Paradox Short Story Contest 2014 - Rewrite History!
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Am I allowed to publish the story elsewhere before submitting it, or does it have to remain private until the winners have been decided? I understand that I have to write the story specifically for the contest, as opposed to just taking an old one, which I assure you is not what I was planning on doing.
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How 'pivotal' is pivotal? As a medievalist I can think of a couple dozen 'pivotal' moments in history that early modern history enthusiasts would find obscure. I suppose if I can justify it in the narrative..?
I think the phrase he was looking for was "point of divergence", there needs to be a point where history diverts from reality and before that it conforms. If you want your pivotal moment to be an obscure younger brother of an obscure king decides to take a different path to a location, sure go ahead, so long as it causes something to happen.
If by publish you mean putting it up on your blog or something similar, that could be ok. However, if you sell publication rights for the story to another publisher, it can't be in the race of course - since we will publish the winners in the anthology.
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Exactly - the event itself can be obscure, as long as the consequences are interesting.
I meant the former. I know that in some cases where contests are judged rather than voted on (as in this case) the arrangers tend to be very adamant about no entry being publicly readable until they've decided on winners, and so I wanted to clear up whether that was the case here.
OH! In that case, here goes my entry.. Would love to get inputs from others. The contest is one thing but as a general writing exhibit, I would love to make improvements. So guys, please take a look into my work and provide feedback.
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=300821
Since EU4 starts on the same day the Ottomans won the Battle of Varna, that event isn't eligible to change right?
I wish this included CK2 because then I would have done a story loosely based on my late AAR "A Saga Without Heroes" in which the Norwegians conquered England instead of the Normans...
However, although I haven't played EU4, I have a very nice idea for a story for this competition. Can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!
However, although I haven't played EU4, I have a very nice idea for a story for this competition. Can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!
Any spoilers as to what Harry Turtledove is writing about? I'd hate to submit the same idea as him.
You can send one if you like, but the story has to work without it and we won't include it in our evaluation of the story. We won't include maps in the anthology.
Any spoilers as to what Harry Turtledove is writing about? I'd hate to submit the same idea as him.
We might be able to give a little preview, I'll get back to you on that.
This looks like a little bit of fun ; I think I'll try a little submission this month . I prefer the small writing size ; it helps to keep things rather tight and dense . I almost wish we could read all the entries after a while whether they won or not .
Thanks for the contest, will have to give it a crack and see what pours out.
I am wondering, is sci-fi allowed a bit? (IE time travel), like say someone going back in time to that historical moment and creating a divergent path or causing a part of history to go the wrong way?
I am wondering, is sci-fi allowed a bit? (IE time travel), like say someone going back in time to that historical moment and creating a divergent path or causing a part of history to go the wrong way?