Hi, everybody!

UchronianSteve · May 9, 2019

Hi there, folks.

I'm a longtime reading enthusiast from TX who started writing stories about a decade ago, and more recently became a self-published author. I have a very wide range of tastes, but perhaps my most favorite genre may be that of alternate history(or allohistory, or whatever one may wish to call it), and it's also what inspired my username, since that's the primary genre I write within.

I came here mainly for the community, but I'd also like to see how I can improve my writing and would like to eventually(once I reach 50 posts, that is!) be able to get feedback from fellow writers from time to time on pieces I'm working on.

Anyway, that's basically it in a nutshell-hope to enjoy my time here.....=))

TheListener · May 10, 2019

Welcome. I am a newbie too. Sounds like your genre is fascinating.

Raven2Delta · May 10, 2019

I love Alternate History genre writing!
What periods do you like to write for the most?

regdog · May 10, 2019

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RookieWriter · May 11, 2019

UchronianSteve · May 12, 2019

Hi everybody!

TheListener said:
Welcome. I am a newbie too. Sounds like your genre is fascinating.

It is, it is. Got into it over a decade ago thanks to H. Turtledove and a few others, and haven't looked back since.

Raven2Delta said:
I love Alternate History genre writing!
What periods do you like to write for the most?

Well, if I may, I kinda mainly focus on where the story is set, though at least for America, I have favored PODs right around the time of the Revolution as it gives me more possibilities to work with.

regdog said:
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Thanks, and will do.

RookieWriter said:

Thanks!

Chase · May 13, 2019

Really nice introduction, Steve.

In an alternate history, Texas might become northern Mexico, right? If not, maybe "The Lone Star Country" instead of "The Lone Star State." Either way, we'd need to move the US Border Patrol to southern New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Allohistories are fun. :greenie

!

CameronJohnston · May 15, 2019

Welcome to AW! :welcome:

I loved all those alternate history books by Harry Turtledove, and used to get so many out of the library!

DanielSTJ · May 15, 2019

Welcome!

UchronianSteve · May 16, 2019

Chase said:
Really nice introduction, Steve.

In an alternate history, Texas might become northern Mexico, right? If not, maybe "The Lone Star Country" instead of "The Lone Star State." Either way, we'd need to move the US Border Patrol to southern New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Allohistories are fun.

!

Hey there, Chase.I've actually had a few TL ideas(as of yet unwritten in most cases), that involve either an independent *Texas or one that remained part of Mexico(as well as a few with *Texas split between the U.S. and Mexico); both possibilities, I think, would be quite fun to work with, perhaps indeed including a few bits on how a *Border Patrol might deal with issues along the border with an Independent or Mexican Texas/Tejas.

CameronJohnston said:
Welcome to AW!
I loved all those alternate history books by Harry Turtledove, and used to get so many out of the library!

Thanks for the welcome. I actually do have a few myself, believe it or not, mainly from the "Southern Victory" trilogy.

DanielSTJ said:
Welcome!

Thanks, Daniel, and appreciated.

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Chase

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