CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

In this dark science-fiction short story: the colonists of Canon V live underground—those that can, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and then I try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Some listen. Most run screaming. With the creatures coming more often, the last thing any of us expected was corporate intervention. Is it a deal worth taking, or would we be better off in the caves? You can find it here: https://books2read.com/u/bxxLWv

This week’s short story takes us from shapeshifters on the moon to a distant world where creatures come through interdimensional rifts to slaughter. Welcome to Fate in the Sun. On Canon V, the colonists live underground—those that can, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and then I try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Some listen. Most run away screaming. With the creatures coming more often, now, the last thing any of us expected was for corporate intervention. Now, we just have to work out if they’re offering a deal worth taking, or if we’d be better off in the caves. Fate in the Sun is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/4DoZee . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you go and check it out?  

It's been a busy week, so Fate in the Sun - my first release for October - is also available on pre-order from Smashwords and Amazon. It's a short story, so I won't be releasing it as a paperback, until next year's short works collection. On Canon V, the colonists live underground—those that can, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and then I try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Some listen. Most run away screaming. With the creatures coming more often, now, the last thing any of us expected was for corporate intervention. Now, we just have to work out if they’re offering a deal worth taking, or if we’d be better off in the caves.

Even though last week was the first week back at university, I still managed a bit on the writing and publishing front – but now I know I’m in for a heavy few weeks. This semester, with no supervisors anywhere to be found for any of the nine questions I’d be interested in chasing for an Honours or PhD, I’m gearing up to go writing full-time next year. This semester, I can’t afford to put my writing and publishing on the back-burner in favour of my academics. Things are going to get “interesting”.   Week 4 Progress New words produced: 6,329 Outlines and Notes: 0 Works completed: 1 ( Wheelchair Mermaid ) Works completely edited: 1 ( C.M. Simpson: Short Works from 2014, Vol. 3 – Fantasy & Urban Fantasy ) Covers created: 1 ( Fate in the Sun ) Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 6,150 (all now deleted as I cannot sustain the work required for that series of blogs for the next four months) University Prep and Assignments: ...

Fate in the Sun is due for release on October 6, 2017, and is currently in the editing stage that occurs prior to pre-order format and upload, which should be complete by the end of the week. On Canon V, the colonists live underground—those that can, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and then I try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Some listen. Most run away screaming. With the creatures coming more often, now, the last thing any of us expected was for corporate intervention. Now, we just have to work out if they’re offering a deal worth taking, or if we’d be better off underground.