CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The first words for today are taken from the current work in progress: A Planet's Debt , the fourth book in the Ransomeer's series. Here you go: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I let my gaze wander around the cave, taking in the myriad formations, both crystalline and not, and noting the vines straggling down from a hole in the ceiling. The sight made me shiver, and I wondered how large the hole was, because the drop was something I wouldn’t want to take. And I’d taken my share. God only knew how I hadn’t broken an ankle. “Penny for them?” Mitch asked, and I blinked. “You know,” I told him, “The usual.” He gave a soft snort. “So, basically, you want to make it to the coast, check for signs of the missing colonists, pop another drone so we can monitor it while we’re chasing rogue ships, and thoroughly irritate our handlers about as much as usual.” I grinned at him. “Yup.”...

 Long day, yesterday - and a difficult one, but the words got done, albeit on one project. Here you go: Words from the Seventh: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andromeda's Pledge (Chapter 6): The ‘General Broadcast’ screen returned, and was replaced by a black screen with white letters. It read: Communications channel closed. Emergency use only. “Well, that’s hardly ideal,” Casilia murmured, wondering how Ivan was going to let her know when he’d found Kimmie. She’d barely finished speaking, when Captain Poulsson’s face replaced the black screen. “Mrs. Adriksson?” he began. “Yes,” Casilia acknowledged, wondering who else he’d expected to find in her pod. She waited for him to continue. He paused for a few seconds, and then spoke. “I’m sorry, but we’ve been forced to call off the crew search for your daughter. She’s not visible on the security feeds, so we assume she’s in an ...

LAST WEEK, Simone let Tiger know that he had really good reason to worry. This week, Tiger is looking forward to seeing her...finally...at last! Chapter 10 – See You Soon I see you! I’m on my way. I’ll meet you in the shuttle bay. Love T. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and will become available as an omnibus, later this year. In the meantime, you can find them on this blog, until one week after the last chapter in the last book of the series has been posted, at which point this series will be taken down, and a new series serialised on site.