CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s verse moves from an experimental verse about a chance meeting to a science fiction verse that speculates on the secrets held in stories. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   How the Stories Fly From centuries gone by, how the stories dance and fly, how they dance and fly and bend the present troubled times of men, and how we have paid no heed to every story deed, to our past of present’s creed, denied the tales which tell us how to stop the ever-present bleed. Our souls are running dry, and we’ve no more tears to cry. The days, the days they fly, as we ignore the stories flowing by. Are we too afraid to try, to reach out and catch them passing by, to learn their secrets, stem the tide of tragedy? Are we afraid that we might fly, past defeat t...

19/03: Dear Tiger: Let's Go A-Hunting : Revised/edited yesterday's words. Added around 300 words here. Went on to add another 3,580. After that I created a cover for, and added 3,046 words to, Blaedergil’s Host , and did a little social media, . 20/03: Today I created the cover for, and added 3,304 words to Dear Tiger: Let’s Go A-Hunting . After that, I spent a half hour on another project before adding another 3,041 words to Blaedergil’s Host . 21/03: Today, I got hurt my back and could not sit for extended periods of time. Of the 4 hours I managed, I spent too much time on social media, and only wrote 158 words on Blaedergil’s Host. 22/03: With the time lost yesterday, and with my back continuing to be painful, today, I had to prioritise my publishing goals. I dropped work on Blaedergil’s Host so that I could finish Dear Tiger: Let’s Go A-Hunting and, hopefully, start on Dear Tiger: Help Me Find My Sisters . I managed the 2, 031 words needed to complete Dea...

Last-week-first-week. Last week of the old year, last week of the break—First week back at work, first week of the new year. Auspicious? I’m not sure, but writing was done and routines are being rejinked. Preparations are being made to ensure the release schedule runs to time. Blog is updated, old projects cleared and new projects prepped. This year is ticking along, okay. Let’s see how it continues. Overview New words produced: 3,668 Old words revised: 3,586 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 Tier 1 Tasks Annual 13: Added 1,635 words Annual 14: Added 2,245 words   Extra Tasks Annual12A—C.M. Simpson: Short Stories and Poems from 2013; Vol.1: Compiled Annual12A—C.M. Simpson: Short Stories and Poems from 2013; Vol.2: Compiled Annual12A—C.M. Simpson: Short Stories and Poems from 2013; Vol.3: Compiled ...

Current Projects: The following projects were undertaken this week: Chapbook10B: the second chapbook about a boy with wings, revised, +500 words, now complete and ready for black-line artwork and cover; DarkFantasyNovel1: Revised chapters 1-4, added 2,000 words. Publishing Tasks: The following publishing tasks were completed this week: An Anthology of Dragons was formatted and uploaded to CreateSpace; Amazon Author sites in France, Germany, Great Britain, and the U.S. were updated with In a Cyber-World , Two Worlds Collide , and Palmyra Ridge ; Linked-In was updated with details for Two Worlds Collide , Palmyra Ridge and Nettlefold Princess ; GoodReads was updated with details for In a Cyber-World , Two Worlds Collide Palmyra Ridge and Nettlefold Princess ; and Shelfari was updated with details for In a Cyber-World , Two Worlds Collide Palmyra Ridge and Nettlefold Princess ; Created an anthology page for my blog; Confirmed cover artist for RomanceNovel1A ;...