: Re: A question on the ambiguity of the Alternate History genre Say I am writing a (mostly) realistic fiction book. The entirety of said work is mostly what a person would expect from realistic

What is your purpose in wanting to do this?

If the story is 99% set in the real world, and then you throw in this one paragraph of alternate history, and then the story goes back to the real world and the alternate history is never mentioned again ... I don't see the point. The reader will either think you are very confused about history, or they will expect this incident to make a difference. They will expect it to have some relevance or purpose. Readers who are not interested in an alternate history story will be annoyed that you dragged it in, and readers who want to read an alternate history story will be annoyed that you dropped it.

There's nothing wrong with mixing genres. You can include a romance subplot in a science fiction story, or have a horror story set in the Old West. But there is something very, very wrong with dragging in another genre for one paragraph and then apparently forgetting that you did it.

Load Full (0)

: What should I include (and not include) on a book's website? I'm building a dedicated WordPress website for my (in-progress) graphic novel. My first thought was that I'd have an artist's blog

@Annie587

Load Full 2 Comments

: Character crisis for a Science Hero? I have three protagonists working towards the same goal but with different motives. They are co-protagonists each with their own character arc and resolution.

@Annie587

Load Full 5 Comments

: Dialog problems with a character with only one name? I have a character who starts as a low servant caste and rises up through society. While plotting, I never bothered to give her more than

@Annie587

Load Full 2 Comments

: Create looping patterns within the dialog, such as the order that people speak, and little mannerisms within their speech. Then repeat the pattern a few times. You don't need to be too rigid

: Re: A question on the ambiguity of the Alternate History genre Say I am writing a (mostly) realistic fiction book. The entirety of said work is mostly what a person would expect from realistic

More posts by @Annie587

: What should I include (and not include) on a book's website? I'm building a dedicated WordPress website for my (in-progress) graphic novel. My first thought was that I'd have an artist's blog

: Character crisis for a Science Hero? I have three protagonists working towards the same goal but with different motives. They are co-protagonists each with their own character arc and resolution.

: Dialog problems with a character with only one name? I have a character who starts as a low servant caste and rises up through society. While plotting, I never bothered to give her more than

: Create looping patterns within the dialog, such as the order that people speak, and little mannerisms within their speech. Then repeat the pattern a few times. You don't need to be too rigid

Login to post a comment!

0 Comments

Back to top