IASFA | Colleen Simpson | Activity https://iasfa.org/members/cmsimpson/activity/ Activity feed for Colleen Simpson. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:35:27 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3026aab75a10b6c0adf5c38d0219eadb Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group Fantasy Writers: Happy New Year, all! First check in of the year - how are […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2929/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:02:11 -0900 Happy New Year, all!

First check in of the year – how are you doing? What were your high points from last year? And where are you going next?

Kicking off, last year was… It was a year. And going next? I’ll be trying to get some short stories published as stand-alones, and then to finish a novel. Anything beyond that, will be gravy, I…Read more

]]> 0 dacfe6f63964d2b782f4d8d82bb924a0 Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group Science Fiction Writers: Also, checking in to see how folk are going. How did you go, […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2928/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:58:55 -0900 Also, checking in to see how folk are going. How did you go, last year? How has this year started for you?

Mine has started slowly, and we won’t go into last year for me. I’ll be hoping this year is better, and working to make it so.

]]> 0 ed11447ca5a26b5e7b778ca7ade3d0c3 Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group Science Fiction Writers: Welcome, Lawrence! https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2927/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:57:14 -0900 Welcome, Lawrence!

]]> 0 2b4edb838a13af3f916f410532ffa52e Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group IASFA: Nothing new. Just checking in to see how folks are doing and […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2926/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:56:48 -0900 Nothing new. Just checking in to see how folks are doing and wishing youall the best for the new year.

]]> 0 1de83f5d4d27212f8599e9855df15f6e Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group IASFA: Checking in. Taking on the cobwebs. Seeing if there's any […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2899/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:57:23 -0900 Checking in. Taking on the cobwebs. Seeing if there’s any news or policy things, or updates. Waving hello, before I get back to work.

]]> 0 cf2c22d27a4b82f83cd33f3cdab88d26 Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group Fantasy Writers: Checking in. Seeing how everyone's doing. It's pretty quiet […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2898/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:55:48 -0900 Checking in. Seeing how everyone’s doing. It’s pretty quiet in here. What’s everyone working on? How are we progressing?

]]> 0 55568f493667d537e707c3034e2b1b76 Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group Science Fiction Writers: I'll try to be better at this. They say no news is good news […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2897/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:54:47 -0900 I’ll try to be better at this. They say no news is good news – and I have none…yet – but how is everyone else doing? Any wins? Any new books out there? How’s your progress going on your latest work?

]]> 0 9cc6e071e5a620a72950372d97b11066 Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group Fantasy Writers: Three groups and all very quiet. How is everyone? How are […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2883/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:10:51 -0900 Three groups and all very quiet. How is everyone? How are your books going?

]]> 0 acd2095d999ccbba6a2f52fe003f2ee5 Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group Science Fiction Writers: Welcome to the new members! How is everyone? https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2882/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:09:42 -0900 Welcome to the new members! How is everyone?

]]> 0 e8db562a71ca5a644693b7bf09afb32d Colleen Simpson posted an update in the group IASFA: Just popping in to welcome the new members and see how […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2881/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:08:43 -0900 Just popping in to welcome the new members and see how everyone is going. It’s very, very quiet in here.

]]> 0 13cfe72086af004788ac5eb13c699d09 Colleen Simpson joined the group Fantasy Writers https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2868/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 23:54:19 -0900 0 1773a408c25bd964e06eda566c6df00e Colleen Simpson joined the group Science Fiction Writers https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2867/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 23:54:17 -0900 0 81b3a6a24002cdcdfdf497af35ca3614 Colleen Simpson joined the group IASFA https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2866/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 23:54:15 -0900 0 4a987afc703fc0bd4542b651f10b1bf7 Colleen Simpson posted an update: What's new? Not a lot. I've finished a few books and will […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2650/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:43:05 -0800 What’s new? Not a lot. I’ve finished a few books and will be updating them, and I’m figuring out what the next phase of my writing career looks like, which includes working out what admin and marketing things can be sustained, and what need to be cut, at least for now. Let’s see how it goes.

