Della Van Hise

Della Van Hise was a prolific Kirk/Spock fanwriter who later published an official (and infamous) Star Trek tie-in novel, Killing Time.
As Alexis Fegan Black (and many, many other pseuds) Robin Hood had about the same number (35); only Cinda Gillilan has more pseuds , Della Van Hise wrote over fifteen novels, a multitude of novellas, poems, short stories, and vignettes. Gay Romance Press, Publisher's of Exceptional Gay Erotica: The Artistry of Della Van Hise description of the book "Ragged Angels" at Amazon 
Van Hise's press for fanfiction is Pon Farr Press.
Some of her fiction was posted at AO3 starting in 2014. However, as of February 2017, the stories are no longer available apparently due to TOS violations.From her AO3 profile page: "Just wanted to let my reader fans from AO3 know that the self-righteous brats who run the joint have removed ALL of my works from the archive because it was their (false) accusation that I was "advertising." What it really comes down to is that they don't want REAL authors to provide even the smallest mention that they ARE real authors - no links to your blog, your Amazon page, or anything else." -- . A similar statement can be found at her blog: Alexis Fegan Black is Dead, 25 February 2017.Note that in 2016, a 20-year-old Australian fan also reported running afoul of AO3's strict no-advertising policy by linking to commercial activity: PSA: DON'T MENTION COMMISSIONS/PATREON ON AO3, tumblr post by whalehuntingboyfriends, 25 September 2016. (Accessed 26 June 2017.)
Van Hise passed away on March 3, 2021. 
==Fan Reaction ==
===1989===
 
 
===1997===
From Jacqueline Lichtenberg: 
===2000===
From pro writer and fan, A.C. Crispin: 
===2021===
==Some Troubles in the Early 1980s==
There is a long, long letter in Datazine #29 (as well as in Universal Translator #22) in the personal statement section by Della in which she responds to multiple complaints in "Datazine" and numerous letterzines regarding to zines fans have paid for but have not received. She cites poor health, problems with the originals for at least one zine (Naked Times #4/5) being lost at the printer, and says she just plain: 
In Datazine #32, Della had an update. She explained in detail which zines have been sent out, and which ones are still in the works. She mentioned she is having to re-do Naked Times #4/5 part two as her "born-again printer" had completely destroyed the original and the dummy copies after she had paid her bill in full. "It seems he overlooked that commandment about coveting and/or destroying his neighbor's property." She closed with a thank you to fans. "... thanks again to those who have written kind letters of support and encouragement over the last few troubled years. I look forward to being able to re-establish the trust and harmony we all shared in the past." 
Many reviews of her zines in On the Double (~ 1987) go out of their way to praise how speedy the zines arrived.
==Her Pseuds==
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===Confirmed Pseuds===
Della Hawks from official con info for Omnicon in 1976 Alexis Fegan Black, The 2017 open letter to fandom entitled Alexis Fegan Black is Dead, after a fandom flounce on AO3. the 2011 interview Interview with Della Van Hise (Slash Alexis Fagen Black) on Archive of Our Own: "Yup, that's my real name - and I am the ghost inside the machine that is Alexis Fegan Black. Carlin Rae Thorne and several other K/S nyms whose names escape me at the moment." --Pseuds for AlexisFeganBlack , Carlin Rae Thorne on Archive of Our Own: "Yup, that's my real name - and I am the ghost inside the machine that is Alexis Fegan Black. Carlin Rae Thorne and several other K/S nyms whose names escape me at the moment." --Pseuds for AlexisFeganBlack , Christopher Randolph "For those who have read ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM (originally published in STARRY SEAS, EARTHLY PLANES), and who might think the plot of DREAMS OF THE SLEEPERS similar, the editor would like to point out that Christopher Randolph and Alexis Fegan Black are 'one' -- quite literally." -- from Starry Seas, Earthly Planes (1984) , Pagan Blue, "Pagan Blue (yes, I have changed my fandom name one more time, and for personal reasons. Until I can think of a better one Pagan Blue is it, guys.) -- from Naked Times #19 (1988) Keith Donovan Keith Donovan and Nathan St. Germaine are linked on the Fanzines Plus website -- "TIME OUT OF MIND Publication date: 1985 164 pgs.- 2 column, very small print. Originally pubbed under the pseudonym, "Nathan St. Germaine & Keith Donovan", this is an alternate universe K/S novel by A.F. Black & Natasha Solten." -- STAR TREK FanZineS Gay Romance K/S Novels of Alexis Fegan Black, male/male, ship Tracey Alexander, by way of Stellar Gas and Enterprise Incidents Phaedra Merin Jones linked in Unholy Alliances , Morgana October, linked in Unholy Alliances , Janna Steele, linked in Unholy Alliances , Seane Malone, linked in Psychic Storm... and other K/S stories , Janna Steele linked in Psychic Storm... and other K/S stories , and James Carlson connected in Speed of Light... & other K/S stories, as well as at Fanzines Plus, the author's webpage 
=== Likely Pseuds===
A.M. Berman, A.A. Gray, Brenda Joyce, C.C. Cain, C.D.M., Cassia Williams, David Alexander, Jamie Belle, Jamie Erin Mason, Jessica Eurlynne, Kalen Storm, Kaylan Storm, Kalindi Brown, L.M. Kincade, Lillian Dawn, Marilyn Lansford, Marina Alverez, Morgana Coldcreek, Peter Silverton, Rachel Abbot, Rachel Cavendish, Sabina Bauer, Samantha Stone, Scott Hunter, Sherri Hawke, Shauna Ann Mason, Sue Denim, Sybel Morgan, Syreta Knight, Tay Garian, Marilynn Lebo, D.J. Biehl, M.A. Hopkins, and others.
