Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Alternative history has been around a long time. "Ring the Jubilee" though by a SF writer was simply alternate history. For that matter it turns out that H.G. Wells "Men like Gods" was not the worlds first alternate history. They were apparently a popular genre in the 19th century! So popularity may rise and fall, but not going anywhere.
And welcome back Susan!
As TB said, Ward Moore's Bring the Jubilee dates back to the '50s and the ultimate alternate history book, Philip K. Dick's Man in the High Castle was published in the '60s.
Welcome back, Susan! I have to say, you sound amazingly jazzed and enthusiastic and just plain up about this possible new direction. I think it will go well for you.
Hi Susan! Welcome back. It does sound like you have some great new plans to work on. I admire your un-wilty-ness in the face of disappointment.
Oh, believe me, I've had my wilty moments, not to mention serious envy of writers who started at the same time I did or later who have books on the shelves now. But I've gone too far down this road to quit. I went six weeks without writing when we were moving to our new place and I was switching jobs, and I swear I had withdrawal symptoms.
And I'm glad my enthusiasm for my WIP is coming through all my angst about how hard it is!
Good luck with the your new writing direction, Susan!
Susan, I love alt-history. FWIW, I'm really interested in reading The Sergeant's Lady now. Really, you had me at "He's a clever sergeant, she's a widowed aristocrat, together they fight crime and Frogs".
connie, awesome! You are a pro. I want to read your book. I can't figure out how to get it on my computer, though. Gotta work on that. (The older I get, the more I hate technology.) (pets her iPod and covers its ears)
FWIW, I'm really interested in reading The Sergeant's Lady now. Really, you had me at "He's a clever sergeant, she's a widowed aristocrat, together they fight crime and Frogs".
Well, I haven't written the mystery version yet. The one we tried to sell is romance with military adventure elements. Sort of Jane Austen meets Sharpe's Rifles, with sex. (I guess the mystery version would be Jane Austen meets Sharpe's Rifles meets Marcus Didius Falco, with sex. Which certainly sounds like a winner to ME, but I'm the one who wants to write it...)
Works for me.
Of course, it's possible that "...with sex." always works for me. Everything's better with sex!
Ooh, Marcus Didius Falco. I'm liking the new mix already!