CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

So, the PoGo Mission continues. Yesterday I started with three special missions, and on Chapter 2 of "A Mythical Discovery". Given that it was still the Easter Eggstravaganza event, that third goal didn't take long to get out of the way.  To earn my second sticker, I caught my third fire pokemon. That grass-based reward? That's a special pokemon that arrives for you to catch. In this case it was a cute little Magcargo with some very nice stats. The day started out with heavy mist, so I shouldn't complain about the fire pokemon being around. That double-up of Field Missions had me concerned. Sure, I had to do two raids for my Special Mission, anyway, but I wanted to know if doing one raid would count for both Field goals, or not. I was pleasantly surprised to find the first raid counted as completion of each separate Special Mission. The other good news was that is still counted towards my Special Mission goal. Of course, I then ha...

Last week was busy. Next week will be just as busy. I managed to get through all the priorities bar one: I didn’t start the edit of Army Boots and Stilettos . The rest I maintained, although I was a regular 5 minutes short of my walk goal each day. I’ll try for better this week.   Week 2 Progress New words produced: 10,948 Outlines and Notes: 794 Works completed: 0 Works edited: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 2 ( Shades of Memory, Fate in the Sun ) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 2,666 University Prep and Assignments: 25h 11m that I remembered to record (4h 51m reading and class prep, 4 h lectures, 6h contact, 1h admin, 3h research, 6h 20m travel) Writing News Last week saw the final uploads done for the pre-orders of Shadesof Memory (an urban-fantasy thriller novel) and Fate in the Sun a science fiction short story. I also continued work on three novels, finally focussing on Side Shift , although I struggled as the novel ...

On Tuesday, I managed to advance one of the new PokemonGo medals - the Berry Master. This is most definitely not to be confused with a stair master, although exercise was had while earning it. With silver under my belt, I now have to do another 900 or so feedings to get to gold. Tips on going for this medal? Feed ALL the Pokemons. ALL OF THEM. As many as you have berries for. As many as the game allows. And count your fingers. These things have no manners when it comes to berries.