CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

 The day before yesterday, I started a work-for-hire (WFH) project, so my routine got adjusted - which I always find hard to adapt to. So, the day before yesterday, I managed 2,000 words on what I will call WFH01. I can't share any of those. Yesterday, I reached my word minimum for that project (4,000) and then fitted in another 2,000 words on Andromeda's Pledge . Here are some of them: Words from the 10th: Andromeda's Pledge (Chapter 7):  Back on the command deck, her father bowed his head as the crew briefly applauded. “Nice work, Adriksson. Now, inform the ship we are jumping and strap down.” “Yessir,” Stanik replied, hearing the captain speaking to the pilot and engineers as he did as he’d been asked. “Ready?” Poulsson asked, as he finished the broadcast. “Ready, sir,” came the steady answer. As the pilot and engineers started the warp, the captain’s eyes drifted to his console, and the image of the skyfighters still pursuing them. Two of the small craft w...

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 ...

I have a cover for Carlie’s first young adult fantasy novel, Anna and the Rock Dragons . Here it is:   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? Oh, and there will be print-on-demand editions from CreateSpace. Their covers look like this:  CreateSpace Large Print Edition Cover CreateSpace Normal Print Edition Cover  

We... are... getting there. 19 November 2014: Words for the Day: 0 Word Total: 14,026 20 November 2014: First Sentence Written: The queen did not answer Hani's question right away, and when Hani took another step after her, Prince Kallanden reached out and grabbed her arm. Last Sentence Written: Slowly, Hani opened her sketchbook at a new page, and began to draw. Words for the Day: 4,056 Word Total: 18,082

Progress Report: Week 2 January 2014 Apologies for the late post - internet outage. Week 2 was a very busy week, this week, with changes at the day job and the continued evolution of routine at home. Life is getting more balanced, and the writing continues. Overview New words produced: 2,683 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 11 (11 for longer works) 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 Anthology13: Added 330 words Anthology14: Added 2,353 words Publishing Tasks Reworked blog schedules for both my blog and the publishing blog. New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Chapbook1G-J: About a cat in different locations. Chapbook20B: more science fiction from a muddy world Poem267—Dragons from the Story Leap: a dragon acrostic Poem268—Purity Falls: about the loss of a knight; Poem269—The First Hit: about a ...