C.M. Simpson's Blog

Today (March 29, 2026 (PT) is the last day you can pick up the ebook version of Trading into Shadow, the first book in the Magic Below Paris series, for FREE.If you're looking for life after a different kind of apocalypse, with hyper-intelligentcats, nanite-abilities that manifest as magic, and the ability to communicatemind to mind, then why not give it a try.

Don’t ask me where theweek went. It was another stretch of disruptions and family illness, although itended well, and we are all feeling a lot better for having remembered to rest,and for taking care of each other.Goals for March2026, Week 4, ending March 29, 20261. complete,edit, and submit one short story submission (let's call it SHSTSub#2 for March)2. write at least4k on the draft

A new project, and one which I'm using to renew the well between older projects. 2,328 words, today, plus 804 words of glossary, DA01, is a predominantly fantasy LitRPG game setting, which I am currently writing 'into the dark.' However, the nature of this genre will demand some outlining as it progresses, and I have already begun making notes beyond the glossary.Last words for today are as

Last week's bout of flu continued to plague the household, and led to more disruptions to the work schedule, but family had to come first, and I had to undertake some self-care...apparently sleep is important to producing words, among other things. We had more medical appointments, some scheduled, others due to a need for medical certificates for missed days of schooling, and one because I'd been

I was a littlestartled by the impact last week’s unscheduled interruptions had on theschedule, and had to triage. Determined to keep the book focus, I had to letthings slide on the content creation front…at least a little. Unfortunately, Imanaged to catch the same flu my child had brought home, and this meant a lotmore had to be let go in favor of trying to get better.Goals for March2026,

This is the last dayto pick up the newly released third editions of Mack and Me: Blaedergil’s Host,and Mack and Me: Arach, Books 2-3 of the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series.It’salso the last day to pick up free or heavily-discounted titles from the likes of C. Gockel, EricBoebelbecker, Julia Huni, Audrey Sharpe, and Drew Avera, as well as series byE.W. Barnes, Scott Moon and Craig Martelle,

March brought change.I started setting goals, again. I started setting writing goals…and not justpublishing goals. I’m still ‘failing’ a lot, but I’m finding where my limitsare, and learning to allow time for the unexpected. February allowed me getahead on the content creation schedule that I could begin the pivot to awriting focus…but not far enough, as I discovered.Goals for March2026,

Just a quick note to let you know the next two 3rd Ed. releases in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey series (Mack and Me: Blaedergil's Host, 3rd Edition, and Mack and Me: Arach, 3rd Edition) are available for FREE in the latest IASFA science fiction promotion.There are a lot of good books in this one, including titles from, among others, G Cockel, Julia Huni, Ginger Booth, Audrey Sharpe, Drew Avera,