Making Changes but Not Really

I read and watch fiction and non-fiction alike. There are things I would do differently, both real and imagined. There are things I would not change but I think an alternate version would be interesting.

Languages, disease and weapons of mass destruction are uninteresting. They ruin what would otherwise be history as a story better than any written as fiction.

I love “space opera” science fiction… but dislike the need for life support systems. The characters are bound to ships or suits, no matter their prowess.

I wonder what would have happened had the Confederacy won the American Civil War or the Axis won World War 2. I am glad they were defeated… but am curious. A Confederate victory could mean the Confederacy is an Axis power in the next century… and the very idea is fascinating.

I write fiction. I am generally uninterested in writing non-fiction because writing non-fiction is simply plagiarizing God. He has good ideas but squanders them, so why would I copy him? I use his ideas but in accordance with my own preferences. I do mean as a storyteller, to be clear. I am uninterested in changing his Creation. As a writer, I respect other writers to write what they want how they want it.

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