CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

 The Unwanted , the second book of the Strays of Lunar One series is the second release for the year, and goes live, today. What's it About? Exiled by his pack—and on the run from one justice system, two vindictive companies, and a vigilante cruise-line company bent on bringing them in, Oliver and Lewis take a contract to get them off-planet and away from their pursuers. But all is not what it appears, and they do something they regret. Can they prove they were tricked into a grave mistake, and, more importantly, can they make it right? Where Can You Find It? This Books2Read universal link will connect you to the various e-book stores where this book can be found: https://books2read.com/u/bwalJO .    

 Not a lot of words, yesterday. I was planning on a minimum day of 4,000, but completely forgot I had maintenance booked for the air-conditioner - and then I misjudged how long updating a series bible could take, especially when  you've forgotten to do it for a while. That last is a pretty important task for me, as I roll from one book to the next as it helps me track where the characters came from, and other important things like hair color, siblings, locations and their significance, and the other bits that make the world go round, which means I'm not spending hours writing searching previous books to make sure I get it right. The series bible should be updated daily as I write, failing that, once a month. This one was over by two, and will take a chunk out of today, as well - but not yet. Yesterday, when it got to close to the end of my day, I set that task aside and made sure I put down at least a thousand words before bed. Here are the details from that. Starting Words: 1...

With the completion of the first novel in the Lunar Wolves series, The Unwilling , I've started work on the second novel in the series, The Unwanted . In other news, the cover for The Unwilling has arrived and you can see it below. It was created by Jake at JCaleb Design , and I'm looking forward to seeing what he comes up with for this book. The other covers are by Mihaela Voicu (on the left), and Moonchild Ljilja at Fantasybookdesign (on the right). So, without further ado: Starting Words: 7,229 Finishing Words: 13,329 Words Written: 6,100 Other Words: 0 Other Project/Project Aspects Advanced: 2 Excerpt: In which Oliver learns that he and Lewis may have leapt from the frying pan into the fire: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- His beta shot him a resigned look and then tried to turn away as the first strike fell. Oliver’s wolf rose and, this time, he welcomed it. He roared di...