CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Finally got the cover for Carlie Simonsen's Rocky and the Spacefarers' Christma s . This little beauty is now ready for its release day on December 4th! Rocky is on a starship to another world, and it’s boring. He misses Earth. He misses his farm. He misses his pony. Worst of all, it looks like he’s going to miss Christmas, too. And then he meets Elita, an alien girl missing her own end-of-year celebration—Hajranath. The two of them get to talking, and decide that a party is just what everybody needs, but how are they ever going to convince the grown-ups? Rocky and the Spacefarers’ Christmas is the second book in the Otherworld Adventures series, which is set on Rocky’s journey to the new world where his parents will farm alongside the aliens. Keep an eye out for it on Kobo, Smashwords, Kindle and DriveThru, where it will soon be up for pre-order.

Hey all - Carlie Simonsen's young adult fantasy adventure Orb Wielder is now available on Smashwords - and will soon be available in print. When Liralee buys an orb from the Shawl Lady’s stall, she opens a path to another world, for the orb is not just a pretty glass ball that impresses her friends; it’s a symbol of power that produces magic for enchantments. And it’s wanted by two warring kingdoms and a sorcerer with plans of conquest. When strangers try to take the orb, and her friends gather to aid her, Liralee begins an adventure that could end in disaster or victory. The choice is hers.

Most of you know I write in multiple genres, and that I use pen names so my readers have a fair idea of what they’re picking up. This way, if they’re not into romance, they know Madeleine Torr is not for them. If they’re too grown up to read young adult and tween age fiction, then they know not to pick up Carlie, and so forth. Anyway, up to now, I have only written chapter books as Carlie Simonsen, and now I want to release young adult fiction so, instead of launching yet another pen name, I decided that Carlie could be the name on those as well. After all, she’s had a little practice in this field. Anyway, the earliest work I have in this genre consists of three complete novels. Without giving too much away, they are as follows: Anna and the Rock Dragons : which was written and revised between 1991 and 1993, and then rewritten between December 28 and 31, 2014. You could probably call it urban fantasy, given it features dragons, but most of Anna and the Rock Dragons is set in t...

Wings is the first book in the Wings series, which follows a family of people who have wings and bird-like feet. They have lived as normal a life as possible, concealing their not-so-human aspects as best they can. So far they have been successful, but that’s all about to be turned upside down. Jack has wings, but he keeps them well-hidden. When a new girl comes to school and does not hide her own wings, what changes will she bring to Jack’s life? Wings is available from Smashwords, Amazon-Kindle, Kobo, Nook, DriveThruFiction and iTunes. First Chapters: Wings Jack Jack had wings on his back and claws on his feet. He had feathers on his legs and a bell around his neck. He took the bus to school. Jack had green eyes and dark skin. His father had green eyes. His mother had dark skin. His mother had wings and his father had claws on his feet. They tried not to let people know. Jack’s father wore shoes all the time. They were big shoes that cramped his cl...