Hello to all my readers! I promise, the Weekly Chrononaut is not dead. It's just been in hibernation as I've been so busy wrapping up my FINAL semester at university (now less than 11 days until graduation!!).
I just wanted to let you know of a few things I'm working on and hoping to have released very soon (sometime in mid-May):
- The (temporary) Conclusion of "Silent Night." I've nearly finished Part 6, and that will be the final update for the immediate future. It will wrap up WWI and set the stage for the post war world. I will most likely revisit that world sometime in the future, but I want to get that story to a stopping point and work on some of my other projects I have going.
- Arcadia Springs/Chamber Chronicles: I first mentioned this early in November as a potential project. My goal is to have a first story out sometime in May. I've been hammering out the back story, and hope to have something for you to read soon.
- Titanic Colony: This is a story I started some time ago, and my siblings have been pestering me to do more with it. I think I'll start sharing that story shortly. This is a bit of sci-fi mixed in with alternate history. It's essentially a world building project. I won't give much more away for now.
Also, I've set up a Facebook page to allow people to connect and interact with the blog through that site. In addition to posting links to new posts, I hope to conduct polls there and do other alternate history-related posts and discussions.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy what's coming in the future.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
While you're waiting on me...check out these cool reads!
Never fear Chrononaut readers! I am working on the next update to Silent Night. It's taking me longer than I had originally hoped for, but it will get done. In the meantime, I thought I'd share with you some excellent short stories that have recently been posted on a blog that I follow and really enjoy, the Alternate History Weekly Update. If you like what you've read here, chances are you will really enjoy what blog editor Matt Mitrovich
The first story I liked because it was written in a style similar to how I've written both the Airship President & Legacy story, as well as Silent Night, that is, written like a news article from the actual alternate history. It's called "The Holy Land," by Kieran Colfer, and was a really interesting look at what might have happened in the Middle East. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
The second story was a real treat. Most alternate histories that you come to mind when you first think about the genre usually have a point of departure from real history sometime within the last 200-300 years (essentially from the American Revolution on up, especially in English-language works). This one, however, goes back thousands of years, and the changes in it are guaranteed to result in a world that will become radically different from our own. So go check out "The Anointed One," by A.J. Nolte and enjoy the story.
The first story I liked because it was written in a style similar to how I've written both the Airship President & Legacy story, as well as Silent Night, that is, written like a news article from the actual alternate history. It's called "The Holy Land," by Kieran Colfer, and was a really interesting look at what might have happened in the Middle East. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
The second story was a real treat. Most alternate histories that you come to mind when you first think about the genre usually have a point of departure from real history sometime within the last 200-300 years (essentially from the American Revolution on up, especially in English-language works). This one, however, goes back thousands of years, and the changes in it are guaranteed to result in a world that will become radically different from our own. So go check out "The Anointed One," by A.J. Nolte and enjoy the story.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Blog Update 1/8/2013
Hello and Happy New Years to all my readers! I hope you all have had a great and restful holiday season and are having a good start to the new year. The blog saw a lot of views at the first of the year, and for January 2013 there has already been 300 page views (bringing the total page views up to over 1500)! To all those who've been reading and enjoying these stories and random historical facts, thank you for stopping by and taking a look around. I hope that you like what you see.
This spring promises to be very busy for me, since this will be my final semester before I graduate from University. As some of you may know, I'm studying to be a history teacher, and this semester I will be doing my student teaching (for those of you unfamiliar with what that is, it's essentially an internship, where I will be working in a classroom with a regular teacher and their students for the semester, finally getting to take all the things I've learned at University and put them to work.). I'm really excited about what all this will entail, but it also means that I may not have as much time to write on my stories or other history posts on this blog. My goal is to have another update for Silent Night posted by the end of the weekend, and from there on trying to have one or two updates on that story a month, more if I get the time and inspiration. I promise, I won't abandon the story or leave you hanging for months on end, but I wont be able to get out an update or two a week like I've sometimes been able to pull off. I start back at my University tomorrow, and the actual student teaching starts on January 14th, and will last until the beginning of May, so just stick with me during this busy period and this summer I will have much more time to write.
Again, a heartfelt thank you to all my readers and fans and friends who've been such an encouragement. I look forward to writing more stories for you to enjoy.
