals These ones arrived this week: DarkFantasy11A: based on the journeys of one of the characters who leaves in DarkFantasy1B.