Author Archives: J. S. Collyer

Event Announcement: SciFi Scarborough 2020

Posted on November 21, 2019

Greetings everyone! Yes, I will be back for SciFi Scarborough 2020! This will be my 4th appearance at this great event. Always a friendly, inclusive atmosphere with great guests, stalls (both industry and independent) and panels. And let’s not forget … Continue reading →

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Re-Release – Crime and Punishment, SciFi Anthology OUT NOW

Posted on October 8, 2019

Well, don’t this look shiny? The SciFi/SpecFic collection featuring my story ‘New Tricks’ Crime and Punishment has been re-vamped and re-released by the wonderful people over at Future Chronicles. ‘They say that karma is a bitch, that justice is in … Continue reading →

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Harvey Duckman Presents – Vol 2 **OUT NOW**

Posted on August 20, 2019

‘Harvey Duckman presents the second in a series of collected works of suspense and mystery in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror and steampunkery… This anthology features work by exciting new voices in speculative fiction, including both established authors and previously … Continue reading →

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Updates & Previews

Posted on May 14, 2019

Having never stopped writing stories since I was old enough to hold a pencil , and having released three novels between 2014 – and 2016 (my debut space pirate trilogy, the Orbit Series) it feels slightly weird not having anything … Continue reading →

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Changeling: smart and spooky — MurderMayhem&More

Posted on January 30, 2019

I owe the author, Matt Wesolowski, an apology. He probably put months of effort into Six Stories: Changeling, and I devoured it in a single day. It disappeared as rapidly as a double-pepperoni stuffed-crust deep-pan pizza. I simply wolfed it … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, full story

Posted on December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas to one and all! A tasty, fizzy, jolly, bright, shiny day and night to all. May your day/week/month/new year be filled with sparkling light and love and joy! Christmas is a time for stories so I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 5

Posted on December 24, 2018

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! I hope everyone has had a wonderful run-up to the Big Day and my most sincere and wonderful wishes to you for Christmas Day tomorrow. May your day be Merry, however you choose to spend it. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 4

Posted on December 23, 2018

Evening everyone! Hope everyone’s enjoying their weekend before the Big Day and that everything’s on it’s way to being prepared. Even if it’s not, take a few mins to yourself and enjoy the next instalment of my seasonal spookfest – … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 3

Posted on December 22, 2018

Good evening all! It’s getting closer! 3 sleeps, in fact! Here is part 3 of my seasonal spook story. You can find links to the previous parts below. Enjoy! Part 1 Part 2 3 “Here. I’ve put sugar in it.” … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 2

Posted on December 21, 2018

Greetings everyone! Hope you are enjoying my seasonal spook story so far! Please find part 2 (and a link to Part 1) below. Part 1 2 Eleanor was busy chivvying the young people she’d hired for the open day into … Continue reading →

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