Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History
2023·184 pages
A comprehensive guide to writing alternate history fiction, blending craft tips with genre insights.
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A comprehensive guide to the speculative sub-genre of alternate history fiction, this book maps the unique terrain of this vibrant mode of storytelling and then explains how to write it. First giving a concise conceptual overview and the critical tools to differentiate the different forms of counterfactual fiction, Jack Dann lays out the 'tricks of the trade' such as 'Heinleining', how to create recognizable 'divergent points' and how to employ paratextual elements and 'layering' to overcome rea...
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