CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The Reptiles’ Blade has been incorporated in to An Anthology of Blades . The Reptiles' Blade is a science fiction novella about a retired military member, a lizardine warrior-come-“diplomat” and some high-level negotiation that very nearly goes astray before it even gets started. When Felicity Shannara Jones is ordered by her command to infiltrate a criminal organization using humanitarian aid as a front, she isn’t sure she’s the right girl for the job, but then she finds Mika, second planetary adviser to humanity’s current foe, and she knows things just got serious. When Mika escapes custody, things go from serious to dire in one jet-propelled moment and Felicity, with her history in the lizardine war, finds herself in the firing line once more. The Reptiles’ Blade is available from Smashwords , Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Omnilit, DriveThruFiction and iTunes. First Page: The Reptiles' Blade Felicity Shannara Jones, Captain Jones to most who knew her, Felix to her ...

Due to a technical glitch The Reptiles' Blade has been RELASED EARLY! The Reptiles’ Blade is a science fiction novella about a retired military member, a lizardine warrior-come-“diplomat” and some high-level negotiation that very nearly goes astray before it even gets started. When Felicity Shannara Jones is ordered by her command to infiltrate a criminal organization using humanitarian aid as a front, she isn’t sure she’s the right girl for the job, but then she finds Mika, second planetary adviser to humanity’s current foe, and she knows things just got serious. When Mika escapes custody, things go from serious to dire in one jet-propelled moment and Felicity, with her history in the lizardine war, finds herself in the firing line once more. The Reptiles’ Blade will be available from Smashwords, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Omnilit, DriveThruFiction and iTunes.

I’m still having trouble balancing coursework, classes and homework with my writing, but I’m enjoying the load— and I haven’t been sick, which is a nice change. I did much better this week than last week, so hopefully, I’ll get my head around how to manage the time factors shortly. In the meantime, this is what was achieved this week. Overview New words produced: 1,062 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 1 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 1 (3 variations, 5 sizes) Works published: 2 (1 to blog , 1 uploaded and/or scheduled for pre-order on 6 platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 1 Extra Tasks ShortStory99— The Possibility of Peace : started and completed at 1,062 words. Publishing Tasks Created 10 blog posts for this blog; Created 4 blog posts for the C.M. Simpson Publishing blog; Created the print-on-demand and ebook covers for C.M. Simpson’s The Reptiles’ Blade ; Edited formatted and uploaded for pre-order, ShortStory40— ...