Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-665531-20130507173623

Hello. Recently, I had what I think was an interesting idea for a timeline. However, I wanted to do something different. Rather than making a bunch of articles on this wiki about it, I was thinking about writing a book and trying to eventually get it published.

I have a few questions. First, exactly what rights do I have over content I write in this wiki? If I mention the idea here, does Wikia get rights to my idea or something?

Second, I would like to ask for advice about writing books in general. I've written stories before (some better received than others), but I have never written anything that can be considered a book. Is it okay to just start writing like I would for a short story? Is more planning necessary? Are there any formats that work well in alternate history novels?

Third, I have a very vague and general question. You can guess a bit of what I'm considering writing from this: Can you just mention a few things that have been affected by the internet? They can be specific events, political victories and defeats, major news stories, cultural and economic trends, etc. I'm still trying to get a clear picture of the past 20ish years of history from this perspective.

Thanks very much in advance! 