CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Yes, all true. There are only two days left before The Expanding Universe 11  disappears from ebook (and KU) form. While it will remain available in paperback, this 600+ page collection of science fiction will shed its much cheaper and more portable form for good, so if digital is your preferred way of reading, you'll need to pick it up before it goes. You can find a copy at the links below, on Amazon only, and only until December 14, 2025 (US time):  Links: US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM AU - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM What's it About? The universe waits for no one…these are a few of its stories. Aliens, explorers, adventurers, warriors, and more, together in one dynamic collection. War doesn’t care about human or alien. The soldiers fight, and they fight hard, as if their lives depend on it. Because they do. What Stories are in It? The Librarian and the ...

  It’s May…and I’ve been working on trying to prioritise making words over all the other things I need to be doing, both as a publisher and a content creator. I had to find a balance after a bad co-op experience with another writer, a doubly bad experience in the last day job, and several biggish Life hits that came a little close together for easy recovery. So, May…a writing challenge, and a confession: I have been making words, but not as many as I should be, and I’ve been having trouble producing them with the consistency needed. Sure, I could make excuses to go with circumstances: I had a lot to do in the production side of things (which I still do), and RL admin took a lot of time and precedence (and it still does), and blah, blah, blah…and maybe those things are valid and I should be cutting myself some slack, but the end result is the same—not enough words. So, with the work schedule finally sorted eight-and-a-half months post-day-job, it’s time to focus on words—at ...

My short story, 'The Warrior's Path,' has been accepted into the science-fiction anthology, The Expanding Universe Volume 11 to be published later this year. In the meantime, the anthology is available for pre-order at: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DZ1398ZM What's it About? In short: Dying is easy; it's working out how to live long enough to win that's hard.