Jens Deffner of Unreality SF approached me recently to participate in a round-table discussion/interview about the new Star Trek film and Pocket Books’ reaction to the film, both this year and into next year when they have a series of four sequels to the film on the schedule.
Entitled Trek XI: Did the books miss the bandwagon?“, the article also features contributions by Keith DeCandido, Steve Roby, and Geoffrey Thorne. I was honored to be asked to participate with this group.
The article covers a fair bit of ground, from the long lead times that publishing entails to the economic realities of the moment to what should and shouldn’t be done with the new film-based milieu.
If you’ve any interest in the subject, give the article a look. :spock:
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A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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