CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us f rom the urban fantasy dreamscape of a vampire hunter and her nemesis to the science fiction world of a colonial investigator who finds that not all heroes live up to their legends. Welcome to Men of Sand & Light.   It was meant to be a surprise for Allan’s farewell, but the only person who got surprised was me. And the only farewell I was lookin’ at was my own, which just shows it’s never a good idea to look too closely at your heroes—even when you’re asked to, because now I’m gonna need a little help. Men of Sand & Light is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/bP180r . 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?

Last week, I created four covers, released one short story, and put three other short stories up for pre-release ordering. It was pretty busy, and not a lot of writing got done, but if you don't publish what you write, you'll never find your readers. These are the stories now available for order, or download: Available Now: When Melange feels the pull of utter dread emanating from a road train parked at a rest stop near her home, she investigates. She had no intention of being trapped in the cab on the driver’s unexpected return, nor of being stuck in the truck when he is murdered during the first delivery. But she can’t stay there. She’s discovered the prisoners that were the source of the dread, and the trolls are coming to take them away. With time running short, she must find a way to avoid capture, and summon help, and that means getting past the troll and humans standing guard. Available for Pre-Order; Release Date: January 21, 2017: It was meant to b...