CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us from an urban fantasy world of vampire and werewolf politics to a fantasy world where one roguish assassin must learn to deal with angels. Welcome to Stiletto's Luck .   They could have called him Scimitar, Blade or Dagger, but, no, his parents had to call him Stiletto. Stiletto did the only thing he could. He learned to be the best at what he did, and he learned to walk tall - without the heels. But the angels? They couldn’t care less about that—and Stiletto’s come to their attention. Can he avoid becoming embroiled in their plans? Stiletto's Luck is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Stilettos-Luck-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00EWYMG0C/ . 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?

So, no luck this quarter, but next quarter's entry is already in, and I'm looking at writing for Quarter 3. In the meantime, short stories entered in previous quarters are as follows: Q3 entry for 2013 Q4 entry for 2013 Q1 entry for 2014 Of these three, only Gulvane and the Dragon has received an award - an Honorable Mention: These stories are available as stand-alone pieces of short fiction, or all except Gulvane and the Dragon can be found in An Anthology of Blades : If you wait until June 21, this year, all three stories can be found in the upcoming collection: C.M. Simpson: Short Stories and Poems from 2013 (Volume 2: Remnants to Recent Years).

Stiletto’sLuck has been incorporated into An Anthology of Blades.   Stiletto’sLuck is about an assassin dealing with the consequences of taking part in a battle for reasons of his own, while trying to remain uncompromised by either side. They could have called him Scimitar, Blade or Dagger, but, no, his parents had to call him Stiletto. Stiletto did the only thing he could. He learned to be the best at what he did, and he learned to walk tall - without the heels. When he finds himself in the center of a plot to assassinate the most powerful men in the city, Stiletto has only one question: How on earth is he going to walk out of this one? Stiletto’s Luck has been incorporated into An Anthology of Blades , and is currently available as a stand-alone title from Smashwords , Amazon-Kindle and CreateSpace and will be distributed from Nook, Kobo, Barnes and Noble and iTunes. First Page   Stiletto's Luck Sheathed in a suit that shifted with the colors of a cit...

Yet another busy week, but more achieved than last week. I’ve been stretching the old writing muscles this week, and learning how to regulate my time a bit better. Looking forward to next week. Overview New words produced: 15,383 Old words revised: 2,613 Works completed: 5 (2 for blog, 3 for a larger project) Works revised: 1 Covers created: 1 (1-3 variations) Works published: 1 (6 release platforms) Works submitted: 1 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 2 Tasks RomanceNovel14A— Country Rush : Added 8,500 words, Tier 3 Tasks   Chapbook11A— Yard Boss : Added 800 words, revised and edited, formatted and added cover. Extra Tasks ShortStory45— The Reptile’s Blade : Added 3,000 words; ShortStory69— A Dragon in the Last Day’s Light , a piece of flash fiction for a larger project; ShortStory73— The Sun and the Stars , a piece of flash fiction for a larger project; ShortStory74— A Choice of Colour , completed in response to Chuck Wendig’s ter...

Stiletto’s Luck is about an assassin dealing with the consequences of taking part in a battle for reasons of his own, while trying to remain uncompromised by either side. They could have called him Scimitar, Blade or Dagger, but, no, his parents had to call him Stiletto. Stiletto did the only thing he could. He learned to be the best at what he did, and he learned to walk tall - without the heels. When he finds himself in the center of a plot to assassinate the most powerful men in the city, Stiletto has only one question: How on earth is he going to walk out of this one? Stiletto’s Luck will be included in An Anthology of Blades , but is currently available as a stand-alone title from Smashwords, Amazon-Kindle and CreateSpace and will be distributed from Nook, Kobo, Barnes and Noble and iTunes. First Page   Stiletto's Luck Sheathed in a suit that shifted with the colors of a city night, Stiletto crouched in the shadows, looking very much like the other gar...

Long and disrupted week, this week. Still, got a little done, which is encouraging. Overview New words produced: 7,430 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 1 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 (1-3 variations) Works published: 1 (5 release platforms, 1-2 formats each) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 2 (22 entries across a number of different categories and 2 competitions) Tier 2 Tasks Country Rush: Added 2,159 words Extra Tasks Edited Stiletto’s Luck ; Formatted Stiletto’s Luck ; Publishing Tasks Created 3 blog posts for this blog; Created 4 blog posts for the C.M. Simpson Publishing blog ; Released Stiletto’s Luck on Amazon-Kindle, DriveThruFiction, Kobo, OmniLit, and Smashwords platforms. Traditional Tasks Completed and submitted RPGSupplement14H New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Chapbook5C: science fiction chapter book about a boy and an adventure; Chapbook5D: science fiction c...