@neve
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com
See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.
My next convention will be Balticon on Memorial Day weekend, where Permutations, an anthology based on Jack Chalker's Well World will launch.
@neve
Have I ever taken a real historical event and worked it into your fiction?
More than once--I specialize in Alternate History.
In the story "O-Rings" in Alternate Peace, I explore what could have happened to Christa McAuliffe and Challenger.
In the story "Apart from that, Mrs. Lincoln..." in ZNB Presents Part II, you find out who really shot the president.
I could go on . . .
LHow The USSR Survived In The Cyberpunk Timeline | Full Cyberpunk Lore
@adriabailton
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com
See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.
My next convention will be Balticon on Memorial Day weekend, where Permutations, an anthology based on Jack Chalker's Well World will launch.
What if King Cnut’s Viking Empire never fell? Vikings vs Samurai rewrites history: Cnut’s line marries into royalty, creating a dynasty. King Cnut III dispatches Rådulv to Tsushima, triggering Ragnarök. 
https://vikingsvssamurai.com/the-viking-empire-of-king-cnut-iii/ #AlternateHistory #Vikings #Samurai
#TimeTravelAuthors 19: 'horror' snippet
I still didn’t understand why he was *that* upset. Once he explained, I was almost shaking with horror, too. And fury.
It turned out that there are groups here that practice male genital mutilation.
In 1956, the US Congress voted down President Eisenhower’s proposed Federal Highway Act, ending plans for a gigantic system of interstate freeways. Instead, Congress passed measures heavily subsidizing the expansion of public transit, both within and between cities.
Thus, the OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74 had little impact in the United States, although it did embolden Congress to outlaw private vehicles weighing more than 2000 pounds. In response, many more citizens quit their cars in favor of public transit or bicycling.
Over the next few decades, this positive trend continued as almost all countries around the world followed the lead of the US, so that when 2025 rolled around......
Atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide was holding steady at ~365 ppm, and global temperatures had flatlined at 0.5°C above the pre-industrial average. 
It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is MIDDLE. Duelling airships over seventeenth century England, because why not? #bookqw #airships #alternatehistory #englishcivilwar https://www.benjeapes.com/index.php/novels/new-world-order/
Hear me read a longer version at benjeapes.substack.com.
An interesting What If:
I wonder what if Jesus acted more like Moses or Muhammad?
@Priyajsridhar
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com
See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.
My next convention will be Balticon on Memorial Day weekend, where Permutations, an anthology based on Jack Chalker's Well World will launch.
"The Electric State" is a cool Sci-Fi flick! I just randomly started watching it and got hooked. Great VFX! 
Tesla’s Stepdaughters – A sci-fi rock-n-roll detective adventure – ebooks @ Smashwords – 99 cents - #Scifi #AlternateHistory - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/14068
#ad #book #ebook #sciencefiction #scifi
#TimeTravelAuthors 13: Fictional char like MC?
On a superficial level, Jim resembles many classic #ScienceFiction characters of yore - an intelligent, fit young man thrown into a #SciFi survival situation.
But he's *not* omnicompetent and perfect. He can (and does) make a lot of mistakes. And his martial abilities have little bearing on his chances.
Gunnie Rose series by Charlaine Harris
@realcharlaine.bsky.social @graphicaudio.bsky.social @theladyhamlet.bsky.social @mjcaseyga.bsky.social #LoveAudiobooks #BookReview #alternatehistory #AudioBookReview #fullcast #GraphicAudio #magic #western
https://booksofmyheart.net/2025/03/13/%f0%9f%8e%a7gunnie-rose-series-by-charlaine-harris/?fsp_sid=2421
Review: Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel
Alex Wallace ( @spanishspy.bsky.social )
has our review at the NOAF blog
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/03/review-night-of-camp-david-by-fletcher.html
#books #alternatehistory #fiction #review #bookstodon @bookstodon
@adriabailton
#Writephant #self-promo
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com
See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.
My next convention will be Balticon on Memorial Day weekend, where Permutations: a Well World anthology will launch.
@neve
Check-in is useful--but maybe every other month?
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com
See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.
My next convention will be Balticon on Memorial Day weekend, where Permutations: a Well World anthology will launch.
@neve
Do I have any submission/publishing plans this month? Am I planning any promotion?
I'm hoping to go back through some recent stories and find new places to submit them.
A new antho I have a story in will have a book launch at Balticon on Memorial Day weekend.
@neve
How am I planning to balance my writing time with everything else this month?
Short answer: Poorly.
Long answer: Really poorly.
I'm terrible at this. It's been an issue since my hubby moved his office upstairs anticipating foot surgery. It's since been revised once, and needs to heal before they can revise again . . .
I'll share his meetings forever . . .
@neve
What writing goals am I excited to dive into this month?
--Write the first draft of the alternate history short story
--More novel research
--Write a piece of flash
