CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I didn't release a lot for Carlie last year, but I started a series of science fiction novels for young adults, and added another book to the Wheelchair series. This year, I will be finishing off some of the other series I've started in the chapter books, as well as adding more science fiction titles to this series, and I'm really looking forward to it. October 2017 20th   Ebook cover for Army Boots and Stilettos Print-on-Demand cover for Army Boots and Stilettos Cord thought boarding school was a long way from home—until she was chosen for a traineeship with Bluebirds Mining. After that, who knew where home might be? Or how to get back to it? Or even if she could. With her mind playing tricks on her, and her best friend in the same boat, Cord is in it, but deep. Now, all she has to do is find a way out. November 2017 19th   Ebook cover for Wheelchair Mermaid Print-on-demand cover for Wheelchair Mermaid ...

Only one cover created in February, although another is now on its way. This month's cover was for Carlie Simonsen's , first young adult fantasy novel, Anna and the Rock Dragons . EBook Edition Cover for Anna and the Rock Dragons When Anna heads out to her family’s country cottage for the holidays, she has no idea what lies in store. Chosen as the Key Bearer and Door Finder for a race of exiled, Anna soon finds herself in a race against a mining magnate set to make his fortunes by turning the dragons into crystal, and being hunted by a nightmare from local legend. Will she survive long enough to find both key and door in time to help the dragons escape, and then live to tell the tale? CreateSpace Large Print-on-Demand Edition Cover CreateSpace Normal Print-on-Demand Edition Cover

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...

Not only was I busy as C.M. Simpson, but my younger fiction head was also having a fun time getting out her earlier work. This year, I hope to finish writing a good portion of one of the series I started last year, AND to start on adding to a second one. In the meantime, here is a collation of the first chapters of the 14 chapter books I released in 2013: And HERE is where you can download them as a PDF.

Jack has been looking forward to the Christmas holidays. Not just because it is a break away from school, but because, this Christmas holidays, he is going to learn to fly. The only thing that mars his trip is the flash of blue he sees behind them on a remote dirt track. Why would someone be following them way out here? Is he seeing things? Flying with Friends is the second book in the Wings chapter book series, set around a family with wings and bird-like feet. Flying with Friends is available from Smashwords , Amazon-Kindle , DriveThruFiction and OmniLit , and will shortly be released through CreateSpace, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Baker and Taylor and iTunes . First Chapter: Flying with Friends Going on Holidays Jack did not know where they were going. His dad didn’t know where they were going. They were following Jedda’s family in their car. They were going on a camping trip. The school holidays had started, and they would be spending the month-long C...

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...