Treklink

Treklink is a Star Trek discussion newsletter/letterzine that is split into sections for adult het and gen that focus on discussions and advice about fan writing. There are twenty issues.
The zine won a Fan Q Award in 1988.
The editor, Joan Marie Verba, describes the zine as: "A newsletter solely for the discussion of Star Trek fanzines and Star Trek fan writing. Send comments on stories you read. Even one-line comments are welcome -- formal reviews or formal locs not necessary." from Datazine #37
==From an Introductory Flyer==
==From the Editorial in the First Issue==
==From "Boldly Writing"==
==Reactions and Reviews==
===1986===
===1988===
==Issue 1==
TrekLink 1 was published in summer 1985. The content consists entirely of the zine's editorial policy.
==Issue 2==
TrekLink 2 was published in October 1985 and contains 5 pages.
* this issue has letters from Devra Langsam, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Kim Dyer, Lori Chapek-Carleton, Lynda Carraher, and Joan Verba
* there are comments on Two-Dimensional Thinking, see that page
* there are comments on Mind Meld #2, see that page
* there are comments on Vault of Tomorrow #8, see that page
* there are comments on Gateway #2, see that page
* there are comments on Storms #2, see that page
* there are comments on Sensor Readings #1, see that page
* there are comments on The Compleat Faulwell/Landing Party 6, see that page
* there are comments on Don't! Tell It to the Captain, see that page
* there are comments on R & R #22, see that page
* there are comments on Nome #8, see that page
* a fan, the editor of The Propagator, writes: 
==Issue 3==
TrekLink 3 was published in January 1986 and contains 6 pages.
* Joan writes in Boldly Writing: 
* this fan says it's time to move on: 
* a fan comments on a comment in a previous issue: 
* comments about First Time #1, see that page
* comments about In Triplicate, see that page
* comments about Revenge of the Wind Rider, see that page
* comments about Don't! Tell It to the Captain, see that page
==Issue 4==
TrekLink 4 was published in April 1986 and contains 8 pages.
* the editor writes: 
* a fan addresses a comment in an earlier issue: 
* a fan, Regina Moore, responds to Jacqueline Lichtenberg's letter in the previous issue: 
* a fan writes that she buys a lot less zines as the average price of them ($10) is too high, editors are doing an increasingly poor job of editing, and she dislikes the look of a zine done on a photocopier
* comments on Galactic Discourse #3, see that page
* comments on The Future Tense Affair, see that page
* comments on Kin of the Same Womb Born, see that page
* comments on Act 5 #1, see that page
* comments on Daring Attempt #4, see that page
==Issue 5==
TrekLink 5 was published in 1986.
* contains the results of that years' Fan Q Awards
* from Boldly Writing, about the Fan Qs: 
* from a fan who wants a warning: 
* comments on Masiform D #15, see that page
* comments on Likely Impossibilities #1, see that page
* comments on Lifestar #1, see that page
* comments on More Missions, More Myths #4, see that page
* comments on Infinite Diversity #4, see that page
* comments on Omne Praeceptum Frangit, see that page
==Issue 6==
TrekLink 6 was published in October 1986 and contains 12 pages.
* from Boldly Writing: 
* a reader comments on the ongoing discussion in this letterzine about the number of "No Award Given" for Trek zines at the last Fan Qs: 
* an editor at ScoTpress writes: 
* regarding the comment in the previous issue that "editors should warn me before I dole out my hard-earned bucks for someone's personal wish-fulfillment": 
* regarding Fan Qs: 
* a reader praises Conzineience, a convention in Houston, Texas that had a fine gathering place for zine readers, see that page
* comments on Echoes of Madness, see that page
* comments on Communicator #7, see that page
* comments on Odyssey #8, see that page
* comments on Destiny's Children #2, see that page
* comments on Revenge of the Wind Rider, see that page
* comments on Spockanalia
* comments on Likely Impossibilities #2, see that page
* comments on Spock #43, see that page
* comments on Beyond Antares #5, see that page
==Issue 7==
TrekLink 7 was published in January 1987 and contains 11 pages. The front cover is by Rich Katuzin.
* the editor writes that she counted the zines for sale in Datazine #43 and that "there are about 132 separate fanzine listings. Of the all-Star Trek fanzines, 7 were informational (e.g. newsletters), 26 required an age statement, and 34 did not require an age statement."
