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b'Hey, guess what 2012 has fifty-three of? Mondays! So you\'re getting a fifty-third episode of "Writing Excuses" this season. (You\'re also going to be getting a fifty-fourth, because we stuck an extra in there a few weeks back.)
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\\nHopefully this excuses (no pun intended) the fact that this episode is a full three days late. Merry Christmas!
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\\nLet\'s talk about secret histories. A secret history is a subset of alternate history, in which historical events are given new explanations, typically fantastical ones, but in which the reader is invited to believe that this is the world we all currently live in.
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\\nWe mention Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Tim Powers\' Last Call, and Jo Walton\'s Among Others,\\xa0and why secret history has the appeal it does, especially when it\'s done well. And because you want to know how to do it well, we spend some time on that, as well as discussing some of the ethics of creating secret histories in the first place.\\n\\nOur Sponsors:\\n* Check out Factor 75 and use our code wx50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ \\n\\nSupport this podcast at \\u2014 https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-content\\n\\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands'