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As the title says, I've been having a bad case of writer's block recently. I know many of you would like to see my continue/wrap up my recent timelines. Right now I'm just not feeling it. The idea for an alternate Clinton Presidency was promising, but for whatever reason it just hasn't stuck with me. The basic purpose of this post is to flesh out some creative ideas for a new timeline. I've written a lot about politics in the 2000s. That's the area where I know the most (followed by the 1960s.) But don't let that limit your ideas.

Here are some basic concepts for what I want to do next:
-Something mainstream. I'd like to work on a timeline that the majority of readers can understand and enjoy. That's been the general direction of my timelines so far and I want to continue it.
-Something creative. I know this appears contradictory to my first point, but the reason why I typically grow bored of my projects is because they get stale. I want to do something different.
-Something worth asking. Far too often I find that this forum gets caught up in the little things. What I find so compelling about alternate history is that it is an opportunity for individuals to paint a different image of the past. With that in mind, I'd like to address a topic that forum members would like to see. That's somewhat redundant to the first point. Specifically, I mean to say that I'd like to address a major POD.

As to style, I find that I'm most engaged by writers who use the 3rd person limited narration. I've been reading ASOIAF and I really enjoy GRRM's style. I'd like to do something akin to that with several main characters. I believe this would make the story more compelling while also creating an often left-out element of AH's, mystery.

So, commence with the ideas!
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