* a fan points out that a zine, From Hell's Heart, is selling for $11 and by his calculations it should have cost no more than $6.50 to produce
* many fans write of their appreciation for the article by Verba in the previous issue about Mary Sue; there is also much fannish discussion about Mary Sues, their characteristics, and why they are written
* a zine ed says he wants to see more non-K/S adult zines: 
* there are remarks about Alternate Universe 4 #3, see that page
* there are remarks about Katra: The Living Spirit #4, see that page
* there are remarks about Masiform D #14, see that page
* there are remarks about Power of Speech, see that page
* there are remarks about Omne Praeceptum Frangit, see that page
* there are remarks about TREKism at Length #7, see that page
* there are remarks about T-Negative, Lifestar #3, see that page
* there are remarks about The Genesis Aftermath, see that page
* there are remarks about The Women's List #1, see that page
* there are remarks about Icefire, see that page
* there are remarks about T'hy'la #5, see that page
==Issue 8==
TrekLink 8 was published in April 1987 and contains 11 pages. The front cover is by Tom Howard.
* a fan writes in and says most treklit is boring and somewhat lazy: "Most Trek writers are imitating the very worst [in what] the series had to offer. Their stories are usually a string of unrelated scenes cloned from their favorite episodes, and the resulting miasmas of transporter malfunctions, beautiful yeoman and pon farr have all the thematic unity of spin art."
* the editor clarifies some points about the Mary Sue article she'd written for a previous issue
* a fan writes in resposnse to an earlier letter and comments on whether one should review a zine in which she or he has material in: 
* another fan writes in and applauds the letter complaining about reviewing zines with which the reviewer has material: "I have seen the dreaded Halo Effect at work... Nomally logical people lose all sense of objectivity when when one of their own stories is in the zine."
* a fan comments on Mary Sues: 
* a fan writes about the prevalence of stories focusing on the Big Three: 
* a fan commments on comments in a previous issue about there being more quality writing in K/S stories. 
* a fan comments about the perceived superior quality of certain stories: "Regarding your question as to why K/S stories are superior in quality to adult non-K/S stories, I don't have an answer. But rest assured that K/S fandom has its share of poorly written material."
* Jacqueline Lichtenberg writes in with her detailed comments about Elysia #1 and When the Lu'guii Cries, see those pages
* a fan comments on Ni Var, see that page
* a fan comments on Katra: The Living Spirit #4, see that page
* a fan comments on Kista, see that page
* a fan comments on Demeter, see that page
* a fan comments on "Time Enough," which is issue #8 of First Time, see that page
* a fan comments on Private Possessions, see that page
* a fan comments on The Women's List #2, see that page
==Issue 9==
TrekLink 9 was published in July 1987 and contains 11 pages.
* a fan writes about Mary Sues: 
* a fan admits to his Mary Sue: 
* a fan writes about stories that focus on other characters in Star Trek: 
* a fan alerts others to a typo in her story in Trekism at Length #6, "Mind-Slave": "Unfortunately, there was a pretty hideous typo that you may want to alert your readers to: on the last page, the story says that Spock grabbed Kirk by the arms. That would be Kirk grabbed Spock! My Spock doesn't behave that way, and earlier in the story I made the point strongly that Spock rarely touched humans."
* the Star Trek nominees and winners of the 1987 Fan Q are listed
* two fans comment on Trojan Angel, see that page
* a fan comments on Kista, see that page
* a fan comments on Demeter, see that page
* a fan comments on A to Zine, see that page
* a fan coments on LIAPITA, see that page
* a fan comments on Interlude, see that page
* a fan coments on Nuages #1, see that page
* a fan comments on More Missions, More Myths #5, see that page
* a fan comments on Courts of Honor, see that page
* a fan comments on Way of the Warrior, see that page
* a fan comments on The Vulcan Too Affair, see that page
==Issue 10==
TrekLink 10 was published in October 1987 and contains 11 pages. The back cover, the only full back cover art in the series, is by Jacqueline Zoost.
* a fan disagrees with Treklink announcing that Courts of Honor was finally published: 
* Jacqueline Lichtenberg comments on the differences in editing between pro books and zine fiction in regards to "Blackfire": 
* a fan comments on Mary Sues: 
* a fan writes of a previous issue's review of Ni Var: 
* a fan adds his comments about zines of the day: 
* a fan comments on Mary Sues: 
* a zine ed brings up a point: 
* a fan comments about sexism in Trek fan fic:
* a fan encourages fans who crave feedback to write for Clipper Trade Ship: "... Readers [there] seem to be LOC-writing fiends. I got more feedback on a story I had in issue #56 than on anything else I've done in my six years in this hobby."
