Here's a few hints to writing a good Althist (this is not definitive though): * Points of Divergence (PoDs) - Chose your PoD carefully. Sometimes even the most insignificant change can make a great difference. Also, if one PoD won't work, or the change is too unrealistic, use several PoDs to reinforce the change. * Plausibility - When writing an althist, always take time to think: "would that actually work?". * Butterfly effect - PoDs change everything that occurs after it/them. For example: * People born after the PoD in our timeline would have a different birthday in the other one. People conceived *here* after the PoD would almost certainly never exist *there*. * What happens to people's lives would be different following the PoD. Financial situations change, perhaps w