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Not every day we get an American War of Independence-period Alternate History legal thriller
The concept alone makes me interested.
that Assassins Creed DLC where George Washington becomes a Monarchical Tyrant Because Reasons
This is the first book you've reviewed that I've immediately purchased afterwards. Looking forward to reading it!
To bring this back round to the original subject, I like how, since the murder sparks the whole plot off, it is effectively an AH story taking place immediately after the PoD, an interesting style you don't see much of.
I’d be glad to!@JosephK Welcome to the SLP forums!
I was wondering - would you mind answering a few questions about Defying Conventions?
I must admit, I'm interested to know what your background is as a writer, and what led you to write an Alternate History Legal/Constitutional thriller!
Indeed, the only other example I can think of offhand is Eric Flint's The Rivers of War, and that's a more conventional war 'n' politics adventure.To bring this back round to the original subject, I like how, since the murder sparks the whole plot off, it is effectively an AH story taking place immediately after the PoD, an interesting style you don't see much of.
I’d be glad to!
As far as my background goes I’d only had a short story published before Defying Conventions. I started writing the novel itself for NaNoWriMo a few years ago. I graduated law school and got my license to practice law in 2007, so that’s a big part of the reason that the legal/constitutional issues interest me.
How did you come to write about an alternate Constitutional Convention? And what kind of research did you need to do to develop the plot of the novel? My impression was that you have an incredibly in-depth knowledge of the issues surrounding this period.