Note: some of these pseuds may also be Natasha Solten.
==Zines In Which Della/Alexis Was Involved==
The 25th Year | Against All Odds | Beyond the Veil | A Collection of Dreams | Coming of Age | Covert Action | Crossroads | Daybreak | Dreams of the Sleepers | Fever | The Fifth Hour of Night | Dreams of the Sleepers | Imaginary Lines | K/S Collected | Naked Times | Nova Trek | Oasis | Otherwhere/Otherwhen | Off Duty | Private Possessions | A Question of Balance | Psychic Storm... and other K/S stories | Speed of Light... & other K/S stories | Starry Seas, Earthly Planes | Styx and Stones | Taking Command | Time Out of Mind | Unholy Alliances | Vagabonds | Warlords | The Way Home | The Year of the Ram
==Interviews==
* On the Double Interview with Alexis Fegan Black (1987)
* Interview with Della Van Hise (Slash Alexis Fagen Black) (2011)
==Example Works==
===Fanfiction===
* Still Waters (Star Trek: TOS story by Alexis Fegan Black) (1986)
* Echoes (Star Trek: TOS story by Alexis Fegan Black) (1978)
*Decisions (Star Trek: TOS story by Alexis Fegan Black) (1979)
===Meta by Van Hise===
* If we, as K/S fans, do not collectively, and SUDDENLY stop "feeding the flames," it is certain that no one ever will. (1978)
* A Careful Analysis: The Roddenberry Footnote by Christopher Randolph (1979)
* In regards to the rumors - I'm not surprised that they're circulating... (1982)
* Time Will Tell (1984)
* K/S - A Personal Experience (1986)
* K/S: Freedom of the Press? (1986)
*Open Letter by Della Van Hise Regarding "Killing Time" (1986)
* Out in the Open: Alexis Fegan Black's 1987 Open Letter Regarding "Courts of Honor" (1987)
* A Dangerous Trend? (1988)
* For the most part, K/S editors are looking for something "different." (1988)
* An Open Letter to Fandom by Della Van Hise (1988)
* I Know It's Awful, But What Is It? (1991 or 1992)
* Open Letter to Fandom by Alexis Fegan Black Regarding Zine Pirating in 5 of Hearts: The Collected Short Novels of Alexis Fegan Black (1993)
* K/S 101: an essay on the techniques & tricks of writing K/S (1993)
* Once Upon a Mad, Mad Time... (about writing the professional Star Trek novel Killing Time) (2014)
* Bring Your Own Marshmallows; archive link (some subjects: disappointing book sales, a proposal to burn her inventory in a bonfire) (October 2015) 
* Indulgences, Negative Pleasantries and "Gaslighting"; archive link (some subjects: writing, trigger warnings, Star Trek fandom, her fiction at AO3, interpersonal relationships, victimhood) (July 2015)
* Interesting Times?; archive link (some subjects: Amazon, self-publishing, profit) (June 2015)
* Crickets and Cat Bellies; archive link (some subjects: has reading become obsolete?, why don't people who love her fanfiction buy her other books?, disappointing sales, some discussion of writing fanfiction) (May 2015)
* Sorry I Sat On Your Rose-Colored Glasses ; archive link (some subjects: writing, disappointment, promoting original fiction using fanfic on AO3, book piracy) (April 2015)
* Alexis Fegan Black is Dead (some subjects: AO3's terms of service regarding advertising, fiction being removed, fandom as a disappointment) (February 2017)
* The New Mediocrity (some subjects: disillusionment with writing, lazy writing, too much sex in fiction) (December 2017)
==Further Reading==
* Gay Romance Press, Publisher's of Exceptional Gay Erotica: The Artistry of Della Van Hise 
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* RIP Della Van Hise; archive link by Jess (March 5, 2021)
==References==
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