An Announcement & Some Snippets—C.M. Simpson
I’ve been sitting on this announcement for a while, now, but have been told it’s okay to share: I’m writing a series for the Age of Magic ! Set in a world well on the way to recovering from a global disaster of apocalyptic proportions, these stories follow one woman’s journey to harness her own unexpected magical abilities, and save her homeland from the ever-growing threat of raiders. Along the way, she joins forces with a shadow mage and a large, wild cat, and accidentally adopts two children. With magic rising in the catacombs and caverns, and the raiders coming in greater numbers, Marsh’s world is changing—and maybe not for the better. Her challenge is to meet the change and raise the stakes to beat it. Three books into the writing, and I’m almost excited. Working with Marsh is a challenge, given she’s as strong-willed as I am, and has some pretty definite ideas on where she wants to go. Every day, when I finish the writing part of the day it’s “Wait! You can’t…” and then ad...