CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

NaNoWriMo's Day 16 was a Monday, and the first Monday in two weeks I hadn't been sick, so words got done.  Starting Words: 31,049 Ending Words: 33,136 Total for the Day: 2,087 Extract: By this stage, our two wolves were ready to start the next part of their journey to lupar territory...but first Lewis had to make a call: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As Lewis went through his set-up, Oliver began searching for a way off the planet…or, at least, out of the area they were in. The results were discouraging. Florey had given them the best of a limited number of outbound ships, and they’d ended up on an edge world, a long way from anywhere. Taking a breath, he started familiarizing with the local area. If they had to run… The woman returned with their drinks, setting them on the tray at the end of the table. “Steak will be another twenty minutes,” she told them. “I’m assuming ...

 On Day 15 of NaNo, words continued. Starting Words: 28,927 Ending Words: 31,049 Total for the Day:2,122 Extract: our wolves had finished the first stage of their journey away from Lunar One. The news was both good and bad. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oliver sank to his haunches, pulling Lewis down with him. The hologram fixed them with a stern look. “By now, I am sure you understand the gravity of your situations. You have earned the ire of two powerful companies and there are very few places you will find refuge. Fortunately, I believe you have the ability to alter your human appearances, and neither bounty mentions Mr. Haversham’s wolf affiliations.” Oliver breathed a sigh of relief, but the angry man had not finished. “There is only one piece of good news and that is that the Justiciars appear to be oblivious to Mr. Landstrom’s transgression of Lunar Wolf law, and his ...