CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

  Still on May 16, but here we are, taking stock of the second seven days of the May I Write a Novel Challenge. May 8 No challenge words; background research and notes for videos was the order of the day. Day Words: 0; Month Words: 7,348 May 9 Tried to be more social… This had consequences, and while I did more background research for my game videos, I could not break the on spectrum repercussions enough to make good words. I still got some words, however. I will have to rethink this social thing. Day Words: 376; Month Words: 7,724 May 10 Focused on updating both YouTube channels, but got some words done. Decisions had to be rethunk and followed through on. Day Words: 340; Month Words: 8,064 May 11 No words. RL stressors made a solid impact—ie dealing with medical paperwork, and attempting to be social is a tricksy business and there was internal (on-spectrum) fallout that needed to be dealt with. This cannot be allowed to continue; I have to be better t...

  A science-fantasy piece about alien lifeforms, betrayal, and escape: https://youtu.be/-2z6Nw77Kgs    

Here's a handy-dandy list of the videos posted for today: Readings are a little light, as I revamp my release schedule. Today, it's a piece of science-fantasy flash do with a mercenary company's unscrupulous recruiting techniques in a setting where starships and trolls coincide:       On the gaming front, we have:  A little cozy taverning: How to join the Fighters Guild in Elder Scrolls Online: More adventures in Auridon with Tamrain, our (soon-to-be) Master Crafter: And some undersea and overland island projects on a Coral Island:

The first of this month's short story releases is now available on pre-order. You can find the link to all its current platforms on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/bW8wZ1 .   What's it about? Harper's Choice is an updated version of the urban-fantasy science-fiction short story found in the Pixie-Dust Dreaming collection. It is the tale of a young woman who is rescued by an elf, approved of by the pixies, and protected by the unicorns. Harper returns to the world of man, to find it greatly changed.Fate has drawn her dance card, and rudely changed the tune. Will she surrender to its whims? Or find the courage to choose the next few dance steps for herself?   How does it Start?   “The world turns differently for each of us, and we have no choice but to turn with it, to take its hand and dance the next set of steps.” Those were the words Argyllis had lived by, and by those words he had died. I stared down at his body, and thought what a liar he had been. ...