CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Today, we turn a living-room-kitchenette into a family room, and add a study nook to an upstairs hallway:

The search to impress the web-walker continues...and so does leveling up our skills:  

When the Otherworld reconnected, criminal investigation got a lot more...interesting... This short piece comes from the Pixie Dust urban fantasy setting.

What am I writing to, today? Well, it starts with this and the rest of the playlist follows. Time to work.

About working for a future in the stars:

It's a little bit about Ginger, and a little bit about Mei...and a little bit about finding bloodstones for equipment upgrades, too:    

Banished from the village and still not done scheming, Alno draws Daryon and Selene into another of his great ideas:

Long day writing. Work continues on three projects. Today I wrote for the work-for-hire, and then laid down some more words on The Undiscovered , Book 3 of the Strays of Lunar One series. Here's a short extract from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Oliver was doing on the Xanil ship had to be seen to be believed. He’d slammed open the door, and was rampaging down the corridor, taking out whatever crewman was unfortunate enough to be in his way. His wolf didn’t differentiate between perpetrator and someone from a different department. As far as it was concerned they were all guilty. Lewis followed, keeping his back clear and shooting anyone who tried to come at them from the other direction. He kept Aylin safe, too, letting the girl travel between him and the alpha, but giving her a clear line of fire as soon as he realized she could shoot. And where did she learn to do t

Not all elves have appeared in fairy tales, and some incursions beg a new understanding of the myths.  

Farming and a friendship quest for gold become the focus for Zorah's day:

Fishing and foraging is the name of the day as we pit ourselves against some winter fish and a hardwood challenge:    

Edits began today, on The Unwanted, the second book of the Strays of Lunar One series. In this, Oliver and Lewis are once again on the run. This scene occurs just prior to their departure from Alpha 9: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Nettles?” Oliver asked, as a dapper gentleman in a white suit jacket stepped out of the small craft’s hatch. He was jerked back inside, as four of the guards closed ranks and jogged to block Oliver and Lewis’s path, raising their blasters as they came. Oliver skidded to a halt, and glanced over at his friend. “Was this part of the plan?” Lewis shook his head. “Roof top was supposed to be empty.” Oliver looked at the guards, who’d stopped and now formed a line in front of them. “Uh huh.” He glanced over at the door and then back at Lewis. “So, is it?” “Is it what?” Lewis had started to raise his hands, and Oliver was tempted to follow his exampl

Th re-vamp continues as we work on parents and children's bedrooms in the two-story semi-detached house in House Flipper:

Alta tries, once again, to impress the web walker...and then discovers a baker in need and a tinker with apprentice problems:

This piece is written to include different perspectives of viewing the stars and humanity's place among them:

The next stage of the Portia storyline begins, with the arrival of a famous stranger:

Seelie politics...and trolls... This is one of my favorite settings to write in:  

Helping out can be hazardous to your help, as Daryon and Selene discover: 

Written as a response to a classic, oh *so* many moons ago...

I know it's in here somewhere...

A little bit of peace and quiet at Wahoo Beach:

Flash fiction, it's where I go to explore worlds and concepts...and sometimes to write and see what comes out. This piece is about losing a home, gaining a home, and the meaning of belonging...as it might be seen by someone living in a distant and very different future:

Now we're not so worried about cost, it's time to have a little fun with this renovation:  

The resource hunt in Portia can be...challenging...