--Zach
This spring promises to be very busy for me, since this will be my final semester before I graduate from University. As some of you may know, I'm studying to be a history teacher, and this semester I will be doing my student teaching (for those of you unfamiliar with what that is, it's essentially an internship, where I will be working in a classroom with a regular teacher and their students for the semester, finally getting to take all the things I've learned at University and put them to work.). I'm really excited about what all this will entail, but it also means that I may not have as much time to write on my stories or other history posts on this blog. My goal is to have another update for Silent Night posted by the end of the weekend, and from there on trying to have one or two updates on that story a month, more if I get the time and inspiration. I promise, I won't abandon the story or leave you hanging for months on end, but I wont be able to get out an update or two a week like I've sometimes been able to pull off. I start back at my University tomorrow, and the actual student teaching starts on January 14th, and will last until the beginning of May, so just stick with me during this busy period and this summer I will have much more time to write.
Again, a heartfelt thank you to all my readers and fans and friends who've been such an encouragement. I look forward to writing more stories for you to enjoy.
--Zach
Friday, November 30, 2012
Blog Update 11/30/12
Hello to all my readers! Just wanted to touch base with everyone, and let you know I haven't forgot about the blog. Here's a status update about projects I'm working on and hoping to get off the ground soon.
The Chamber Chronicles: I originally promised to have this story started by Thanksgiving weekend, however that obviously did not occur. I'm still working on some details on that story before I can really hit the ground running with it so I'm not quite sure when the first episode of the CC will be posted here on the Chrononaut. I would still love to here from some of you for character ideas for the story if you have any.
Silent Night: I'm excited to announce I'm working on developing a new timeline that will have it's start involving a Christmas theme. I don't want go give much away yet, but this story will start in the early 1900s, and will have a format similar to that of the Airship President/Legacy story (in other words, it will be written as a series of clips from books and newspapers from within the timeline itself).
The First Thanksgiving: I hope you enjoyed that spur of the moment short story that I wrote to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. It was a fun reversal of our own history, that I found enjoyable to write and speculate about. If you didn't get a chance to read this three part story yet, go check it out! Here are the links to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
In addition to these stories, be checking back periodically, because I plan on reviewing some podcasts that I really enjoy that relate to both real and alternate history, and that I think my readers will enjoy and would love to pass along to you.
Thanks for reading!
The Chamber Chronicles: I originally promised to have this story started by Thanksgiving weekend, however that obviously did not occur. I'm still working on some details on that story before I can really hit the ground running with it so I'm not quite sure when the first episode of the CC will be posted here on the Chrononaut. I would still love to here from some of you for character ideas for the story if you have any.
Silent Night: I'm excited to announce I'm working on developing a new timeline that will have it's start involving a Christmas theme. I don't want go give much away yet, but this story will start in the early 1900s, and will have a format similar to that of the Airship President/Legacy story (in other words, it will be written as a series of clips from books and newspapers from within the timeline itself).
The First Thanksgiving: I hope you enjoyed that spur of the moment short story that I wrote to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. It was a fun reversal of our own history, that I found enjoyable to write and speculate about. If you didn't get a chance to read this three part story yet, go check it out! Here are the links to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
In addition to these stories, be checking back periodically, because I plan on reviewing some podcasts that I really enjoy that relate to both real and alternate history, and that I think my readers will enjoy and would love to pass along to you.
Thanks for reading!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Blog Update
Hello everyone. Just wanted to touch base with all the readers. I hope you've been enjoying what I've posted so far and are looking forward to more articles and stories in the future.
I'd love to know what you would like to see more of. Do you want more stories? Do you enjoy the "random facts" articles that I've posted (such as the one on daylight savings time or Guy Fawkes Day)? Have an idea for something else? Please, PLEASE, let me know! You can comment bellow or contact me on facebook.
So, I'm still working on the Chamber Chronicles series. I'm behind schedule, so I probably won't have the first "episode" out until around Thanksgiving (next week for my non-American readers that are out there). Still working on some of the backstory and some of the characters. The setting is more or less done though. Hopefully I can get everything nailed down soon. By the way, I'd love to hear suggestions for characters in this story. So if you have any ideas, let me know!
I'd love to know what you would like to see more of. Do you want more stories? Do you enjoy the "random facts" articles that I've posted (such as the one on daylight savings time or Guy Fawkes Day)? Have an idea for something else? Please, PLEASE, let me know! You can comment bellow or contact me on facebook.
So, I'm still working on the Chamber Chronicles series. I'm behind schedule, so I probably won't have the first "episode" out until around Thanksgiving (next week for my non-American readers that are out there). Still working on some of the backstory and some of the characters. The setting is more or less done though. Hopefully I can get everything nailed down soon. By the way, I'd love to hear suggestions for characters in this story. So if you have any ideas, let me know!
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