CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I almost forgot this was a release week. I've been so busy trying to get everything else ready that the day just slipped... that, and I got really sidetracked writing Mack 'n' Me and Side Shift , as well as suckered by Shades while I was editing it. Love it when a story drags me under during edits, but I hate neglecting any of them so, without more ado, here is Freeman's Choice . It's my first science fiction fantasy novel, one of my earliest novels (although that might not be such a plus), the kick-off for a new novel setting, and was a lot of fun to write. Like most things, it was a journey of discovery, and the stories it has spawned will take me a little bit to get to you, but they're coming. In the meantime, you can find Freeman's Choice at Smashwords (in all available formats), DriveThruFiction (as a PDF), Amazon (as a kindle ebook), CreateSpace (as a large print trade paperback), and via Draft2Digital, CreateSpace, and Smashwords distribution. ...

This last week, I found myself still a long way behind my release schedule, with August’s first release in dire need of final touches and uploading, and the next two August releases pressing. Those are collections; they are horrible to format and take more time. So, my walking got cut, Babes got trimmed, Ingress and Pokego were minimised, with work on Operation Portal Recon almost nil. I also realised I was falling behind in the work for six other collections – the type of work that shouldn’t be done in a block – so I got that back on track. The other thing is that this is the week before classes start back at university so that admin required attention. As if that wasn’t enough, my better half hurt his back and required a lot of assistance for the basics, and school returned. I know life happens, but, boy, did it happen this week, so, a lot re-prioritisation occurred. For those of you who noticed the last Babes post was on Friday – don’t fret, I’m not done with it yet, and m...

It's out... almost... kinda... My first science fiction-fantasy blend. Yay! When Lorellan Cartwright finds buying back the woman he loves an impossible task, he promptly steals her away, but escaping from the criminally minded third duke of Aristoc and reaching a place of safety are two very different things. And stealing from the duke embroils Lorellan and Megan in the politics of crime lords, long forgotten races of fantasy, aliens and interstellar law enforcement. Can they escape the tangled webs woven by others and find refuge? Or will they join the ranks of those who tried before and failed?

This last week has been busy. On Monday, I finally finished the Print-on-Demand edit and format for Ellie Moonwater’s July release, The Contract. On Tuesday, I had The Contract up for pre-order on all my usual distribution channels. On Wednesday, I took some time out to spend time with my little one, and we went dinosaur-spotting in the Australian National Botanic Gardens, which was a lot of fun, but left me with only 10,000 words of editing to show for the day—it was worth it!   On Thursday, I caught up on social media, including a little blogging, and followed that with taking the podling for a short walk to a playground. On the way, I did a very quick check on my ability to join Pokemongo raids, and found I still couldn’t, so I blogged that on the way home. I wound the day up by starting the edits on Freeman’s Choice . On Friday, I did more editing, and on Saturday, I completed the cover in preparation for final formatting, which I started. Now , I h...

Okay, so this one makes me nervous, just because it's taken so long to get to this point. Here's the cover for my science-fiction-fantasy novel, Freeman's Choice , which is due for release in August. When Lorellan Cartwright finds buying back the woman he loves an impossible task, he promptly steals her away, but escaping from the criminally minded third duke of Aristoc and reaching a place of safety are two very different things. And stealing from the duke embroils Lorellan and Megan in the politics of crime lords, long forgotten races of fantasy, aliens and interstellar law enforcement. Can they escape the tangled webs woven by others and find refuge? Or will they join the ranks of those who tried before and failed?