How many people here are writing Alexander books?

[marcus]

That's a good resume, Karen. And I like your idea about the additional 'selling point' of telling agents etc. that excerpts have been posted on Pothos.I quite like the idea of posting the different versions of the same 'event'; but this would particularly require, I think, more detail on the style etc. of the book, because people will always draw comparisons between the different versions, and I don't think that's going to be very fair. I'm not saying I have a problem with doing it, but we just have to be careful.For myself, mine's a first person, from the point of view of Callisthenes, written as his "defence" as he awaits being sent back to Greece to be tried. The story effectively starts with Philip's assassination, and ends roughly with Alexander's taking of the Aornus Rock. The story maps Callisthenes' change of stance from almost idolising Alexander, to complete disillusionment with him... so I suppose Alexander *sort of* ends up as a baddy...All the bestMarcus

[marcus]

"Open minded" was mentioned in connection with a 'younger' audience, so until we can define 'younger audience' I'd rather not comment. I wouldn't want to be accused of being so open-minded that I was advocating peddling totally unsuitable stuff to children!However, that has given me an idea... there is a section of the publishing market that does cater to the more... er... open-minded audience (generally placed too high up on the shelves for me to reach). Perhaps an Alexander book is required in *that* section... but I'll write it under a pseudonym :-)All the best, and contemplating things I really shouldn't be contemplating...Marcus

[jan]

Hi Marcus,I am sorry that I confused your remark with that of Nick's. It was Nick that wrote the book "Blind Dats for Dummies." Please forgive.Jan

[jan]

My interest in Alexander began following an investigation of the soul. I am presently reading This Glorious Cause, a study of the American Revolution. Because I followed the thread of my soul searching which took me to the Versailles and the Court of Louis XIV, I spent a lot of time in what I would call time therapy. I am aware that young King Louis XIV was under the influence of the life of Alexander the Great also. It is obvious in the halls of the Versailles, and my goal is to get to the Versaille soon so I can compare my internal revelations with all that is there now.
In that respect, I found a book by Massey on the subject of Julius Caesar, and that in turn led me to a book by the same author on Alexander. Coupled with satiation on the subject of Louis XIV, I eventually found the book on Alexander by Arthur Weigall, and to my consternation, learned that Alexander and I have so much in common. I finally gave up and admitted oh, Heck, then I must have been Alexander too. I promised I would not claim him unless I could get into his person and see life through his eyes and skin so to speak.
End result is that today I am convinced that Alexander and Hephaestion are now sealed forever in the Halls of Congress in the person of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
Now, while that will make everyone in the world gag and sick, I must admit that my journey of the soul began with discovering I had been in my last lifetime the person of General George Washington. That made me sick for awhile also, but I did make my journey of the soul to correctly validate that fear or hope, depending upon which it may be.
That is my purpose in confronting the issue of Alexander via Louis XIV to George Washington to myself today. Sickening and nauseating to learn that one's self is embodied in those kind of warriors of yesteryear. No wonder my life today has been so turbulent and ended up with my being matched to every aspect of the World Trade Center bombing.
So sometimes rather happily like Alexander did to Hephaestion upon meeting the wife of Darius, I permit my brother to assume my character. What the heck, why not? In this world of imagination and play, the truth will reign regardless. I am saying this because I am realizing the likeness between my brother and his son to that of Prince Charles and Prince William today. It is an amazing, small world in which we live, and I see how both Prince Harry and Prince William make me t

[jan]

Sorry, I do not know what happens when I go beyond to the truncated. And as time is short now, I can only say that I had hoped that some great author would realize the truth of my experience to make appropriate comparisons. I do not intend to become too wrapped up in yesteryear as much as I had given to the cause of Louis XIV. I had only three time periods in which I was able to find Alexander. I will or have already described them in detail.I find that the sketches can only be turned into pop up books for children as they are all visual. I find them interesting and provocative.

[jan]

I believe that confession scares people away, and I am sorry about that. But what I consider to be sickening and nauseating is the number of bodies lying on the ground, bleeding into the earth, writhing, screaming, moaning and groaning. How many men have succumbed to the earth, some to be properly buried and others simply to be neglected and overlooked.Thomas Jefferson called death a kind of fertilization of the earth. To me that is nauseating but he did recognize the necessity of life to have battle as the cause of life.When I think of Louis's love of wars, Alexander's need to conquer, and Washington's retreats and losses, it amazes me. How many lives were lost due to the demands and needs of these men? But that is life and it fascinates me to realize the value of the great Macedonian army, so carefully trained, so rigidly disciplined, to the nobles of France who were the only men permitted to participate in war and do battle, to the weak and weary musketeers of the Colonial Army, who knew nothing but to defend their own farms and homes against a professionally trained army. It is truly fascinating to see the progression from Achilles to Alexander to the great wars of the Grand Siecle to the American Revolution and finally to the Great World War II, in which I finally emerge to watch the great armies of Europe and America combine to defeat the powerful army of Hitler and his Nazi's. And at last today, we have the ongoing war between the Muslims and the Allied Forces in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom.Time marches on. The spirit of Alexander does seem to be alive today, as exhibited in returns to Afghanistan and Iraq. WAs it all contrived? I believe so.

[maciek]

Hi Karen!!
I just (three weeks ago) finished my book on his subject. The title is "Gaugamela" and it is first part and ends on first visit in Babylon. The book will be released in March 2004 because there are few books before mine. Formula of this series is similar to osprey campaign series so it will be very good decorated. I made about 10 maps to it.
Also I'm write the work for my master degree: "Motives of ATG" I think after my studies I will try to publish it also (maybe after my first book it will be easier with the second)
Maciek

[jan]

I hope that everyone who is writing a book will have it published and featured on this website so that I can get my hands on it.

[h1bs]

Hi , I'm new to this site...
That could be a winner...
I thought about writing something similar
regards William Wallace ..
A view point of the amn & his battles from a
humble foot soldier
Sir Walter Scotts Waverley was a
similar work regard the Jacobite rebellion
& was VERY successful for him

[Bonni]

I've just completed reading "In the shadow of Alexander" by Hauser and it is fantastic. Everyone who reads this posting should know its a "must" for reading. Thumbs up, 5 stars. Can't wait for her next book.