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Ariel Elannis

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Prompted: Originality Triumphs

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Prompted: Originality Triumphs

And here is yet another prompt from the Ad Astra Blog Community, but this time it's talking about original settings. This topic is definitely relevant to how I write within Trek. What’s the best setting for an original character? Is it as a lone figure, thrust into

Best Laid Plans

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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'

To Triumph and Not to Mourn

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To Triumph and Not to Mourn

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&

Task Force Vanguard

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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! As a member of the United Trek Star Trek Fanfiction Universe, sometimes the authors get together to do a big event. Right now, there are two such events transpiring: "Task Force

FSA Series Bible: Part One

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FSA Series Bible: Part One

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

Author's Commentary: Milk Run

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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

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Ariel Must Die

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