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Silence, Orbit Series Book 3, OUT NOW
Hello everyone! Apologies for not posting links/spamming/jumping around and yelling about the RELEASE OF MY THIRD BOOK sooner! Needless to say, it has a been a busy few weeks. Silence, the third and final book in my Orbit series is … Continue reading
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Tagged author, book review, coxcon, coxcon 2016, coxcon2016, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, firefly, getting published, haven, indie publishing, inspiration, J S Collyer, motivation, new release, new science fiction, new scifi, novel, novel writing, orbit series, original fiction, publishing, sci fi, science fiction, scifi, story, storytelling, writing, zero
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Spoiling for a Fight
After inadvertently almost giving away major plot twists from Star Trek: Into Darkness to two separate people on the same day (I know, I’m a bad person) I got to thinking about the subject of spoilers. Giving away spoilers for … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Writing
Tagged character development, creative writing, fantasy, fiction, Game of Thrones, game of thrones j j abbrams, George R. R. Martin, into darkness, movie, novel, novel writing, plot development, science fiction, spoilers, star trek, star trek into darkness, story, storytelling, television, TV, writing
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The Gift of Time
I took last week off work and spent most of it writing in the bar/cafe of a local theatre. I always find I engage better out of the house, away from distractions and, true to form, I felt I got … Continue reading
Fellow Apprentices…We Are Not Alone!
I have just read a very interesting and encouraging blog post by Kristen Lamb which was re-blogged by a very good blogger who I follow called Mandy Eve Barnett. The post is here, and it’s called The Three Phases of … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, fantasy writing, fiction, fiction writing, improving, kristen lamb, learning, storytelling, striving, writing
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The Analytical Eye
I have always loved writing. I enjoy talking about it and learning about almost as much as I love doing it. I think you only stand to gain if you never stop studying and discovering more about the art form … Continue reading
Writing Night
Now that have Zero out of my system (for now) it’s back to my main project, The Road Elsewhere. I was pleased and somewhat proud of myself that I not only managed to come up with an idea for another … Continue reading
‘Zero’ Continued
As I mentioned in a previous post, it is very hard to resist the pull of a new idea, even when hip-deep in something you’re already enjoying. This happened recently when the idea for Zero, a science fiction novel, occurred to me. … Continue reading
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Tagged action, creative writing, fiction, novel, original fiction, sci fi, science fiction, scifi, storytelling, writing, zero
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Well, I’ve gone and got distracted…
I often discuss writing with my fellow fantasy writer Andrea and we have both agreed how impossible it can be to resist the pull of a new idea. It can be dangerous to get distracted, though, I know to my cost. I … Continue reading
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Tagged distraction, novel, novel writing, science fiction, scifi, storytelling, the road elsewhere, writing
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