CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Peace Flower has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the sixth story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is a fantasy short story set at a time of battle, where the future of a race of hereditary sorceresses rests on the outcome of the war. Peace Flower is approximately 4,500 words in length.   can be found in    An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.

Treaty Time has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the fifth story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is another science fiction story, set on the same world as Nothing, albeit a few years later. In this tale, humankind has established a foothold on the planet, but tensions between the humans and shapeshifters remain. Treaty Time is approximately 3,320 words in length.   can be found in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.

This time I found time to write on the bus, so some writing was achieved as I re-structured my timetable to include study, a change of workplace and a move from car to bus transport. It seems to be holding for now, but the 0430 starts are a killer. Current Projects I haven’t typed up the words currently written, but this week I worked on Annual1 and Annual3 . I also worked on RomanceNovel1 . Publishing Not much accomplished on the publishing front. New Arrivals Buses are very conducive to writing. The following new ideas arrived this week while I was travelling on the bus: ShortStory39: an idea to do with elves and knives for Anthology5. RPGSetting5: linked to ShortStory39 . CreativeEssay5: spawned by ShortStory39 and RPGSetting5 . Troll theory.

Busy week with a new study schedule, and a sick child. Not a lot of writing done, but all the administration seems to be caught up on. Publishing Set up author pages for Amazon France, Germany and UK; Uploaded ShortStory9 – Esmeralda and the Breeze , the third story in Anthology3 – An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us ; Formatted and ShortStory11 – Nurse , the fourth short story in Anthology3 – An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us ; Created and populated the cover art boards for An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us on Pinterest; Updated all books and author page on Shelfari and Good Reads; Formatted and uploaded ShortStory14 – Treaty Time to Smashwords and Kindle. New Arrivals Don’t be too impressed, this is a cascade of ideas that came about because of the idea for a science fiction Christmas story. Who knew buses were such good places for brainstorming? ShortStory39: a science fiction Christmas story; Anthology32: a Christmas anthology; YANovel8:...

Nurse has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the fourth story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is a horror story in a contemporary urban setting, and features a secretive species of vampire and its newest recruit. Nurse is approximately 2,540 words in length.   can be found in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.

Esmeralda and the Breeze has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the third story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is a magic realism tale centered around a young girl who grows up and estranges herself from her own family. Esmeralda and the Breeze is approximately 1,820 words in length.   can be found in   An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.