CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

  A murdered lover…loved by all. A creature neither vamp, nor were. Can I catch Nicola’s murderer before he kills again? And what price will I pay to do just that? Shadow Life is the final release for November 2024, and is now available for pre-order. Releasing in two day's time, this dark urban-fantasy short story follows a hunter's investigations into their lover's murder, and the lengths to which they're willing to go in order to solve it. You can find Shadow Life available at a number of locations, listed at this Books2Read link : https://books2read.com/u/47qPaR OR You can find it as part of A Collection of Death and the Undead , a collection of short fiction and poetry found at one of the locations listed at this Books2Read link : https://books2read.com/u/47gVYg OR You can access it as part of the Wanderers and above subscriptions on my ReamStories page , here: https://reamstories.com/cmsimpsonwriter  

Shadow Life is the final release for November 2024, and is now available for pre-order. Releasing in two day's time, this dark urban-fantasy short story follows a hunter's investigations into their lover's murder, and the lengths to which they're willing to go in order to solve it. What's it About? Shadow Life is a short story about a murdered lover…loved by all, and a creature neither vamp, nor were. Can I catch Nicola’s murderer before he kills again? And what price will I pay to do just that? How Does It Start? I took a short cut down the alley. The moon was full, the night was late, and I was alone. None of these things worried me. There were things in the night, and in being alone, that would have made me tremble had I not known them so intimately. Things that still gave me shivers in spite of, and because of, my knowing them so well. My lover waited for me in the alley but, by the time I reached where she was to meet me, she was dead. I saw the blood, on...

This week’s short story takes us from a fantasy tale of gargoyles, demons, treachery and destiny to an urban fantasy story about vampires, werewolves and the politics between them. Welcome to Shadow Life . When Denie’s lover is brutally slain, Denie sets out to uncover her killer and take her revenge, but her journey takes her into the shadows of the night, and murder isn’t all she uncovers in the dark. Shadow Life is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Life-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B008AE895G/ . 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?  

Shadow Life is the first short story to be found in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. Jalaya is a story of family, long-standing love and of sacrifices made for the sake of community, duty and loyalty. It is a story of heroes, fire-fights, wits and courage. And it is the story of a last battle in a ten-year war. Shadow Life is available as part of A nAnthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , and also as a stand alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook. Fir st Page: Shadow Life I took a short cut down the alley. The moon was full, the night was late and I was alone. None of these things worried me. There were things in the night and in being alone that would have made me tremble with fear had I not known them so intimately. Things that still gave me shivers in spite of, and because of, my knowing them so well. My lover waited for me in the alley but, by the time I reached where she was ...

An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us, the third of the Simpson Anthologies, has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This collection of short stories is set around the theme that not everyone who appears to be human is human, that there are other races hiding amongst us, and that there might be a concrete reason why legends of shapeshifters and vampires exist. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us is approximately 19,500 words in length and contains the previously published short stories:   Shadow Life ; Nothing ; Esmeralda and the Breeze ; Nurse ; Treaty Time ; and Peace Flower .

A slow week. Current Projects The following progress was made on my current projects: ·          Novella2A: Added 2,000 words. Publishing The following tasks related to publishing were completed this week: ·          Commissioned cover art for RomanceNovel1 ; ·          Updated blog 4 times ·          Formatted and uploaded Anthology3 – An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . ·          Updated LinkedIn and Goodreads with An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us details.