From: umcsiki@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Michael Csiki)
Subject: Re: HOW???
Followup-To: Re: HOW???
Summary: Starlog Spectacular #3
Keywords: Starlog, Scripts, ST:TNG, Writing
Organization: Educational Computing Network
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:53:15 GMT

In article <mp!qn5h@lynx.unm.edu> ecameron@groucho.mrc.uidaho.edu () writes:
>In article <1992Oct30.011506.4316@wdl.loral.com>, bmk@box.ssd.loral.com (Bruce Krawetz) writes:
>|> Could some kind person please e-mail me the guidelines
>|> for sending ST:TNG or DS9 scripts to Paramount?  My copy
>|> timed-out.
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>I would be interested as well!  Thanks...
>-- 
>AMANDA 
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	Dear folks!
You can buy the: Starlog Spectacular issue #3 from 1991 with a picture
of Wm Shatner holding a space rifle on the cover.  On the left border
of the cover in big bold letters appear the words:  HOW TO WRITE
SCRIPTS FOR STAR TREK TV, COMICS & NOVELS.  This issue may very prob- 
ably be found in any comic book collecting store, sci-fi fantasy shop,
or any magazine/book store specializing in buying and selling past
issues of comics, sci-fi, or specialty magazines.  The only other way
that I can think of to obtain this issue in through mail order.  Go
buy a recent issue of Starlog magazine at any book store/magazine rack
in a drug store/grocery store (am I being specific enough?), and check
those areas within the magazine where they list order forms for order-
ing back issues.  That about covers that!  *grin*
	I own the issue.  I bought it at the Brent Spiner trek con in
Chicago last year.  Eric Stillwell, production assistant, on ST:TNG
fielded such questions about submitting articles, and named this
particular STARLOG SPECTACULAR issue specifically as an aid to any
one interested in submitting scripts to ST:TNG.  The good news is
that the show has used scripts submitted by fans; the bad news is
that they receive thousands of scripts.  :( 
	Some of the suggestions listed in the article are that the
budding Trek scriptwriter should write about people, read __The
Complete Book of Scriptwriting__ by Michael Straczynski, and __Suc-
cessful Scriptwriting__ by Jurgen Wolff & Kerry Cox, buy sample
scripts 'from' Star Trek (possibly to get the format down, among
other reasons), learn the Star Trek script format, register your
script with the Writer's Guild, and obtain a Paramount release
form.  This is just a head start though. . . .
	Happy Trails,
		Mike.  :)
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