CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The week started well… and then I got a little sidetracked by study and such. Fancy letting my uni course take my writing time! Still getting the balance – but getting closer. Still, even given the slow wordage this week, I completed almost three times my word goal for the month, and I’ve just about reached August’s word target for the year. So, not bad so far. Now I just have to get things balanced on the publishing side of things so people can read it. Overview New words produced: 2,578 Old words revised: 12,403 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 0 Publishing Tasks Nil New Arrivals Nil

There weren't a lot of these, this month. Writing Bits: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicola-kraus/5-things-published-author_b_6707086.html : about basic writing procedures and processes Research Bits: http://io9.com/10-worst-misconceptions-about-medieval-life-youd-get-fr-168679998 : about misconceptions in fantasy work versus the reality of medieval life.

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

I didn't release any new titles in February, but I did release a January title, Basofi's Choosing , onto a new platform: Amazon-Kindle . There comes a time when a young person has to decide which path they’re going to take. There comes a time when conflicting tides of family influence break against the shores of the future and the first step towards independence must be taken. Basofi has reached that time, but will his family support his decision, or will his choice tear them apart? Basofi’s Choosing is set in the same world and features some of the characters from Palmyra’s Ridge .

Before university started, I finished reading two novels. I’m currently reading a collection of short stories by Bruce Stirling, but I’m not sure I’ll get through it before the month is out. I’ll update this post if I do, otherwise look for it next month. In the meantime, I read my first Chuck Wendig, and my not-so-first Matthew Reilly.  

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