User blog comment:RuckusQuantum/The War against Mankind (Plot details)/@comment-28088262-20150724171307

It's decent good plotline.

If you haven't already decided what it is, I think it would be a good idea to make what they're fighting over in the war something really dodgy, so the story is always unpredictable. That gives it the good basis for an ending.

1865 was also the year of the American civil war (HMS Donegal). Maybe that might be of some use.

Oh, and a good tip is that if you're writing a story in the past, do some research first, and don't include super advanced technology that wasn't around during that time (unless it's a sci-fi story). It's a common mistake.

Good luck, and hopefully your story succeeds. Can't wait to read it.