Tag Archives: Cherie Priest

Narrative Voice as Mind-control: Thoughts on Manipulating Reader Perception


I’ve always considered voice one of the most important tools when writing alternate history, and over the past couple of weeks I’ve been thinking about how that tool really works (both within and outside the sub-genre). There are probably as … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Morlock Night by K.W. Jeter


Title: Morlock Night Author: K.W. Jeter Pub Date: Reprint: April 26th, 2011 (original: 1979) Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… The Time Machine Boneshaker Soulless The Stress of Her Regard The … Continue reading

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Techniques in Writing Alternate History


For the past several months, I’ve been having a lot of fun reading recent alternate histories and historical fantasies (I’ve reviewed a couple in earlier posts). As a result, I’ve been thinking about how alternate history works, and what techniques … Continue reading

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