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Why I Wrote... Funny Money
By John A. Hopkins Receiving my paperback copy of Atomic Secrets , my first AH novel, was a thrill. Whilst I had previously self-published a novel, this felt a bit different. Perhaps it was the engagement with the team at Sea Lion Press, the cover coming together, and a date for publishing versus me pressing the button on KDP. Whatever the reason, I opened the package and grinned like an idiot. Then I put it away – I had already read it hundreds of times, either all the way t
Dec 26 min read


Why I Wrote… Chamberlain Resigns, And Other Things That Did Not Happen
By Charles E.P. Murphy It was the internet’s fault. I’d been into history as a general interest since I was a kid, and alternate history was introduced to me through a barrage of sci-fi stories, most especially Sliders on BBC2. It was the internet that turned this mild interest in AH, “oh yeah that’s a fun source of stories”, into a bigger thing because the internet was where fanfiction writers had long written “What If Character X Was Like Y”, “What If Bad Guy Won”, “What
Nov 45 min read


Why I Wrote... The Endeavour Series
By Andy Cooke. The editor asked me to write a short article on “Why I wrote…” any of my SLP books. Naturally, I turned in an article on...
Oct 310 min read


Why I Wrote… In The Absence of Powder
By Alexander Rooksmoor Like a lot of children of my generation who were interested in history, I grew up with a fascination with the...
Sep 28 min read


Why I Wrote... Our Free And Happy Land
By Dr Charlton Cussans. A few years ago, I read a poem about South Africa which called the country “our free and happy land”. Well, I...
Aug 16 min read


Why I Edited... AlloAmericana
By Alexander Wallace. It is very odd for me to think that I have been a published author for three years – that is, someone who makes...
Jul 45 min read


Why I Wrote... Reid in Braid
By Ryan Fleming. The writing of Reid in Braid was ultimately inspired by seeing the 2003 German film Good Bye, Lenin! for the first...
Jun 37 min read


Why I Wrote... Against the Devil's Men
By Alexander Rooksmoor Sea Lion Press has published over a hundred alternate history books so far... but what leads an author to pick the...
May 68 min read


Why I Edited... Grapeshot and Guillotines
By Gary Oswald Philip K Dick is, in my humble opinion, possibly the greatest writer of speculative fiction short stories to have ever...
Apr 44 min read


Why I Wrote... Atomic Secrets
By John A. Hopkins I was incredibly excited when Sea Lion Press agreed to publish my first alternate history novel, Atomic Secrets. It...
Mar 46 min read


Why I Wrote... I Won't Go To Mars (or Dance in Strangers' Cars)
By Monroe S. Templeton Alternate history is a genre defined by a sense of regret. It is the genre where we look at the past, at decisions...
Feb 1111 min read
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