Welcome to the wonderful world of writing on Wattpad! This is Wattpad, not the Olympics, so there's no need to panic. Anyone can try it, no training required. Writing doesn't have to be complicated, and you don't have to be a graduate of some fancy university, but there are a few guidelines that will make things easier for you and your readers. I have tips for beginners who paid as little attention in English as I did, as well as details on things I've learned over the years. Anyone can write a story. I never thought I would write anything, but I tried it and - much to my surprise - I found it very relaxing and entertaining. Feel free to skip around the chapters to find sections that interest you. You are also welcome to skim everything in case you find a hidden gem of advice. Please note that my writing tips follow the Chicago Manual of Style writing guide (you are free to use a different guide - keeping things consistent is the biggest thing).

It is a time of peace in the empire of Leomeria. A thousand years ago, humankind defeated the Khar Uzad, the brutish remnant of a once magical and thriving civilization. Humanity pushed them to the other side of the Thyrgal Mountains, where the city of Drendham has held the line ever since. From the outer darkness, however, an evil and magical force which, until now, slept, has been awakened by someone within the kingdom. A ranger knight, Aeris of Braedon, has been unwittingly chosen as the sacrificial hero. His fate has been tied to Neera, an apprentice sorceress and Leomir, the orphan prince. They have been set on a path to their destiny, led by a magical force they do not fully understand entangled in a legend come-to-life, which is very old and very powerful. Their path is laden with dark foes, unlikely friends and answers to questions long forgotten. They will need every ounce of will and even more faith if they wish to learn the secrets of the Ghosts of the Five Realms.

Volume 5 • Beginning with Round 260 - 1 January 2023 Wayfarer's Lamppost Book Club is created in partnership with the now-closed-forever Next Big Recognition Contest (NBR). Wayfarer's Lamppost Book Club aims to provide what no other book club has done-feedback on character arcs and plot progression across the entire book. We also offer beta reading and light editing options for partnerships. We seek primarily adult membership, but we will consider high school students with a proven track record in other clubs as well as quality writing and good reviewing skills. Except for Random, Non-Fiction, and Poetry, all genres and ratings are welcome, provided the stories meet Wattpad's content guidelines.

What if we were the first in our part of the galaxy to discover the secret of faster than light travel? What if this discovery was 10,000 years before it was supposed to be? Our neighbors had been watching for centuries and were surprised with our early arrival into the Web of Worlds... The Year is 2166: To the people of Earth, the universe seemed to be a very lonely place. Astronomers have discovered tens of thousands of planets; many had indications of organic life. SETI had been searching for signals for over 200 years. There had been a few tantalizing bits of radio or radar energy received but nothing ever proven to be of intelligent origin. But there was an alien civilization out there, in fact many of them linked together in a Web of Worlds. They were watching us quietly, carefully and patiently. It had long been the prime directive of the Web that no developing civilization be contacted until that civilization made it into interstellar space on their own; and that always took time, lots of time. Most Web worlds took 1,000 years or more to go from steam to the atom and none had made it from the atom to a sublight stardrive in less than 5,000 standard years. Every civilization of The Web had proven that faster than light travel was impossible, so there was plenty of time to watch the Earth... The watchers were astounded with the speed of progress of human science and also horrified at the periods of violence. By 2076 nuclear fusion power was widespread on earth. By 2100 the first interplanetary fusion ships explored the Sol system. The men and women of the Anglosphere Alliance began their first missions in ships approaching 0.1c. At that velocity, manned flight to even the nearest stars would take a lifetime. What would happen if a beautiful engineer and a brilliant physicist stumbled upon an artificial gravity field which would make a faster than light drive possible... Earthrise: 2176 A #1 Science Fiction Story Featured by wattpad

Understanding what is happening in space research is no longer a matter of watching a documentary once a year, or reading the odd abridged article in a newspaper. It requires a comprehensive knowledge of all things NASA, ESA, Roscosmos and the work going on in universities around the world. I have tried to keep up to date and thought the subject of going to Mars needed some simplified explanation. I have tried to do that here. ©2018 Tony Harmsworth

Federation takes close encounters to a whole new level. A galactic empire of a quarter of a million worlds stumbles across the Earth. Their philosophy on life is totally unexpected. With the help of intelligent automatons, they've turned a reviled political system into a utopia for the masses, but are they a force for good or evil? A Daragnen university graduate, Yol Rummy Blin Breganin, discovers that Earth failed in its attempt to join the Federation, and, for some unknown reason, members are forever banned from visiting or contacting the planet. Rummy had never heard of a whole world being outlawed. Perhaps it would be sensible to leave well enough alone but no, he decides to investigate... FEDERATION is the first in a series of near-future, hard science-fiction novels by Tony Harmsworth, the First Contact specialist. Submerge yourself in humankind's cultural and economic dilemma by reading Federation today. (c) Tony Harmsworth 2019

We've known that the moon is dead since Apollo. But what if something lay dormant in the dust, waiting to be found? In 2028, Mark Noble is conducting a survey of a moon crater. The entity secretly grabs a ride back to Moonbase on Mark's buggy. Once in the habitat, it begins to infect the crew. They find themselves in a frightening, helter-skelter adventure with only two possible outcomes: losing or saving the Earth. Moonscape is the latest hard science fiction story from Tony Harmsworth, a First Contact specialist who writes in the style of the old masters. If you like fast-paced adventure, fraught with the additional dangers found in space, then Tony's latest tale has been written especially for you. Explore the page-turning world of Moonscape today! (c) Tony Harmsworth 2019

An explosion in a laboratory kills several scientists and sends a man back two months in time where he tries desperately to prevent the disaster from happening. No one believes him except his beautiful new girlfriend. Now it's a race against time for the two of them to change the events leading up to the moment of the explosion and save lives. Science Fiction/Romance.

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After breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, Teagan heads back to her home town only to have a very strange experience on her coach trip. Due to a malfunction, she becomes aware of a world she was never supposed to see, a world that makes no sense to her. She ultimately discovers that not only is she the only person who can see a secret reality, she is also the only person who can rescue the Earth.