In this episode we speak with the noted and Best Selling Star Trek author Diane Carey. She’s written over 50 books including Battlestations! and Dreadnought.
Topics
- Starcon in Detroit
- Early experiences in the fandom
- Getting started as a writer
- Breaking all the rules in Star Trek publishing
- Story about the cover art
- Mining one’s life for content as an author
- Nautical experience informing Star Trek writing
- Justified
- Convention experiences
- Collections
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Hamlet
- The interior lives of Star Trek characters
- Rewriting a novel & being open to feedback
- About the destruction of the ship model on Battlestar Galactica
Episodes Discussed
- Dreadnought! (Novel)
- The Enemy Within TOS S1E04
- Devil in the Dark TOS S1E25
- Attached TNG S7E08
- Space Seed/Wrath of Khan TOS S1E22 & Movie
- Star Trek: Into Darkness (Movie)
Connect
- Check out Diane’s web site here
- Here is a link to Amazon’s listings of all Diane’s books
Kobayashi Maru
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Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Writer in Residence at the Pennington School
Background Photo by Srikanta H. U on Unsplash