CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The final book in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey series is due to release in just a few day's time. This is it's cover - as created by Moonchild Ljilja at Fantasy Book Designs. Judge, jury and executioners—the lizardine are holding court and all humankind stands before them. They’ll bring us to heel, or they’ll destroy us all…and they have the means. Getting their emissary to the courtroom and then home again should be an easy matter—but some people just don’t know what’s good for them. With pirates, mercs and corps gone bad we’ve got our work cut out. The only question is whether we can keep our charge—and all humanity—alive. NOTE: The main character swears like a sailor, and the support cast aren’t much better. If swears bother you, then this story may not be to your taste.

Day 16 was, for some reason I can't remember, a very short work day. Words still got done, but not as many as I would have liked: Starting Words: 62,678 Finishing Words: 66,505 Words Written: 3,825 Other Words: 980 Other Project/Project Aspects Advanced: 2 Excerpt: In which Oliver and Angelie have a battle of wills: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oliver and Lewis exchanged glances and came a little bit closer. It wasn’t hard to act like they thought he was going to change his mind…or like what they were doing was going to get them into a lot of trouble. After another cautious glance at Rohim, they moved forward. This time they split up, Oliver circling around behind the table so he could sit beside Angelie, while Lewis slunk over to Giselle and set his chin on her thigh. “Ssshhh,” she told him, sneaking a bit of bacon off her plate and sliding it under his nose. “And then