Maeve Evans is lost. Her beloved Gran has just died, college is ending and she has no job or place to live. And the dreams – night after night for months, she has been dreaming the same thing. She walks down a country lane, illuminated by moonlight, and finds her way to a dock. He is there every night waiting for her, the man with the piercing green eyes. With only two weeks left in her college apartment, one phone call changes everything for Maeve. Gran has left her a small cottage by the river in New Bridge; the house she thought was sold off long ago. The night before she moves in, the dream changes. The man with the green eyes speaks, telling her his name and that he will protect her. Protect her from what? She decides to push the dreams from her mind. Until she arrives in New Bridge and realizes both the dreams – and the green-eyed man– are real. So is the danger he warned her about. With his help, she discovers who she really is – the Chosen One.

Ronda Rousey is today's most prominent athlete in sports. A spotlighted celebrity preoccupied with her championship and her movie appearances, she never had time to consider herself in danger. Her killer did not stalk her like a fanatic, rather the killer knew her weaknesses and kept their identity secret until it was time to strike. A "who-dunnit" story within today's most electrifying sport.

For twenty-five years, L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest has discovered and nurtured a steady stream of new authors who have changed the face of SF. Chosen by an impressive panel of judges drawn from the biggest names in the genre, taught at a remarkable week-long workshop, and celebrated at world-class venues such as the Kennedy Space Center, the United Nations and the Science Fiction Museum, Contest winners are given the best possible foundation for a long-standing writing career. Filled with more than a thousand spectacular images, interspersed with over one hundred success stories and testimonials, this book celebrates the first quarter century of Writers of the Future. This is truly the gold standard of SF awards. For more info, please visit: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/

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"Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not." - Isaac Asimov This piece is intended as a bit of a Help guide, a point of reference and hopefully something people will enjoy, as ultimately all of you will have different experiences reading and writing science fiction, and writing in general. If nothing else, I hope it inspires you to try your hand at writing Science Fiction if you haven't already.

UPDATING WEDNESDAYS Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter. Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help, she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for-as a musician, as a friend, and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this, that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships. In this groundbreaking book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around her, and discovers the emotional, philosophical, and practical aspects of THE ART OF ASKING. Part manifesto, part revelation, this is the story of an artist struggling with the new rules of exchange in the twenty-first century, both on and off the Internet. THE ART OF ASKING will inspire readers to rethink their own ideas about asking, giving, art, and love.

A quick and easy guide outlining my novel writing process. If you'd rather watch a video about this and other writing tips, please visit my website www.EdwardMullen.com or my YouTube channel.