CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The third book in the Great Publishing Challenge was published in August. It was another collection set in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey universe, this time featuring Odyssey and its agents. Great Publishing Challenge : Milestone 3 Book 3: Tales from Odyssey and Miss Delight Due: August 20, 2022 Uploaded for Release On: August 3, 2022 Type: A collection of science fiction short stories, flash fiction & poetry featuring Odyssey and its agents, in particular its most notorious, Agent Delight. Content Breakdown:   total pieces-59: Flash Fiction: 47; Poetry 3; Novelette: 2; Short Stories: 7 Length: 86,767 words Links:  - Tales from Odyssey and Miss Delight (B2R): https://books2read.com/u/ 3LnZ95   - Tales from Odyssey and Miss Delight (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Tales- Odyssey-Miss-Delight- Collections-ebook/dp/ B0B7933X9H/  - Collections Reading List (once B2R cooperates): https://books2read.com/rl/ Gw8Oaz    

The first release for this month is available in ebook - with a paperback to follow, shortly.   Cover art and design is by Jake at JCaleb Design. What's it About?   Odyssey is everywhere and nowhere, a set of vigilante mercenaries masquerading as a cruise line company, they do their best to keep the worst of the elements in the universe in check. Whether it be protecting the original inhabitants of newly discovered worlds, rescuing kidnapped kids or assets, or stopping slave traders and world breakers in their tracks, the company does its best to bring justice to a universe where nothing’s ever as simple as it seems. Their agents come in many guises, and Delight is their most famous. These stories take us on a tour through the underside of life among the stars, revealing a little of the company’s dealings, its origins and operations and its people.   Where Can I find It? You can find links to it, here: https:// books2read.com/u/3LnZ95   As promised, an extract. This...

I'm getting over a dose of the flu, so the writing has been going very slowly of late. However, words have been done, and here are a few from the short story I'm writing for the collection Tales from Odyssey and Miss Delight.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   “Your mission…” The words snapped her attention back to the briefing, and she realized just how much of Odyssey’s creature she’d become. The mission was all. The briefer continued on oblivious. “Your mission is to find the flyer and find Penny Blackworth…and to do that before the corporations of Togaresh can.” Delight frowned. What had she missed. “And why is that?” Cutter asked. Delight relaxed. If Cutter was asking then Mack’s apprentice had missed the same thing she had. “Because the flyer found the child, rescued it, and vanished into the canyons.” “But why would she do that?” Cutter continued. “From what Penny could hack of her orders, the flyer w...