The Genre of 'Alternate History' and Its Fictional Application

Originally posted - http://authorbja.blogspot.ca/2013/10/the-genre-of-alternate-history-and-its.html
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What is 'Alternate History'? - 'What if' Questions and Answers

"Alternate history or alternative reality is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which one or more historical events unfolds differently than it did in the real world. It can be variously seen as a sub-genre of literary fiction, science fiction, and historical fiction; different alternate history works may use tropes from any or all of these genres. It is sometimes abbreviated AH. Another occasionally used term for the genre is "allohistory" (literally "other history").See also Fictional universe.

Since the 1950s, this type of fiction has to a large extent merged with science fictional tropes involving cross-time travel between alternate histories or psychic awareness of the existence of "our" universe by the people in another; or ordinary voyaging uptime (into the past) or downtime (into the future) that results in history splitting into two or more time-lines. Cross-time, time-splitting and alternate history themes have become so closely interwoven that it is impossible to discuss them fully apart from one another. "Alternate History" looks at "what if" scenarios from some of history's most pivotal turning points and presents a completely different version, sometimes based on science and fact, but often based on conjecture. The exploration of how the world would look today if various changes occurred and what these alternate worlds would be like forms the basis of this vast subject matter." (Wikipedia, 'alternate history')

How was this genre realized in the fiction, "INTELLIGENCE CODE"

Please see the synopsis first - http://authorbja.wordpress.com/my-novels/

* 'What if' I.R.A. would become a terrorist threatening world peace? - This novel is about I.R.A.'s general, Thomas Collins - this is completely fictional, there is a general who has ambition to conquer the world with ambition of recovering Celtic glory.

* 'What if'  Provisional I.R.A would make an alliance with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt? -  Provisional I.R.A. worked together for the alliance with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt; joining Yom Kippur war etc.

* 'What if'  Ultra Orthodox Jew would build their second Jerusalem in Kashmir - See Revelation 21, 1-5:

“Then I saw 'a new heaven and a new earth' for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.'  He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!' Then he said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

* 'What if' Judaism would build a government, seeking inter-religious peace and real communication.

See Rabbi Yisroel Freund Announcement in the novel, "INTELLIGENCE CODE"

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From the novel:

   Yisroel Freund announced in his public inauguration, "We will build a real Jewish Kingdom to be clearly distinguishable from the state of Israel. We will look for and work for the world peace and inter-religious communication and peace!" 

A lot of people gathered in front of the Ganderbal government building cheered and yelled for the birth of a real government for world peace and real inter-religious communication.

   Freund continued, "People here in the Provisional 'Republic of Shalva' are true Jews. We were all against all the perverted ideas and paradigms such as Zionism, extreme nationalism, all types of colonialism, and religious and cultural elitism which have been threatening the world peace for a long time."

   The crowd cheered and he moved on.

   "Furthermore, we solved the peace issue both in Palestine and Kashmir. For that, we should memorize to appreciate General Collins' braveness and his sacrifice for our seeking peace and repentance for our sins for the future."

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You can read this novel on Amazon Kindle, with the keyword, "INTELLIGENCE CODE".

Why I returned AK Elite!

from http://authorbja.blogspot.ca/2013/09/m-self-publishing-why-i-returned-ak.html
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As an Indi-publisher, wishing to make money from my published eBook on Amazon Kindle, I write a candid review about the Amazon marketing tool, 'AK Elite', after I tried a couple of weeks.

Neither I am not related to the software nor I am promoting something else for any eBook marketing tool.

I was and still am looking for a better tool to promote my book, and I found 'AK Elite' was exaggerated in terms of its function and effectiveness for marketing your books on Amazon Kindle. 

check the product - http://www.akelite.com/

Do you want to know why I returned the AK Elite software? Let me explain it according to my real experiences.

1.  AK Elite is NOT a marketing tool BUT an Amazon search engine analysis tool! In other words, there is no myth to make a lot of money from using the software as was advertised on the website!

[note] My genre goes to 'Sci-Fi > religious fiction > alternate history' or 'Sci-Fi> magical realism'

(1) It is okay to know the competition of your genre. My genre goes generally under 'sci-fi';

Please see the competition analysis on AK Elite

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As you see, the competition of 'Sci Fi' is more than 80,000. In other words, if you upload your book with the key word of  'Sci Fi', your book will be ranked uner 80,000. If you say there are 10 books on a search result with the keyword, your book will be located after on the page, 8,000. There is no body who would go to the page 8,000 from their search results.

I agree. It is very good to know how competitive your  genre is.

