CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

With the essay written and handed in, a little more got done between May 3-10, but then I had some study to catch up on, and yet another test. Overview New words produced: 0 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 0 Publishing Tasks Created 1 blog post for this blog; Created 4 blog posts for the C.M. Simpson Publishing blog ; Formatted and uploaded Anna and the Rock Dragons to Kindle; Formatted and uploaded Anna and the Rock Dragons to Draft2Digital; Formatted and uploaded 365 Days of Flash Fiction to Draft2Digital; Updated title records to include Draft2Digital uploads; Formatted and uploaded 365 Days of Poetry to Draft2Digital; Updated a release roster; Completed pre-format edit of Orb Wielder chapters 1-10; Formatted and uploaded Ducky to Omnilit; Formatted and uploaded A Battle of Minds to Draft2Digital; Updated title rec...

This week, I started uploading titles to Draft2Digital , as well as continuing the release of Anna and the Rock Dragons and Ducky . Going over the story records I've been updating, I've noticed I missed putting some titles up, and I'll be working to fill in those gaps as well. In the meantime, I'm in the middle of editing another of Carlie Simonsen's novellas - this one's a more traditional fantasy tale, where a group of heroes cross between worlds to ensure an artifact makes it into right hands. In the meantime, you can now find Anna and the Rock Dragons at Amazon in Kindle Format and  at DriveThruFiction in PDF. When Anna heads out to her family’s country cottage for the holidays, she has no idea what lies in store. Chosen as the Key Bearer and Door Finder for a race of exiled dragons, Anna soon finds herself being hunted by a nightmare from local legend, while racing against a mining magnate set to make his fortunes by turning the dragons int...

Danzer is a VR combat star. Unfortunately, somebody wants him dead. Is it a private vendetta from someone he’s defeated, a disgruntled fan, or someone else entirely. Whoever they are, their poetry stinks, but its meaning is clear. Security personnel for the VR games insist on overseeing the match between him and his most dangerous opponent, but no one knows if it will be enough. Will Security succeed in their intervention, or will their efforts result in more than Danzer losing their lives? A Battle of Minds is a speculative science fiction short story about what the world of virtual gaming might be like. It is available from Smashwords , Kobo, Kindle, Amazon, Nook and Kobo. It will one day be incorporated into An Anthology of Minds . Fi rst Page: A Battle of Minds The words stood out, stark and black, against the thick white paper, but Danzer didn’t notice the quality of the page, only the words… and the threat inherent within them. The twist and grap...