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You’ll notice our Lemmy logo on our banner looks different than normal that is on purpose this logo is from a timeline where a cat became the Lemmy logo instead of the what we have now

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What is Alternate History anyways? (A guide for new people) (self.althistory)
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Alternate History is a Subgenre of Speculative fiction about what would happen if a event in history happened differently.

A quick history of Alternate History Ab Urbe Condita Libri is possibly the first example of Alternate History written in Latin between 27 and 9 BC by the Roman historian Titus Livius it tells a story where Alexander the Great didn't die prematurely and Rome still beats Macedonia. This trope of the writers side still winning even though logically they should not is still a common trope in AH today. Harry Norman Turtledove is a major author for AH and other works in the modern day and his stories have gone on to inspire many others.

How to get ideas for writing? As Alternate History is about history the ideas are limitless. From making a small change in leadership or creating a massive change in how major events went down looking through history itself will give many ideas

Writing and story making There are many ways to format your story. From telling it from the 3rd person or through the eyes of someone living in this world there are many options. Some use AH as a vector for making maps,flags ETC of alternate nations. Fake Wiki articles are also a popular format(please do not vandalize articles use the sandbox or other means)

conclusion Alternate History is a fun topic to write about with endless stories just waiting to be written this guide will be updated as needed thank you for reading!

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In honor of Leif Erikson Day what if Leif Erikson never made it to North America? (self.althistory)
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When reading alt history do you care if the scenario is realistic? (self.althistory)
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For me it really depends

My favorite alternate history books are not even remotely in the realm of possibility but I still like a serious work every once in a while

Let’s hear the community’s thoughts

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Would you consider historical fiction alternate history? (self.althistory)
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What's your favorite Harry Turtledove story? (self.althistory)
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Let's hear the strangest alternate history scenarios you came up with or know (self.althistory)
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Who's your favorite alternate history content creator? (self.althistory)
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My first alt history novel (lemmy.world)
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What book should I add to my collection next?

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Man in the High Castle | Oversimplified Style-ish (youtu.be)
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Alternate history writing prompt (self.althistory)
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What if the space race was a tie?

Either both sides give up trying to go to the moon

Or both make it to the moon in a very close timeframe and have to deal with each other on the moon

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Alt history idea of the week what if Christopher Columbus died on his first voyage (self.althistory)
submitted 5 months ago by Pacrat173 to c/althistory
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Do you all want to participate? (canvas.fediverse.events)
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cross-posted from: https://toast.ooo/post/3740832

Canvas in 30 days 👀

turns out I did my math wrong, so it’s a little less than 30 days

July 12th, 2024 @ midnight EDT

https://canvas.fediverse.events

✨ this year’s event also supports the entire fediverse not just Lemmy!

(you have to be able to make/receive text posts, like mastodon, lemmy, pixelfed, etc) (peertube accounts will not work)

you can get update announcements on other fedi platforms with @[email protected] link

chat about Canvas on Matrix or Discord (they’re bridged)

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What's the worst tropes in alt history? (self.althistory)
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Examples

The Axis win WW2(somehow) by making more of this or that

Historical figures act in ways completely outside of the way they acted in real life

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What's some early examples of alternate history (self.althistory)
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I’m aware of what many say is the first (I talked about it in an old alternate history of the day post) but what are some other examples?

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Anyone have any interesting alternate history maps? (self.althistory)
submitted 6 months ago by Pacrat173 to c/althistory
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Promt of the week what if Hitler was put on trail at Nuremberg trials? (self.althistory)
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Another call for 2 mods (self.althistory)
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Pretty simple requirements

Post at least 2 times a week and step down if you can’t

Respect the mod team and the users

Comment if you’re interested!

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Prompt of the week what if Texas remained a independent country? (self.althistory)
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Have you Read any good stories you'd like to share? (self.althistory)
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Prompt of the week (self.althistory)
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What if world war 1 kept going? (for at least 5 more years or more)

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Any recommendations for a book or series with the Point of Divergence being the Loyalists winning the Revolutionary War? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/althistory
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I've read The Two Georges by Turtledove and Dreyfuss, I enjoyed that but I was thinking of something more along the lines of like his Southern Victory series in structure.

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What's your favorite alt history game? (self.althistory)
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Prompt of the week (self.althistory)
submitted 7 months ago by Pacrat173 to c/althistory
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What if one side decisively won the Korean War

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I'll find something good just gotta keep looking (lemmy.world)
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Have your written your own alternate history story before? (self.althistory)
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This includes short stories and scenarios!

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