Author Archives: J. S. Collyer

It’s the most story-filled time of the year

Posted on December 5, 2017

One of my favourite things about Christmas is the stories associated with it. It’s a time when we all re-visit many of their favourite stories, films and books. The comforting familiarity of these classics that, for many of us, have been with … Continue reading →

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‘Life Cycle’ performed for #WordsAloud

Posted on November 21, 2017

Here’s a wonderful video of some lovely people performing my short story ‘Life Cycle’ at Lancaster Fun Palace’s event ‘Words Aloud’ at the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster. So nice to hear it out loud, a completely new experience and most welcome. … Continue reading →

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I do enjoy a bit of cross-genre fun

Posted on October 30, 2017

Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s upon us now! So let’s settle down with something on the spooky side of crime fiction. Here’s the first of this week’s special selection of chilling thrillers, exploring the mysterious hinterland between hardboiled noir and … Continue reading →

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Lancaster Event – The Orbit Series Turns 3. Book signing and CAKE

Posted on October 14, 2017

It’s hard to believe buy 3 years ago this month Zero, book 1 in the Orbit Series, launched. To celebrate that and the two sequels that have followed, I’m teaming up with Alternative Clothing and Gifts Store Ahoy in Lancaster … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on August 16, 2017

Hi everyone! Just a quickie. First off, CoxCon was so amazing. Thanks to John and Gen and all you wonderful folks, I sold a record amount of copies. I want to thank everyone who came to speak to me, talked to me … Continue reading →

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Counting Down to CoxCon 22.7.17

Posted on July 10, 2017

Greetings all. This week I am mostly beavering away at Draft 1 of Book 1 of a brand new SciFi series (oooooo tease…all I’ll say right now is Indiana Jones meets Mad Max), getting super excited to be drafting something new … Continue reading →

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Silence Re-Release & SciFi by the Sea

Posted on March 29, 2017

Good afternoon, all! I’m very pleased to announce that Book 3 in the Orbit Series Silence has been re-edited and is now slimmer, trimmer & better edited (phew!). Copies of the new edition are currently only available in hardcopy straight … Continue reading →

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Silence Re-Release Mar 2017

Posted on February 6, 2017

Hey all! Silence, the third and final instalment of the Orbit Series, has had a spruce-up. Story is unchanged, but language has had a polish. If you haven’t picked up your copy yet, hang fire for this newer, shinier edition due for release … Continue reading →

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2017 Events

Posted on January 23, 2017

Greetings all and a very Happy New Year to you all. I’m currently just over half-way through the ‘bonus-edit’ of Silence and really pleased with the transformation so far. I regret that it got released before it was really ready … Continue reading →

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Winter is coming. So is 2017.

Posted on October 19, 2016

Greetings fellow space adventurers! Just a quick note to say I’M STILL HERE. I know I haven’t posted in a fair while – not since the launch of the third and final book in my Orbit Series, Silence, in August. … Continue reading →

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