CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Some more readjustments to the schedule and a more satisfactory result, especially as my back went, and then I caught the flu. Editing, formatting and publishing will be added in soon, although I have started on that, as well.   Overview New words produced: 7,578 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 28 (for inclusion in 2 larger works) Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 0 Overrun Task This short story decided to be longer than the allotted space, so it will appear as an overrun task until it is complete. ShortStory61-Seppelitus: Added 2,768 wds Formatting YoungAdultNovel1A—Orb Wielder : large print print-on-demand formatting commenced on CreateSpace Publishing Tasks Commenced formatting of works in queue   New Arrivals The following pieces arrived last week: Poem527— Who Knows How Far Our Troubles Fly : a villanelle about life’s trouble...

It’s late, but it’s here. Watch for the next post. In spite of a stressful week at the day job, I am pleased to say I achieved the following: Overview New words produced: 4,943 Old words revised: 12,046 Works completed: 0 (68 poems complete, but incorporated into larger work); Works revised: 0 (60 poems revised, but incorporated into larger work); Covers created: 0 (1-3 variations) Works published: 0 (2-3 release platforms) Works submitted: 5 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 1 Tasks Revised SciFanNovel1A Chapters 22-39, adding 1,581 words Extra Tasks Publishing Tasks Created 3 blog posts for this blog; Created 2 blog posts for the C.M. Simpson Publishing blog; Posted 2 guest blogs on behalf of C.M. Simpson Publishing   ‘Traditional’ Writing Tasks Created 5 outlines for writing presentations Submitted 5 proposals for writing presentations New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Presentations1A-D: to do with wri...

This week I worked on balancing my work and life loads better. Here are the results, writing-wise, at least: Overview New words produced: 6,124 Old words revised: 11,925 Works completed: 1 Works revised: 13 Covers created: 2 (1-2 variations) Works published: 2 (2-3 release platforms) Works submitted: 12 Competitions Entered: 1 Tier 3 ChapBook7— Tag Man One : Revised, edited, formatted, assigned cover and released. Extras ShortStory25— Gods in the Lianreida : Revised 3,487 words, added 411 words, edited and formatted for release. ShortStory57: Wrote 5,051 words, revised, edited and submitted story to magazine for publication, and formatted for later independent publication   Publishing Tasks Created 1 blog entry for this blog ; Created 1 blog entry for C.M. Simpson Publishing blog ; Created covers for Tag Man One and Gods in the Lianreida ; Formatted Tag Man One for upload to Smashwords and Amazon-Kindle Formatted Gods i...

Working to a new schedule, fighting off a very persistent bout of… flu? Virus? Not sure, but spent a day and a bit at home, sleeping, and the rest of the week not feeling so well. Definitely not as much done as I would have liked. Tier 1 Tasks DarkFantasyNovel3C—Shadow’s Fall: Revised chapters 19-37. This project is now 146 days ahead of the original schedule, and being prepped for release. Publishing Tasks: Added 2 blog entries to this blog. Reformatted the CreateSpace covers for DarkFantasyNovel1B—Shadow Trap Released Shadow Trap for POD New Arrivals: The following ideas arrived this week - usually as I was dropping off to sleep. WritingCraft3A-3H: books about writing. Novella16A-B: about a lighthouse and the fey