CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Miss Delight and Odyssey universe came out of some of the pieces in my first flash fiction collection. They were unexpected, and a lot of fun to write, and a new writing universe was born. This short story sets the stage for the entry of yet another character, Melerom, whose story is due to release in a fortnight, and it ties it to the universe of "The Reptiles' Blade". "Miss Delight's Mistake" is another short story to choose this setting as its home, and it released today. People are disappearing on the close archaeological world of Jehornak, including an Odyssey operative’s sister, but that’s not why he’s there. It seems other people have gone missing, too, people with relatives rich enough to pay Odyssey to discover exactly what is happening in the mysterious cavern known as The Ballroom. However, when things go south on the mission, can Agent Delight keep her reputation, and make sure her operative comes out alive Miss Delight's Mistake i

Very busy week. Still having trouble balancing everything, with the recommencement of university classes, but getting closer.   Overview New words produced: 8,597 Old words revised: 0 Outlines and Notes: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 1,249 University Prep and Assignments: 639 Story-A-Week Catch-Up Challenge Update Completed the Week 5 short story, an urban fantasy set in the Australian bush, which came in at 8,615 words. Stepping Up Challenge Update Languages: progressing, but patchy. Non-Fiction Reading: class-related stuff only. Ingress Challenge Updates Via Lux Medal Progress: 340/300 medals earned Publishing Tasks Created 3 blog posts for this blog; Uploaded all outstanding short story titles to DriveThruFiction; Updated sales and title records; Updated poetry records New Arrivals The following pieces arrived last week and