THE ALTERNATIVE QUILL: WRITING ALTERNATIVE HISTORY

by Beth Daniels

THE ALTERNATIVE WRITING ALTERNATIVE HISTORY

It’s a popular genre with multiple niches, so if you are interested in writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Steampunk, Gaslamp Fantasy, Dieselpunk, or tales that tweak history into something it never was (either the past or the present), Alternative History is for you.

Beth Daniels Writing Steampunk, Geared Writing Steampunk 3nd edition, Muse to Manuscript ) dips into the various styles of Alternative History by giving examples of published work and making suggestions on what specific niches have to offer and ideas on how to tweak history to your own story needs.

Among the things covered

•Alternative Past
•Alternative Present
•Time Travel
•Urban Fantasy
•Paranormal stories
•Steampunk
•Gaslamp Fantasy (and what makes it different from Steampunk)
•Dieselpunk
•Magical Realism

The audiences come in all age groups and the eras represented span from the beginning of mankind to the present.

The possibilities when it comes to storytelling are endless.

Cruise through history with an eye to creating your own world. Sometimes it’s wondrous, and sometimes it’s….

About the Author

Beth Daniels began life as a novelist in 1990 with the publication of her first romantic-suspense story, written under the pseudonym Beth Henderson. Since that time she has worked with editors at Harlequin, Berkley, Simon and Schuster’s Aladdin Paperbacks, Kensington/Zebra, and a number of other smaller publishing houses. She’s written fiction under a variety of pseudonyms and ventured into non-fiction in 2009 writing articles and books about the writing process, particularly the fiction writing process. She continues to spin fictional tales as Beth Henderson, J.B. Dane, and Nied Darnell, switching from a background in romance (romantic-comedy, historical romantic adventure, romantic-suspense) to focus on mystery, urban fantasy and Steampunk.

Visit her at www.4TaleTellers.com. Follow her on Twitter @BethDaniels1 or www.Facebook/BethHendersonAuthor.

Genres: Writing

102 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 13, 2014

About the author

BETH DANIELS lends the expertise she gained as a professional novelist with 30 years and as many published books to her list of achievements. Add in a BA in History and a MA in English Composition and Rhetoric with an Emphasis in Creative Writing, over a dozen years as a composition instructor at the college level, numerous online fiction writing workshops at SavvyAuthors.com and for various RWA online chapters, and the stats add up. She knows her onions and can maneuver her way through nearly any genre or subgenre birthed. She is president of The Derby Rotten Scoundrels, the Louisville, KY, Sisters in Crime chapter, one of the founders of the writing group The Bards of Bardstown, and a very active member at The Vault, a fantasy specific writers’ group. Her numerous workshops have spawned a collection of Fiction Writers Aids e-books and other non-fiction titles about the art of writing fiction. Find her at www.Muse2Ms.com or Facebook.com/Beth Daniels or @BethDaniels1 on Twitter.

Reviews

[Noah Nelzén · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave me some new ideas and thoughts as a budding artist and introduced me to gaslamp fantasy which is great! They are using some words for explanation that not everybody would understand, like comparing the Seelie Court's domain to the TARDIS, something not everyone would understand. Overall, a good read.

[Justin Knight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

I came across this book when looking for some research and it really helped. It really inspired me to start writing in a different subject and I intend to dive into it, thanks to this book.

[Geoff Lynas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read. I am looking forward to going through it again with pen and paper handy to capture all of the great ideas it sparks. Not a long read. Not much more than an overview but very worthwhile to spend an hour or two browsing.