How to Write Alternate History

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By Grey Wolf

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How To Write Alternate History is a series of articles by Grey Wolf, examining many aspects of how to write in the genre. These examine subjects such as the identity of man, whether man makes the weather, how the everyday in an alternate world is going to be changed and what names for music, vehicles, weapons and so on would be different.

Below is a list of articles included in the book, divided by heading:-

THE ROLE OF PEOPLE :-

What Makes A Man

Patterns of Population and Settlement

An Exercise in Characterisation

Dead People Can Live Too

Royal Marriages That Never Happened

NAMING CONVENTIONS

Alternate History Nomenclature

A World Without The Familiar

First Names in Alternate History

Ship Classes in Alternate History

CULTURE

A Day In The Life

Music in Alternate History

Speech in Historical Fiction

TECHNOLOGY

How Time-Locked is Technology?

Nuclear Weapons in Alternate History

Railway Networks and Companies

NATURE

Are Natural Phenomena Fixed?

Forget The Date!

PROBABILITY

Statistics and Probability in Alternate History

The Third Butterfly

How to Write Alternate History