CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Orb Wielder is now available from Amazon in Kindle format, and from the Create Space bookstore as a print-on-demand mass market paperback and large print in trade paperback. EBook Cover When Liralee buys an orb from the Shawl Lady’s stall, she opens a path to another world, for the orb is not just a pretty glass ball that impresses her friends; it’s a symbol of power that produces magic for enchantments. And it’s wanted by two warring kingdoms and a sorcerer with plans of conquest. When strangers try to take the orb, and her friends gather to aid her, Liralee begins an adventure that could end in disaster or victory. The choice is hers. Large-print paperback print-on-demand cover Mass market paperback print-on-demand cover

This week was one steep learning curve. I managed to be comfortably writing a short story a day by the end of the week, but the progress was lumpy. So far I have completed 9 short stories as part of the Story Match Challenge, but I have only just started to work out how a balanced daily routine will look. University starts on Monday, and my littlest goes back to school, so the routine will have to be reworked once again. No doubt, I’m looking at some near-misses and a whole lot of change, but the journey is well worth the travel.   Overview New words produced: 29,029 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 3,219 Publishing Tasks Created 8 blog posts for this blog; Catalogued more of my short work so I could track publications and submissions for each. Created 1 blog post for the C.M. Simpson Publishing blog ; Completed the edit on O...

Hey all - Carlie Simonsen's young adult fantasy adventure Orb Wielder is now available on Smashwords - and will soon be available in print. When Liralee buys an orb from the Shawl Lady’s stall, she opens a path to another world, for the orb is not just a pretty glass ball that impresses her friends; it’s a symbol of power that produces magic for enchantments. And it’s wanted by two warring kingdoms and a sorcerer with plans of conquest. When strangers try to take the orb, and her friends gather to aid her, Liralee begins an adventure that could end in disaster or victory. The choice is hers.

Studied for another test the week of May 10-16, and prepared three more assessment items, so I did not get as much done as I would have liked, but I did get as much done as I should have expected… in all bar the writing field. 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 a cover for Carlie Simonsen's Orb Wielder ; Began CreateSpace large print format and edit of Orb Wielder ; Updated royalties records; major overhaul finally complete.      

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...