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Chalk and Cheese (otherwise known as Writing and Editing)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

If you haven’t read yesterday’s post (which includes a shiny new piece of flash fiction, should you wish for something to distract yourself this Saturday night) you will not know that at around 5:00pm yesterday I found my fingers stilling … Continue reading →

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Some News and a new Flash For Friday

Posted on September 27, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

Gladstone’s has not failed on the productivity front. Not only have I had an amazing day with some glorious sunshine that enabled me to walk off my lunch time reward-pint and do some inspirational pondering, I came back and finished … Continue reading →

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Ready, set…write!

Posted on September 26, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

Well, despite the best efforts of British public transport, I have successfully arrived, tired, though largely un-maimed, at Gladstone’s Residential Library, my Writers’ Retreat of choice for two nights and three days of uninterrupted drafting joy. I am checked in, … Continue reading →

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The Great Escape

Posted on September 25, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

As you may well know (as I have mentioned it several times…it’s true I’m rather expectant/excited) tomorrow will see me winging my way (well…public transporting my way) to Hawarden, Flintshire for my writers’ retreat and the inspirational Gladstone’s Library. I … Continue reading →

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Time To Retreat

Posted on September 23, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

It’s going to be a good week this week. I’ve got ‘The Feeling’. Not only was Tuned To a Dead Channel (dystopian Sci-Fi anthology which features, alongside some amazing talent, my short story ‘Ash’) released on Friday and is now … Continue reading →

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New Direction, New Look

Posted on August 23, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

It’s interesting how much you can change or develop in such a small amount of time. I honestly think that since the beginning of 2013 when I took a trip to Gladstone’s Library and decided I was going to finally … Continue reading →

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Gladstone’s Library

Posted on January 14, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

I’m back home in the real world after an amazing weekend at Gladstone’s Library. I booked thee nights at this amazing residential library as a writing retreat for myself over the last weekend. I found it a fantastically inspirational and … Continue reading →