CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Waaay back in June I released a short story called The Depredides Dance , because those events happened straight after the ones in the novel, Mack ‘n’ Me: Origins . In today’s release, Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour , those events come back to bite the crew of the Shady Marie , and form the basis of the story. However, as one of my beta readers told me, you don’t need to have read either of those two stories (or even books two or three) to enjoy this one—although you might find yourself wanting to read all of them, afterwards. Abby hauled me off the ship before Tens had a chance to stop her—and that’s okay, because I already owed Abs a favour. In fact, it was better than okay, because it showed us how much trouble we hadn’t known we were in. But going against the Star Shadow hunt pack? Nullifying their contract to keep ourselves unchained and at large? That was gonna be something else entirely. Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour is the fourth science-fictio...

Home Aboard the Heartbreak is a science-fiction short story based in Fireside Creations’s The Lost 77 Worlds setting , and it was recently accepted for the next Apocalyptic Space anthology. I wrote Home Aboard the Heartbreak in early December, and received an acceptance shortly thereafter. You can FIND OUT MORE about The Lost 77 Worlds Setting HERE and the Apocalyptic Space anthologies HERE . AND you can order the first Apocalyptic Space Anthology HERE .

I’m excited to announce that Mack ‘n’Me: The Transporter’s Favour , the fourth book in the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series will release, in ebook form, four days before Christmas. You can PREORDER IT NOW from most major ebook retailers. Abby hauled me off the ship before Tens had a chance to stop her—and that’s okay, because I already owed Abs a favour. In fact, it was better than okay, because it showed us how much trouble we hadn’t known we were in. But going against the Star Shadow hunt pack? Nullifying their contract to keep ourselves unchained and at large? That was gonna be something else entirely. Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour is the fourth science-fiction novel set in the Odyssey universe . NOTE: The main character swears like a sailor, and the support cast aren’t much better. If swears bother you, this this story may not be to your taste.

The Lost Bells of Angarune is a fantasy short story set in the world of the Dragonscales RPG . I submitted it to Fireside Creations in September, was excited to have it accepted into the Dragonscales Anthology, Volume 1 in October, and have just learned that it will release in January 2019. Talk about an awesome way to start next year! The Dragonscales Anthology is the only place you'll be able to find The Lost Bells of Angarune. The Dragonscales Anthology will be available in both paperback and Kindle ebook formats, and you can PREORDER the paperback NOW from THIS SITE .

November had a tricky start, and was spent writing the second novel in the current fantasy series, as well as writing a piece of flash, and two short stories: one for December (coming out this Friday), and one for Fireside Creation’s upcoming Apocalyptic Space Anthology, Vol. 2 , which was accepted on Monday, making a great start to the week and the month of December: Progress: November 2018 Administrative Hours: 25 hours, 23 minutes Acceptances: 0 Bloggery: 0 New words produced: 90,979 Outlines and Notes: 14,697 Words compiled: 273,574 ( Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey Omnibus #1 ) Works completed:4 (1 short-story submission, one novel under contract, 1 piece of flash, Where Else but Waverran ) Works edited: 3 (1 short-story submission, 1 novel under contract, Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey Omnibus #1 ) Covers created: 2 ( Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey Omnibus #1 , What Happens on Axis 58… ) Works formatted: 4 (1 short-st...

Today’s new release is a short story set in the Mack ‘n’ Me section of the Odyssey universe. It takes place after Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour , the fourth book in the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series , which will also be released this month. Where Else but Waverran can be found at most major ebook retailers AT THIS LINK: Snow, trolls, dustrunners, blackmailing werewolves, and mercenary elves… From the sun-drenched outback to the snows of a distant world, Mathilda Mathieson is in trouble. Dodging a drunken promise to a werewolf while trying not to coerce the love of her life, and rescuing pixies from dustrunners on a distant world are just the start. . The stakes are high. If she gets it wrong on Waverran, the unicorns and pixies won’t be the only ones to lose it all.