CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Just got the new cover for my February release - a dark, post-apocalyptic, urban fantasy short story, A Legacy of Elves , which will soon be available for pre-order. A Legacy of Elves EBook Cover The sun was setting and the trolls were out when we discovered the chapel. From the get-go it seemed almost too good to be true, but we needed refuge from the trolls. Between them, the dust smugglers, the pixie and the unicorns, we mighta bitten off more’n we could chew, but if we could survive this little fracas, we just might have found ourselves a home... we really needed a home… A Legacy of Elves is a short post-apocalyptic story set in a world where civilisation has been all but wiped out by a tsunami of magic, plague and natural disaster. Trolls and other creatures of legend and fairytale roam the land, and human survivors must build a new life, but everything comes at a cost, and some costs are more visible than others.

In December 2015, I started on two challenges: The Story-A-Week Challenge and the Holiday Extension Challenge . I didn’t start until the second week of December which means I needed to complete three short stories, and three chapter books in order to meet the challenge. I started the challenge late in the second week, and still completed the short story challenge, but I didn’t manage to complete the chapter book. That took me until the last week in December. So, the titles of what was completed for the challenges are as follows: The Story-A-Week Challenge Week 2: Seppelitus : added around 4,000 words for a total of 13,500 words – and now scheduled for release in December 2016; Week 3: The Severine Sidestep : added around 2,500 words for a total of 5,300 words – now under submission; Week 4: Rendezvous at Raptor’s Rest : added around 9,672 words for a total of 11,239 words – and now scheduled for release in January 2017. The Holiday Extension Challenge Week 2: ...

The main lessons I learned last week were that new habits are hard to establish, and that I have a long way to go to being physically fit. I also learned that persistence pays off, so I’m sticking with that one. I also achieved my official goal of 2,000 words/day, and got closer to writing a consistent 4,000 publishable words/day. Baby steps… baby steps… Overview   New words produced: 18,153 Old words revised: 0 Outlines and Notes: 1,046 Works completed: 1 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 1 Works published: 1 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 195 University Prep and Assignments: 0 Story-A-Week Challenge Update Completed: ShortStory630— Rendezvous at Raptor’s Rest : now scheduled for release January 13, 2017. Holiday Extension Challenge Update Started: Chapbook14J— Legacy of Hearts (Wheelchair Adventures #3): reached 7,252 words out of a projected 6,000 words, but not yet complete. Publishing Tasks ...