So, I decided to check 'religious fiction'

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Is there any possibility to show your book in an earlier page with the keyword 'religious fiction'? Still no because the competition is more than 17,000 with the key word.

So, I decided to try the keyword, 'Religious Hoax'

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Yes, it is now ranked on the fourth on the first page!

But,. who is going to search on Amazon with 'religious hoax'?

Ok. let's try 'Alternate History'

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Yes, it has still more than 1,000 competitions.

So, is there any way to bump up your ranking by using 'AK Elite'?

No!!!

AK Elite cannot bump up your ranking; only verified purchases and their real reviews will count for your ranking of the book in each category according to Amazon's strict policy.

Even with my book title INTELLIGENCE CODE on Amazon, the only way to bump up your book is the record of your book purchase and the qualified reviews from the direct book buyers.

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2. AK Elite - Reviewer finding function

This is the example of using '4. Find Book Reviewers'. and I first found it could be useful. Please see the image, showing the search result under the genre, 'religious fiction'.

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As you see there is not enough useful information to contact the reviewers especially on this result. Most of reviewers' information is not revealed. The available reviewers are mostly the commercial ones, who do reviews of your books if you pay for them. It is very easy to find them on-line, but there is no guarantee for the quality.

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IN CONCLUSION,  there is no myth from using the software! The only way to bump up your book on a top rank is to find more readers and reviewers of your books regarding your genre. Therefore, it is possible to find your genre under a right category with your own research.

 Although the software could help you a little bit to set up your key word set up, the 

benefits of the software is very limited in my opinion. The key to succeeding your book marketing on Amazon does more depend on your efforts to find the right genre category and to find the best readers and reviewers in the beginning. However, the most important thing is  the 'quality of your book' in terms of a long-term book marketing and popularity.

However, it says 60 Day Money Back Guarantee, there is no risk for you to try to know the truth of the myth of the AK Elite software, SEO tool for Amazon.com.

If you have any objection to me, please leave your review on the comments section.

Thank you for reading.

BJ Avilla

One of the #1 world-religious conspiracies!

Intelligence Code I (Arena of Great Heroes)

What an engaging and informative story! While I read and review Intelligence Code, I enjoyed the mythical themes especially, and the Druids, King Arthur and Knights around the Table, and Yuz Asaf's myth. Furthermore, the theme of reincarnation and rebirth makes this story rich and challengeable to some readers, I think.

The author put so many ingredients in a novel, but it has a good fusion to elevate the story into a very inclusive fiction with many the religious and mythical themes. I quite enjoyed his various religious and philosophical backgrounds.

The foot notes were helpful for me to cover my lack of knowledge for certain areas.

I hope he continues his journey to his historical and religious fiction writing, and I wish to try his again in the future.

Dare to say he will be a #1 world-religious conspiracy writer!

http://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Arena-Great-Heroes-ebook/dp/B00FCL2J74/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380114397&sr=8-1&keywords=bj+avilla

What should I read next?

What should I read next? Hi! To get started look up a book you liked below (click on the best match in orange)

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What an Absurb Book Prologue - Intelligence Code (By BJ Avilla)

Is this warning? or declaration of war?
What a left wing noble!

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BJ Avilla said in his book prologue
"Readers' discretion is advised if you have biased views or deep trauma on the following topics and fictional treatment of them:

- Irish Independence Movement
- Independence Movement of Palestine (Gaza and West Bank Area)
- Criticism on Zionism regarding the State of Israel
- Supportive Views of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
- Jesus' Survival after Crucifixion
- Historical Jesus including his life in India and Kashmir
- Fictional Reconstruction and Criticism on Religious and Mythical Heroism
- Fictional Reconstruction and Criticism on Dogmas of Various Religions
- Story of Reincarnation, Rebirth, and Karma with Mythical Complexity"
http://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Arena-Great-Heroes-ebook/dp/B00FCL2J74/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1379989815&sr=1-1&keywords=INTELLIGENCE+CODE

Book Review - INTELLIGENCE CODE 1 (ARENA OF GREAT HEROES)

“What a complex but informative story! 

While I read and review Intelligence Code, I enjoyed the theme of reincarnation and rebirth makes this story rich and challengeable to some readers, I think.

However, the author tried to put so many ingredients in a novel, there could be some confusion to many of readers although you will enjoy the religious and mythical themes if you have good backgrounds for various religious and philosophies.

   The foot notes were helpful for me to cover my lack of knowledge for certain areas.
   I hope he continues his journey to his historical and religious fiction writing, and I wish to try his again in the future.”

- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FCL2J74/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img