CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

A busy week, as all pre-Christmas weeks can be. One more day of work to do, and then we have some time off. I’m thinking a little bit more writing might get done, but there is also a lot of study vying for attention—and family. It will be nice to spend some time with family, too. Overview New words produced: 3,376 Old words revised: 1,541 Works completed: 14 (14 short works to be included in 2 longer works) Works revised: 11 (11 short works to be included in 2 longer works) Covers created: 1 (1-3 variations) Works published: 0 (2-3 release platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 1 Tasks Annual13: added 1,750 words Annual14: added 3,167words Extra Tasks Anthology32: added 2,000 words. Anthology46: added 2,000 words. Publishing Tasks Created 2 blog posts for this blog; New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Anthology46: collection of urban fantasy noir (but not romantic) pieces of short fict...

Long week, last week, with the day job interfering with the rest of the day, but stuff got done… kinda. Tomorrow, I will post this week's progress. Overview New words produced: 3,678 Old words revised: 6,766 Works completed: 13 (for inclusion in 2 much larger 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 SciFiNovel1A—Freeman’s Choice: Edited chapters 36-38.   I have changed the status of the following two annuals from Extra Tasks to Tier 1 Tasks because they now have release dates in September and November of next year. Annual13: Added 1,000 words Annual14: Added 1,500 words Publishing Tasks Created 1 blog posts for this blog; New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Poem236—The Horsemen for the Good of Man: about some mythical horsemen Poem237—Delivering Christmas Cheer: about one of the stres...

You can find the links to each of the preceding episodes of the Babes in London adventure sequence HERE . To play or run this game you will need the following: PLAYERS: Fireborn Player's Handbook ; GAME MASTERS: Fireborn Gamemaster's Handbook ; This is a piece of fan fiction. It is NOT endorsed or acknowledged by Fantasy Flight Game s; it is IN NO WAY official; it DOES NOT indicate any form of relationship between myself and Fantasy Flight Games; and I DO NOT CLAIM any of the setting specific material or setting specific concepts as my own. Warning: Due to a lack of playtesters, this section has yet to be tested. GMs may need to adjust opponents to suit the level of your PCs. PLAYERS SHOULD NOT READ BEYOND THIS POINT                 SCENE 4B – UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION When you arrive at the university, it seems to take a moment for the receptionist at Administration to understand your reques...

You can find the links to each of the preceding episodes of the Babes in London adventure sequence HERE . To play or run this game you will need the following: PLAYERS: Fireborn Player's Handbook ; GAME MASTERS: Fireborn Gamemaster's Handbook ; This is a piece of fan fiction. It is NOT endorsed or acknowledged by Fantasy Flight Game s; it is IN NO WAY official; it DOES NOT indicate any form of relationship between myself and Fantasy Flight Games; and I DO NOT CLAIM any of the setting specific material or setting specific concepts as my own. Warning: Due to a lack of playtesters, this section has yet to be tested. GMs may need to adjust opponents to suit the level of your PCs. PLAYERS SHOULD NOT READ BEYOND THIS POINT                 SCENE4A – LIBRARY INVESTIGATION Your path has led you to the National Library in London, and then your inquiries led to you this man – Sir Thomas Jamieson, an exper...