CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Also free this week, Trading into Shadow , the first novel of the Magic Below Paris, sci-fantasy series. Technically, it’s all science fiction, but hyper-intelligent cats, nanite-abilities that manifest as magic, and the ability to communicate mind to mind, no matter the reason, give it an e lement of fantasy that’s hard to deny. If you enjoy a bit of snark and a lot of action and have always wanted to read a story set in post-apocalyptic Paris, then try this. Trading into Shadow, and the Magic Below Paris series, is set in Michael Anderle’s Age of Magic (Kurtherian Gambit) universe, and was a lot of fun to write. You can find it as part of this week’s Wild Wednesday offer – which runs until March 29 th , Pacific Time. You can find it here:  https://books2read.com/u/3GnYgd Other titles in this week's deals include: Izzie Berens: The Arcane Enforcer Complete Series Boxed Set – https://books2read.com/u/bw5Wxv First Casualty (FREE, KCD for series) U.S. Series Sale: https://www.amaz...

 Today's the last day you can pick up Trading into Shadow , for less than a US dollar, this August.   What's it About? After surviving a shadow monster ambush, Marsh must get back to civilization, keep two kids alive, and make a delivery. But, with shadow monsters and raiders closing the trade routes, she’s out of a job, and lost in beneath the ruins of one of the greatest cities of the world. She doesn’t need a deserted farm to complicate things… or a parentless pup… or to be hunted by a hoshkat. What she needs is to find a way home… through the dark… but the predators are out in force, and home is a very long way away. Can she discover what happened at Leon’s Deep, in time to stop it from happening again? Or did she escape the ambush, only to see the rest of her world fall to the ones behind it? Join her as she fights to survive and solve the mystery of Leon’s Deep. Pick up T rading into Shadow , today. Where Can You Buy It? You can purchase your copy of Trading into...

Just dropping in to let youall know that two of my series are on sale this week. The Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey individual titles are in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale, and each individual book in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey series (but not the collections) is taking part at 75% off. You can find the titles shown below, here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/32894 In addition, the 8-book, Magic Below Paris COMPLETE Boxed Set is currently on sale for less than a US dollar, and you can find that here: https://books2read.com/u/4EPBeE

The last section of this book was written over two days...but there was a LOT of time in between them and Day 30, where I switched to give a work-for-hire project the priority it needed. Days 31 and 32 occurred as I wound up that project and began to write a short story for a collection of dragon stories. Starting Words: 99,219 Finishing Words: 102,918 Words Written: 3,699 Other Words: 11,178 Other Project/Project Aspects Advanced: 2 Excerpt: in which Oliver and Lewis put their fitness training to good use: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Don’t stop!” Oliver barked, when Lewis slowed, intending to do just that. “Thirty seconds. We can keep out of claw range until then.” It was more an order than a request, and Lewis barked an affirmative. Belle stumbled and Lewis dropped the blaster in favor of grabbing her so Oliver didn’t have to come back for her. His efforts earned him a warning gro...