Jan 6, 2019
Michael Jan Friedman.
Michael Jan Friedman is one of Star Trek's most prolific authors.
Over the course of his association with Star Trek, Mr. Friedman has
written or co-written 35 novels, a list that includes original
adventures, novelizations, young adult novels, and more.
Additionally, he has written 5 Star Trek short stories, 4 reference
books, and close to 100 comic adventures for the various Trek
crews. When it comes to Star Trek on the page, Michael Jan Friedman
is a dynamo.
In this episode of Literary Treks, special correspondent Brandon Shea-Mutala catches up with Michael Jan Friedman at the Northeast Trek Con in Albany. They discuss Friedman's start in writing, how he got involved in writing Star Trek novels, the Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men crossover, his experience in writing Star Trek comics, the Star Trek: Stargazer series, and wrap up with what he is working on now and where listeners can find him online.
At the top of the show, Dan and Bruce review the Star Trek: Waypoint special issue and respond to your Babel Conference feedback for Literary Treks 252: Continuity Cop.
News
Waypoint Special #1 (00:02:55)
Listener Feedback (00:30:51)
Feature: Michael Jan Friedman
Getting into Writing (00:36:25)
Leading into Tie-in Fiction (00:41:51)
Collaborating with Authors (00:44:34)
Crossovers (00:45:59)
Writing Comics (00:51:37)
Novelization Challenges (00:54:32)
Stargazer Series (00:57:40)
New Writings (01:04:03)
Final Thoughts (01:06:17)
Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson
Guest
Michael Jan Friedman
Production
Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan
Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew
Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate
Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser
(Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier
(Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)