CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

These are the titles released this month: C.M. Simpson: Short Stories and Poems from 2013: Remnants to Recent Years (1988-2012) This year’s anthology consists of all the short stories and poems that I created, or discovered in my files and rewrote in 2013, regardless of whether or not they were released. The tales are taken from completed anthologies, and anthologies to come, from my blog, and from my notebooks. Most are published, but some are not. This year’s anthology is two volumes long. I have divided them up chronologically, according to when the stories were first created and completed. This is the first volume, and it covers work from 1988 to 2012 and is a mix of poetry, flash fiction and short stories. You can find it on Smashwords , Amazon-Kindle, OmniLit and DriveThruFiction. C.M. Simpson: Short Stories and Poems from 2013: The Year Just Gone (2013) Last year’s anthology consisted only of the short stories and poems published in 2012. This year’s a

So, after some directed reading and research, I just kinda browsed over a number of blogs and this is what I read all the way to the end. Writery bits Dean Wesley Smith http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/writing-in-public-month-11-day-14/ http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/writing-in-public-month-11-day-15/ http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/writing-in-public-month-11-day-19/ http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/writing-in-public-month-11-day-18/ http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/great-deal-on-books-from-anderson-sanderson-resnick-mccaffrey-and-rusch/ http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/writing-in-public-month-11-day-17/ http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/writing-in-public-month-11-day-16/ Imogene Nix http://www.imogenenix.com/the-blog/50k30day-how-far-can-i-go Kristine Kathryn Rusch: http://kriswrites.com/2014/06/18/a-pleasant-surprise-i-hope/ http://kriswrites.com/2014/06/06/retrieval-artist-update-4/ http://kriswrites.com/2014/05/27/retrieval-artist-update-3/ Tymber

So, June was university holidays, so there was a little bit more time for everything, including reading. I'm still reading through my Laurell K. Hamilton collection. Laurell K. Hamilton is a mistress of dark paranormal urban fantasy, another genre I enjoy reading. Here's what I read this month. You can find out more about LAURELL K. HAMILTON at the following sites: http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurell_K._Hamilton http://www.randomhouse.com/features/lkhamilton/

I see them when the weather warms, and then they go away again. Autumn was when this shot was taken, and now it's winter and they are gone. I will celebrate them again in spring when they re-emerge from wherever it is they have gone. You can find out more about the Australian leaf-curling spider here: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Leaf-curling-Spider

Hey all So, last month was a bit of a downer for blogs being read - something to do with exams and assessments for uni taking precedence... who'da thought? And I had to prioritise writing over blogging. So, with the university break, I got to writing a few blogs, and catching up on the back-log of bloggery I wanted to read. My first foray was sparked by an article on the Amazon vs Hachette debate, and rambled into legalities and author earnings. The reading below took an hour and a half, which is probably enough time to spend in one day. So, if you're a writer, or a reader, or curious about any of the below topics, go click on the linkery and see what you can discover. Be aware that there are mixed views present and not all reflect my own opinion. I read to keep informed and then make up my own mind. I encourage you to do the same. Independent Publishing: Author Earnings: http://authorearnings.com/ http://authorearnings.com/the-tenured-vs-debut-author-report/ J.A. K

An englyn is a form of Welsh or Cornish verse, with a reputation of being hard to master. It has several different variants, all of which are governed by strict rules. This week, we’ll look at the englyn penfyr. The englyn penfyr consists of a three-line verse. The first line has 10 syllables, the second has 7, and the third has 7. The rhyme is introduced in the seventh, eighth or ninth syllable of the first line, and repeated at the end of the next two lines. The fourth syllable of the second lines uses rhyme or consonance to echo the last syllable of the first line. Cloud Dragons I looked into the sky and saw the clouds roared over loud, flying free, dragons, burning field and tree. Why don’t you give it a try? Try writing at least one englyn penfyr for each day of the week. You can find out more about how to write englyns from the following sites: http://www.volecentral.co.uk/vf/englyn.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englyn http://www.poetrysoup.com/poe

This week started where last week left off… with studying for an exam. Not a lot of writing—or anything else—happened until Thursday. Overview New words produced: 3,290 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 1 (5 platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: XX Tier 1 Tasks Annual 13: Added 1,412 words Annual 14: Added 171 words Publishing Tasks Created 10 blog posts for this blog; New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Poem383—Voices in the Mist: a horror poem about voices in the mist; ShortStory316—The Mist and the Misting of the Mind: a piece of flash speculative fiction about psychics and the mist ShortStory317—Prince Charming Comes to Town: a piece of flash science fantasy fiction about a royal visit Poem384—The Ice Queen: a dark fantasy sestet about an ice queen; Poem385—Have all the Dragons Gone and Died?: a fantasy kyrielle about the l