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After finding a new home to live in during [[March]], Stevens began his work as a freelance writer in April. Despite the ''[[Daily Chronicle]]'' 's attempts to ruin his name, he still won an award for his journalism, and was able to begin his new career, hearing enthusiasm from ''[[Metropolitan]]''<nowiki/>'s editor [[Sally Lincoln]]. | After finding a new home to live in during [[March]], Stevens began his work as a freelance writer in April. Despite the ''[[Daily Chronicle]]'' 's attempts to ruin his name, he still won an award for his journalism, and was able to begin his new career, hearing enthusiasm from ''[[Metropolitan]]''<nowiki/>'s editor [[Sally Lincoln]]. | ||
Following his success, he is commissioned to write a book, also entitled ''[[Bad Science (book)|Bad Science]]'', based on his newspaper articles. The book, although not yet released, is having record-breaking preorders, and Stevens begins considering new ideas. He tells [[Henry Spencer]], the person who commissioned the last book, that he had had two new book ideas, a sequel to ''Bad Science'', and a book on the mystery of JFK's murder and the possible outcomes of it if he had lived entitled ''[[What if JFK Had Lived]]'', cashing in on both the anniversary and the | Following his success, he is commissioned to write a book, also entitled ''[[Bad Science (book)|Bad Science]]'', based on his newspaper articles. The book, although not yet released, is having record-breaking preorders, and Stevens begins considering new ideas. He tells [[Henry Spencer]], the person who commissioned the last book, that he had had two new book ideas, a sequel to ''Bad Science'', and a book on the mystery of JFK's murder and the possible outcomes of it if he had lived entitled ''[[What if JFK Had Lived]]'', cashing in on both the anniversary and the controversy behind [[Edward Kennedy]]'s [[Chappaquiddick incident|accidental killing]] of [[Mary Jo Kopechne]]. | ||
Stevens begins writing the two books, which come together in the deal. He finds out many new interesting stories about UNIT, including that [[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|they recalled a batch of plastic flowers]], but was forced to put these aside as his ''Kennedy'' novel's deadline became closer. | Stevens begins writing the two books, which come together in the deal. He finds out many new interesting stories about UNIT, including that [[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|they recalled a batch of plastic flowers]], but was forced to put these aside as his ''Kennedy'' novel's deadline became closer. | ||