CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

These are the blogs that made me stop and read all the way to the end, in December 2013. Enjoy! Writery Bits Here are some sites likely to interest writers: http://conflux.org.au/conflux-writers-day-2/ : About a writers' day in Canberra, ACT, Australia; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amie-kaufman/why-everyone-should-read-_b_4414521.html?utm_hp_ref=tw : About why reading science fiction is important; http://www.indierecon.org/2013/09/mark-your-calendars-indierecon-2014.html : an on-line writers' event; http://jwmanus.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/calibre-word-and-mobi-a-tale-of-three-programs/ : advice on converting to different publishing formats; http://www.writersofthefuture.com/node/773 : Winners of the Writers of the Future 4th quarter; http://kriswrites.com/2013/12/04/the-business-rusch-the-fierce-urgency-of-now-discoverability-part-3/ : Advice on the business of writing; http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=11059 : exploding writing myths about misunderstood aspects o...

You can find the links to each of the preceding episodes of the Babes in London adventure sequence HERE . To play or run this game you will need the following: PLAYERS: Fireborn Player's Handbook ; GAME MASTERS: Fireborn Gamemaster's Handbook ; This is a piece of fan fiction. It is NOT endorsed or acknowledged by Fantasy Flight Game s; it is IN NO WAY official; it DOES NOT indicate any form of relationship between myself and Fantasy Flight Games; and I DO NOT CLAIM any of the setting specific material or setting specific concepts as my own. Warning: Due to a lack of playtesters, this section has yet to be tested. GMs may need to adjust opponents to suit the level of your PCs. PLAYERS SHOULD NOT READ BEYOND THIS POINT                 SCENE 4C – MUSEUM INVESTIGATION It was surprisingly easy to gain an interview with Professor Angelina McKay. She was ‘between projects, you know’. Her office ...

After repeated customer feedback, indicating there was a large proportion of customers who would not buy Fisherpriest because it might belong the the Christian fantasy genre, I decided to change the title. I was also unhappy with my original cover, and decided now was the best time to change that, too. So, please welcome The Priestess, the Prince and the Dragon , with its new cover. If you have already purchased Fisherpriest , you do not need to purchase The Priestess, the Prince and the Dragon as well. The content, apart from the title page an explanation in the Author's Notes and an updated Other Works by this Author page, remain the same. The story is unchanged. When the two halves of her soul rejoin, Linna finds herself in a city she does not recognize on a world she thought existed only in her imagination. To make matters worse, the god she serves has rejected her, and she is captured and sold to four princes from a distant land, who require a priest of the sea...

A busy week, as all pre-Christmas weeks can be. One more day of work to do, and then we have some time off. I’m thinking a little bit more writing might get done, but there is also a lot of study vying for attention—and family. It will be nice to spend some time with family, too. Overview New words produced: 3,376 Old words revised: 1,541 Works completed: 14 (14 short works to be included in 2 longer works) Works revised: 11 (11 short works to be included in 2 longer works) Covers created: 1 (1-3 variations) Works published: 0 (2-3 release platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 1 Tasks Annual13: added 1,750 words Annual14: added 3,167words Extra Tasks Anthology32: added 2,000 words. Anthology46: added 2,000 words. Publishing Tasks Created 2 blog posts for this blog; New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Anthology46: collection of urban fantasy noir (but not romantic) pieces of short fict...