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Each of these outstanding entries from the 2023 Hysteria Writing Competition has been crafted with care by the authors, writers and poets who submitted them.The theme this year was magic and these pieces demonstrate just how many different ways an imagination can explore such a topic. From the almost obvious magician's tricks to the magic of meeting the right person on Oxford Street, we are taken on a journey through history, psychology, humour and pathos.Words, and the language they make up are, I believe, the most powerful tools we have at our disposal. The way they are used to understand and experience the world is a minute-by-minute work of creative magic dressed up to look like 'ordinary' life. But ordinary this alchemical reaction is not.The stories, flash fiction and poetry submitted to this year's Hysteria Writing Competition are linguistic alchemy. We all know a picture paints a thousand words, and the job of a writer is to weave their words into a picture the reader can see in their mind. And yet, every single picture created in the many minds which read these exceptional pieces will be different, because we are all different.It is through the magic of words, pulled together into sentences and paragraphs, that we can begin to build a different picture of the world we live in. Savour the texture of the words and language used by each writer in this volume. Take time to see the world through their eyes, and then contrast that with the way you see the world through yours, notice the difference, if there is one. Read it a second time to see if it impacts you differently this time around; what pictures are created in your head? Ask yourself why the work created this picture rather than another, and then reflect on all that brings us together rather than that which strives to pull us apart.Good writing stands the test of time and if you let them, each one of these pieces of magical writing will stay with you long after you have closed the book and put it, for a time, on your bookshelf.

The 3rd Edition of Linkedin Made Easy has been fully revised and expanded to include the latest updates to the Network in July 2013. New sections include how to set objectives and put a strategy in place. New chapters show you how to use the opportunities presented by the brand new profile layout, company pages, LinkedIn Today and much more. LinkedIn Made Easy is the ideal companion for the new and veteran online networker. Whether you are a solo professional looking to forge alliances with others, the marketing director of a large multi-national conglomerate, a small business owner or a student looking for their first job; Linkedin offers something for each of you to help you achieve your goals. With lots of helpful information about each of the main elements of LinkedIn, a strong focus on the use of free accounts, plus a handy set of 'Recipes for Success' for every occasion; LinkedIn Made Easy will have you developing your personal and business strategy in record time.

Do you feel a great desire - or even a need - to write? Creativity and self expression are wired into the human psyche. As a fledgling writer you may have burning questions about your place in the world of publishing as it is now: - How do I know if what I have to say deserves to be published? - Should I try to find a publisher or self-publish? - What might life be like after my book is in print? - What is a reasonable goal for my book, and can I achieve it? - How on earth will I find the time to complete my book? Be An Author addresses these questions and more through a series of interviews with other authors, just like you, who are writing and promoting books today. Some of these authors are published others are self-published, what they have to say about the experience is both enlightening and encouraging. This is not a 'how to' book - it's a 'what would it be like if ...' book. In its pages you may just find what you need to inspire and motivate you to fulfil your potential as an author.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to change your life? What it might be like if you had chosen a different route? When life changes unexpectedly, you are given such an opportunity, but it is up to us to grasp the challenge and the transformation that becomes possible. This first novel by Linda Parkinson-Hardman has a delicate touch which lights a path to your own inner reality, giving us all a little more insight into why we do the things we do and what happens when things change, either deliberately or unexpectedly. When Rosemary married her husband James she promised to love, honour and obey him. Over the years she has kept those promises faithfully. During the course of just one week in Cornwall she reviews her life uncovering the realities that she has never really noticed before and her role in how it has worked out. In the process she discovers the Rosie that has always lain within.