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Harvey Duckman Presents – Vol 2 OUT NOW

Posted on August 20, 2019 by J. S. Collyer

‘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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Event Announcement: Edge Lit, Derby, Sat 16th July 2016

Posted on January 12, 2016 by J. S. Collyer

Greetings everyone! I hope everyone had a suitably wonderful festive season & New Year. Seeing Star Wars The Force Awakens on release day certainly set it off at a bang for me, along with receiving my very own baby BB-8 … Continue reading →

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Halloween Short Story: ‘Baba Yaga’ Part 1

Posted on October 31, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

Happy All Hallows, my friends! Last week a launched a poll for the subject matter of a Halloween short story. The choices were: a haunted space ship, a cursed lunchbox or a stranger at the party. Of course, everyone chose … Continue reading →

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Lightning Update – Haven Launch, Crowdfunding, Swag, Pre-orders AND MORE

Posted on September 25, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

Greetings all and happy Friday to you all! I quick update from me today! I spent four days over the last weekend at Oldfield House B & B in Windermere in the Lake District for a writing holiday. It was … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: SINGULARITY by H. H. Basquait & Co

Posted on June 18, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

Greetings Fiction Fans. Those of you who like the wonderfully weird and the weirdly wonderful may remember the project headed up be self-confessed Dilettante Helena Han Basquait last year called Jessica. This was a collaborative effort from Helena and a … Continue reading →

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Event Announcement – Talk Nerdy 2 Me

Posted on April 9, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

Hi everyone! I have confirmed my place at another event, this time one for my fellow Lancashire dwellers. I’m thrilled to announce that I will be attending Talk Nerdy 2 Me in Preston on Fri 8th May. This looks to … Continue reading →

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Journeying On – Blog Overhaul & More ‘Haven’ Info

Posted on January 20, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

Greetings everyone and a warm welcome to my new followers. Great to have you on board! As you may have noticed I’ve done a bit of a spring clean around here…although, does it count as cleaning-up if I’ve added things? … Continue reading →

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Publications everywhere and plenty of stuff to read!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by J. S. Collyer

Greetings all! A lightning post for you all. I’m currently still buried under 100,000 words of a first draft of a new project which is why this is going to be a quickie, as it were, but just so you don’t forget … Continue reading →

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Within The Dark Mind – Guest Post by M J Wesolowski

Posted on June 27, 2014 by J. S. Collyer

I’m pleased to welcome M J Wesolowski to my WordPress this week. He is a horror writer who has had success with his short fiction and has recently released his first novella The Black Land which I reviewed when it … Continue reading →