]]> 0 30b939e54ff239cf20170abd8c88a73f Colleen Simpson posted an update: What's New? IASFA Member Activities Feed? Well, I've just […] https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2106/ Mon, 23 May 2022 07:45:07 -0800 What’s New? IASFA Member Activities Feed? Well, I’ve just released the pre-order for June’s Release, finished a largish ghost-writing contract, had a week of the flu, followed by my covid booster which made me sick for another few days, and am currently working on the first of July’s releases. How about you?

Also, it’s so empty and quiet in here…Read more

]]> 0 9597f487f3e36e3efd03e5aefa65511b Colleen Simpson posted a new activity comment https://iasfa.org/activity/p/2052/#acomment-2105 Mon, 23 May 2022 07:34:22 -0800 I\’m not sure why, but there seems to be very little communication between authors on this site – so much so that I\’ve started to forget I need to come in here and check it. I\’ll try to do this more often. Sorry for the delay in replying to you.

In reply to - Danielle Mathieson Pederson replied to the topic Trouble Entering Titles For Author Library in the forum General IASFA Organizational Discussion I’m the same way and I’ve been trying to join the group for almost a […] ]]> a14bc71422fae36babcc5812425524e6 Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Stoked to be here! in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/stoked-to-be-here/#post-33762 Sun, 22 May 2022 21:37:06 -0800 Welcome, Scott!

]]> 0 5e414895234a72202e4968e39ac4c541 Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hey Everyone in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone/#post-33761 Sun, 22 May 2022 21:36:45 -0800 Welcome, Michael!

]]> 0 cc1682ae3f12569ab9f40bd7648f08d1 Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hi from Somerset, UK in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hi-from-somerset-uk/#post-33760 Sun, 22 May 2022 21:36:19 -0800 Welcome, Trisha!

]]> 0 3416fa71f2083a9b765c566555948ccb Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Keeping Track of Worldbuilding in the forum Craft Talk https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/keeping-track-of-worldbuilding/#post-33365 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:58:31 -0800 And, I just use Word… One doco for a series (or a set of interlinked series), where I note down everything: plant names, food names (and ingredients), people, planets, organizations, all in alpha order with key words so I can find things when I forget their names. Compared to some of what I see here, it’s the caveman variant of world tracking XD

]]> 0 e55d99453bf223845d2e0618921899fd Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Novel Length in the forum Craft Talk https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/novel-length/#post-33364 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:54:45 -0800 The traditional publishing word counts are tied to the cost of printing – or they used to be, so 100k was inside the ‘sweet spot’ for balancing story length with keeping the cost of production under control so they could better calculate their production costs and profit margin. Things have shifted enough in the ebook market that readers are less…Read more

]]> 0 f282fa0a2d1138561967103d851039a5 Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hello hello! in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hello-hello/#post-33363 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:45:53 -0800 Welcome, Nathan!

]]> 0 0acb3d6fa1a3071e3728dbfed4dd996f Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hi, I'm Peter in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hi-im-peter/#post-33362 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:45:17 -0800 Hi, Peter! Nice to meet a fellow sci-fi author!

 

]]> 0 a430e0467f26c72252bf3cdac0e64321 Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hello everyone! in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hello-everyone/#post-33361 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:44:29 -0800 Welcome, Cari! Nice to meet someone else who works across genres!

]]> 0 fb03ed69215d6ba91a0c9069b8f7d24a Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hi from Iowa in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hi-from-iowa/#post-33360 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:43:16 -0800 Hi Daphne! Nice to meet you! Sounds like you’ve got some work on! Good luck!

]]> 0 99e3b785d98b21dff5e037c00f21548e Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hello from Littlehampton in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hello-from-littlehampton/#post-33359 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:42:07 -0800 Welcome, Roo! Nice to meet you!

