CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Darkness and Light is one of the short stories to be included in An Anthology of Gods and Older Magic . It is currently only available as a stand-alone short story. Abselia has traveled a long way to reach the trading town. Shadows move at her arrival, and light shimmers in dismay. Can light’s champion find the stronghold of shadows, and solve the puzzle of its strength, or is she doomed to failure like all who have gone before? Darkness and Light is a short tale of dark fantasy and a battle older than time. It is currently available as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , but will shortly become available at Kobo, Kindle, and iTunes. It is one of the stories which will be incorporated into An Anthology of Gods and Older Magic . First Page The day had been hot and the road dustier than usual. Abselia looked at where the town rose to make a dark silhouette against the afternoon sun. It was larger than she’d expected, and she felt a twinge of unease. The duty lying bef...

While Fisherpriest was C.M. Simpson's first full-length published novel , Shadow's Rise was her first novel, taking almost ten years to complete and undergoing several rewrites before being allowed out in public. It is a slightly different story to what it used to be, but the main tale remains the same. When the gods discover an ancient power has suborned a king, and now menaces their domains, they must find agents to act on their behalf. Will a goddess’s temper over losing a favorite to the cause stand in their way? Or the capture of one of their chosen mean the attempt is doomed to fail before it has begun? Shadow’s Rise is the first in a dark fantasy trilogy, containing strong elements of horror. It describes the rise of a group of heroes, chosen by the gods to bring down an emerging dark power. Shadow's Rise is availab le from Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , CreateSpace and DriveThruFiction.   Chapter 1: Freedom's Price Gilzereet caught the car...

The Buried Blade When the grass in one of her uncle's fields starts to die, Amanda tries to work out why, but her uncle only sees stones, where she sees fragments of pottery. In a war as old as time, will Amanda convince her uncle of the truth, and remain unscathed, or will she fall under the control of an old and subtle power? The Buried Blade is a short tale of dark fantasy, which will later be incorporated into An Anthology of Blades . The Buried Blade can currently be found at Smashwords in most formats, but will soon be available on Amazon, Kobo, and iTunes

I’m not sure where this week went, but it did. I completed the following goals: Tier 1 Projects DarkFantasyNovel1B—Shadow Trap: Completed Edit 2/4, and base format; added 1,000 words. This project is currently 54 days ahead of schedule. Backburner Projects ShortStory24—The Buried Blade: Completed edit 4/4 and prepared for release. Publishing Tasks Created cover for ShortStory24 ; Formatted ShortStory24 for Kobo upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for Kindle upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for Smashwords upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for DriveThruFiction upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for CreateSpace print upload; Formatted ShortStory24 for CreateSpace large print upload. I foresee a busy couple of days of uploading new titles ahead—when my internet connection speeds up again. New Arrivals These ones arrived this week: DarkFantasy11A: based on the journeys of one of the characters who leaves in DarkFantasy1B.