Tag: Wilson Nieves

Best Laid Plans

Starfleet Commbadge from the 2360s by Kris Trigwell

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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Damn the Torpedoes eBook

FSA1 Cover

Not too long ago, TrekUnited Publishing made an announcement within the comments of another post on this blog that stated that Full Speed Ahead would be released in eBook format under their label.

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Task Force Vanguard

Full Speed Ahead warps to take its place within the huge United Trek crossover event: Task Force Vanguard!

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FSA Series Bible: Part One

Starfleet Commbadge from the 2360s by Kris Trigwell

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 …

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Author’s Commentary: The Better Part of Valor

I realize it might seem strange to do a flashback story so early on in the series, but I felt like it was important to show how Leone and Ariel were before they got to Farragut.  Which is to say, not a whole lot different, but I think this episode shows Leone in a different …

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Author’s Commentary: Milk Run

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 …

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