Tag Archives: star wars

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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Call for ARC Readers of Haven (i.e. free advance ebook up for grabs!)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

Can I tempt anyone to some FREE fiction? And that’s FREE fiction BEFORE everyone else gets their hands on it? I tease ye not! As some of you may already know, Haven, book 2 in my Orbit Series and sequel … Continue reading →

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Oh I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside! A Review of Scarborough SciFi Festival 2015

Posted on March 17, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

I spent last weekend at the two-day Scarborough Science Fiction Festival and it was laser-blasting AWESOME. There were special guests like Virginia Hey of Farscape, Danny John Jules of Red Dwarf and Darth Vader himself, David Prowse. There were also … Continue reading →

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SciFi By The Sea – Off To Scarborough SciFi Festival!

Posted on March 13, 2015 by J. S. Collyer

I’m all at once giddy and nervous! I am off to catch a train this afteroon across the country to the Victorian Seaside town of Scarborough. This is exciting enough in itself – with it’s promenade, award-winning fish and chips … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE BLAST OFF – Fantasticon launches ‘Zero’ into orbit!

Posted on August 18, 2014 by J. S. Collyer

Zero has taken off with a blast! Not only is my first novel (mainly about the adventures of space pirates) now available on Amazon, but I also attended Fantasticon, Hull, for my very own launch and had an absolutely … Continue reading →

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Get Ready For the Launch…

Posted on August 6, 2014 by J. S. Collyer

It’s coming folks. Engines ready. Rockets fuelled. Pre-launch checks complete. Zero gets released Saturday 16th August, a week on Saturday. Oh yes. The Zero and her crew will be sent forth to chart their own course. I could sit here … Continue reading →

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Look for me and you shall find!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by J. S. Collyer

Hello all! Just a very quick post, as momentum is picking up, just to recap when and where you can find me should you wish to, whether it be my fiction, my pictures, my tweets or my FACE. 1. I … Continue reading →

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Growing Up…Or Not

Posted on April 25, 2014 by J. S. Collyer

Mine and my partner’s polling cards for the local election came through the door the other day. This prompted me to think about what a lot of responsibility this entails, which in turn got me to wondering whether I’m a … Continue reading →