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I
have been watching Star Trek
since I had to sneak down the hall to watch, when I should have been in
bed. I saw bits and pieces of the first run on the old B&W.
When it went into syndication I saw it all, and loved what I saw. I
found like minds in school and gradually turned into a full blown
Trekkie.
Star
Trek, born of the Cold War, was
a vision of a bright future where we didn't have to hate, where reason
and peace could prevail. Everywhere around me I saw fear and no hope
for a bright future. I clung to Star Trek for all it was worth.
Star
Trek lead me to read Science
Fiction, and as a result as deeply enriched my life. For years the urge
to write has been with me, but the ability to think out an entire plot
has not. I wanted to do Trek, but as yet I had not matured enough to do
it. I read the pro novels, I read the Kratih
'zines, and read just about everything Trek, and otherwise, I could get
my hands on.
Then
I got my hands on the work of one Jay P. Hailey. Something in his
simply written stories struck a cord, and I read them obsessively until
I had read them all. The pressure built, and my own work burst forth.
So you have Hailey to thank (or blame) for the results.
What
Trek do I like? Well, that would be opening a can of worms. What some
people like, others do not (see above). If you want my opinions on Trek
shows and movies, join the TrekCreative
mailing list, and you
will get plenty of opinions, and an opportunity to express your own.
I
do recommend that anyone who likes Trek should broaden their horizons
with other Science Fiction.
| Authors
I personally recommend are: |
- Arthur C.
Clarke
- Robert A.
Heinlein
- Anne McCaffery
- E.E. Doc Smith
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- Larry Niven
- Isaac Asimov
- Theodore
Sturgeon
- Orson Scott
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(These are presented as a start, and in no particular order)
Doubtless
you will find your favorites, or know them already. I have found
enjoyment in the writing of these authors, their names and work have
stuck with me.
Fan
fiction, as with any writing is a matter of taste, one man's meat being
another man's poison. I have listed my own work for reading or
download, and I have links to other sites with Star Trek fan fiction as
well. Try it all, you might find something you like.
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