]]> 0 9c7cc5324ded3c41bcec7ebdf2ec504b Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Greetings from New Hampshire in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/greetings-from-new-hampshire/#post-33358 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:41:20 -0800 Hey, E.! Nice to meet you. I have a bit of work in the urban fantasy genre – not romance, more short work revolving around paranormal policing and human-fey-troll-pixie relations, but no time to add a full-length work into that mix at the moment as my short-work series and sf are hogging most of my time. Greetings from Down Under.

]]> 0 b154ff73f52528124b4401abcdd84257 Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Hello from the Appalachians in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/hello-from-the-appalachians/#post-33357 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:37:30 -0800 Hey, Alice. Nice to meet you! I write SF that skirts the edge of military (tends to be mercs or vigilante corps, not quite in the military niche, and not quite out of it)…not sure what you mean by non-trendy, but I don’t think my stuff fits trendy, either – and I write SF, Fantasy and cross-overs…wherever the story wants to go. Good to see you…Read more

]]> 0 949d4583bd29964a5fae6a1992b2478b Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Trouble Entering Titles For Author Library in the forum General IASFA Organizational Discussion https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/trouble-entering-titles-for-author-library/#post-33356 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:03:39 -0800 It *is* very, very quiet in here…

 

]]> 0 877d7c382746938685aad9a74c24b22c Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Trouble Entering Titles For Author Library in the forum General IASFA Organizational Discussion https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/trouble-entering-titles-for-author-library/#post-33355 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:03:24 -0800 It doesn’t look like I have any replies, here. I do vaguely remember seeing something in the FB page posts. I just haven’t had the time to chase them or correct things here. I *think* they did some work on it. Maybe try it again?

]]> 0 f4e4f35a690b40bae99f08722bf2fa4c Colleen Simpson replied to the topic Trouble Entering Titles For Author Library in the forum General IASFA Organizational Discussion https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/trouble-entering-titles-for-author-library/#post-31186 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:29:47 -0900 Okay, so it’s only two books that create this error, so I looked for something they had in common, and tried altering that. The first was to ensure the short description no longer equalled 100 characters. Bringing them under that mark did not solve the problem. The second was to remove any special characters like ampersands or stars from the…Read more

]]> 0 82e9e0326246d91b4de3084456f7edb6 Colleen Simpson started the topic Trouble Entering Titles For Author Library in the forum General IASFA Organizational Discussion https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/trouble-entering-titles-for-author-library/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:12:02 -0900 I can’t find an answer to this in the forums…or a discussion that might cover it. Feel free to move it to a more suitable point, if there is one.

I am trying to upload my books. Some are going through and others aren’t – even when I try to upload on different days or start from scratch and go through double-checking every line of the entry.…Read more

]]> 0 40922717efb36bf37d02fc266ab3d2d5 Colleen Simpson's profile was updated https://iasfa.org/activity/p/1667/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:54:18 -0900 0 a58d3d0983324ca35e236fe1817e61a0 Colleen Simpson's profile was updated https://iasfa.org/activity/p/932/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:07:49 -0900 0 bb147cdcf247d6cbeabfe5d76bcfdced Colleen Simpson changed their profile picture https://iasfa.org/activity/p/931/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:05:53 -0900 0 98d00bc3a54ddf39c41ec7fad4755adb Colleen Simpson changed their profile picture https://iasfa.org/activity/p/930/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:03:30 -0900 0 495b5fd730befd4d339d8bde7be0c73e Colleen Simpson started the topic Late to the Party - CMSimpson in the forum New Members Start Here - Introduce Yourself https://iasfa.org/forums/topic/late-to-the-party-cmsimpson/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:05:54 -0800 I’m Colleen. I write…not quite ALL the things, but as many of the things as grab my attention and kick my head into gear. Right now, my focus is completing a six-book science fiction series and revamping and relaunching my backlist while meeting my work-for-hire commitments. I have written science fiction, fantasy, science fantasy, contemporary…Read more

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