Dec 12 2012
As I said in a previous post, the latest Full Speed Ahead story, “To Triumph and Not to Mourn,” was completed. It has now been fully published at Ad Astra! I wanted to take a few moments to talk about what went into the production, so if you’ve not yet read it (or the immediately …
Nov 16 2012
Full Speed Ahead warps to take its place within the huge United Trek crossover event: Task Force Vanguard!
Jul 25 2012
In this next episode of Author’s Commentary, I’ll be discussing the impetus and execution of the first part of The Quarterdeck Breed, “Agamemnon.” Reading the story prior to reading the commentary is strongly advised, otherwise you might be lost amongst the referential material.
Jul 16 2012
I treat Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead like a series on television; I write the episodes to around 10,000 words, which is roughly 55-60 pages of material. In order to keep things in an organized fashion, I’m putting together a Series Bible with all the information contained inside. In theory, another writer could possibly write an …
Feb 17 2012
One of the aspects of Full Speed Ahead that I worked really hard to illustrate, was the relationship between the officers and enlisted aboard Farragut. We got to see this more often than not in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, however, I always felt that Chief O’Brien was a de facto commissioned officer, from the …
Feb 10 2012
I’m going to start with Milk Run, because to me, this is the real beginning of the series. Milk Run represents the first episode after the novella-length ‘pilot,’ Damn the Torpedoes! Parts I, II, and III. It’s also the first episode where we get to know the entire crew and not just the Leone-loyal team of …
Feb 05 2012
Not too long ago in the crossover novel The Chains of Error (with Sam Redfeather’s Gibraltar), a number of people were a little surprised to read that Ariel Elannis died in the line of duty while trying to bring the evil Colonel Galmesh to justice. I wanted to spend a little time talking about what …
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Jan 13 2013
Best Laid Plans
As with all things, sometimes when you make a plan, things don’t turn out that way you thought they would. Full Speed Ahead is no different, and the big multi-season plan has changed pretty significantly as to warrant whole episodes being rewritten wholesale. In this post, I’ll talk about what happened, and what happening now.
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