CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I write on the bus during the week; it’s the only time I have. Each working day during the university semester sees me out of the house for 12-13 hours—thank goodness the rest of my family is home, or the dog would think she was abandoned. Either way, I don’t get a lot of time for writing during the week, and then I have homework and assignments on the weekend. I’m balancing things a lot better, now, but it’s still tight. Holidays soon, and then more will be done. Now, tell me why I’m studying again? Overview New words produced: 4,464 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 2 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 1 Tasks Annual 13: Added 899 words Annual 14: Added 3,565 words Publishing Tasks Created 5 blog posts for this blog New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Poem312—An Alliance to the Stars: a science fiction poem about false love and going home; Poem31...

Yes, I know it’s technically only got one day of February in it, but the rule of thumb is that, if the Saturday is a day of that month, then that week belongs to that month—even if it’s only one day. So, now that’s clear, here’s the progress made this week: Overview New words produced: 5,859 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 13 (12 for inclusion in longer work) Works revised: 0 Covers created: 1 (5 variations) Works published: 0 (2-3 release platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 1 Tasks Anthology13: Added 547 words Anthology14: Added 2,396 words Tier 2 Tasks RomanceNovel14A— Country Rush : Added 424 words; Tier 3 Tasks Novella2B: Added 2,492 words.       Publishing Tasks Created 12 blog posts for this blog; Updated LinkedIn, Pinterest and Facebook; Activated An Anthology of Blades on OmniLit, Amazon Kindle and CreateSpace; Activated The Reptiles’ Blade on CreateSpace; Created...

Busy week – even with no work. It was Christmas, and then there was writing, and assignments to do. It was a nice week. Overview New words produced: 7,718 Old words revised: 19,191 Works completed: 9 (9 shorter works to go into several longer works) Works revised: 2 (2 shorter works to go into 2 longer works) Covers created: 0 (1-3 variations) Works published: 0 (2-3 release platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 1 Tasks Annual13: added 494 words; Annual14: added 3,072 words; Tier 3 Tasks Novella2B: Added 5,526 words; Novella2B: Edited Chapters 1-7; Publishing Tasks Created 3 blog posts for this blog; New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Poem254 (Equines of Auril): about different kinds of horses found on a colony world Poem255 (Trolls in Summer Twilight): a poem about trolls in summer Poem256 (Who is that Masked Man): a poem about a superhero father Poem257 (Christmas Eve Puzzle): ...

Another week, spent mostly sleeping and studying—this time for an unexpected assessment. Writing still got done, just not as much as I’d like. Overview New words produced: 2,704 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 (1-3 variations) Works published: 0 (2-3 release platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Publishing Tasks Nil New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: ShortStory121—Bellberries and Chime Beetles: flash fiction about a little girl, a dragon, and a bellberry ShortStory122—Not a Gentleman: flash fiction about a woman and an ungentlemanly date ShortStory123—A Pizza in Electrified Peace: flash fiction about trolls, elves, electricity and pizza ShortStory124—The Rosethorn Citadel Broadcast: flash fiction about zombies and a sanctuary… and roses ShortStory125—Samphire and the Dragon’s Pact: flash fiction about a girl, a pony and a dragon ShortStory126—One Natural...

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...