Couple more notes - this will not be written in an "1824: Discovery of Penicillin" format, mainly because I think it's too dry and it's also too much to keep track of. If anything I was inspired by the style of Decades of Darkness. It may seem more like a story than a TL at times, or a series of short connected vignettes.
Comments are welcome, and I will accept fair criticism, but bear in mind this is the first time I've tried a project like this.
Also, I take the view that the story is the most important thing for an ATL, just as it is in OTL. I won't ignore the butterflies but I won't let them rule the world, either.