* comments on Likely Impossibilities #3, see that page
* comments on Stardate #5, see that page
* comments on Infinite Diversity #5 and #6 and how they intersect with the pro-novel market, see that page
* comments on The Holmesian Federation #7, see that page
* comments on Galactic Discourse #5, see that page
* comments on KSX, see that page
* comments on Courts of Honor, see that page
* comments on The Reckoning, see that page
==Issue 11==
TrekLink 11 was published in January 1988 and contains 8 pages. The editor notes that the zine now has 100 subscribers.
* a fan comments on SASEs and an editor's/writer's responsibilities: 
* a fan gets a reality-check regarding the cost of zine production: 
* Vel Jaeger comments on the male Mary Sue: 
* Vel Jaeger comments on rejection letters: 
* comments on Communicator #8, see that page
* comments on More Missions, More Myths #6, see that page
* comments on True Vulcan Confessions, see that page
* comments on Night of the Twin Moons, see that page
* comments on Nome #10, see that page
* comments on Legacies, a story in Shades of Grey, see that page
* comments on Beyond the Farthest Star, see that page
==Issue 12==
TrekLink 12 was published in April 1988 and contains 14 pages.
* a fan writes: 
* a fan distrusts what she sees as out of character, familial hangers-on: 
* on rejecting artwork for zines: 
* a "new" fandom brings new questions: 
* a fan writes: 
* there are comments about Progressions, see that page
* there are comments about Beyond the Farthest Star #1 and #2, see that page
* there are comments about Alien Brothers, see that page
* there are comments about Katra: The Erotic Spirit, see that page
* there are comments about Idylls #2, see that page
* there are comments about The Hive, see that page
* there are comments about The Reckoning, see that page
* there are comments about Laff Trek #1, see that page
* there are comments about Vault of Tomorrow #11, see that page
* there are comments about Hellguard Social Register #2, see that page
* there are comments about Sensor Readings #2, see that page
* there are comments about Quartet #2, see that page
* there are comments about In a Different Reality, see that page
* there are comments about More Missions, More Myths #8, see that page
==Issue 13==
TrekLink 13 was published in July 1988 and contains 13 pages.
* the editor comments that she feels the theme of slavery in Trek fanfiction is both overused and not used realistically: 
* a fan talks about rejecting art for zines and the complicated dance of "Tiptoeing Rhetoric": 
* Vel Jaeger comments on art trends: 
* a fan in the UK writes about ST:TNG: 
* the author of Simple Gifts addresses age statements -- [see that zine's page for more of her comments]: 
* comments on Eridani #1, see that page
* comments on Off Duty #1, see that page
* comments on TREKisM at Length #8, see that page
* comments on Odyssey #7.5, see that page
* comments on Naked Times #3 and #9, see that page
* comments on KSX #1 and #2, see that page
* comments on As I Do Thee #9 and #10, see that page
* comments on Nuages, see that page
* comments on Alien Brothers, see that page
* comments on Courts of Honor, see that page
* comments on Simple Gifts, see that page
* comments on "Crystal Clear," the novel that is First Time #16, see that page
* comments on The Guardian, see that page
* comments on Matter/Antimatter #6, see that page
==Issue 14==
TrekLink 14 was published in October 1988 and contains 13 pages.
* there is a list of Surak Award winners
* the editor publishes the results of the survey of Treklink's readers (she sent out 148 surveys, got 110 back, a 74% response rate, results were compiled by Claire Gabriel)
* Jacqueline Lichtenberg comments on an article by Dovya Blacque in On the Double #6 and ties it into the quality of fiction being tied to the prevalence of Letters of Comment being written: 
* a well-known artist, Jean Kluge, writes: 
* Jean Kluge also writes of her ST:TNG story in Vault of Tomorrow #13: 
* a fan writes of slavery and an upcoming story: 
* Jacqueline Lichtenberg gives a little history lesson: 
* a fan, Jean Kluge suggests that what is acceptable and what is good is really all a matter of taste and opinion: 
* The rise of the age statement is in some ways, also the rise of warnings. Another fan writes: 
* there is discussion on the dearth and quality of TNG fiction thus far, which brings up the topic of how long should fans wait before they attempt to write characters they have seen little (and in the case of fans who didn't live in the United States, none): 
* comments on The Weight Collected, see that page
* comments on Rerun #6, see that page
* comments on Eridani #1, see that page
* comments on NCC-1701-D, see that page
* comments on Beyond Diplomacy, see that page
* comments on "Research/Development" in Abode of Strife #10, see that page
* comments on More Missions, More Myths #10, see that page
* comments on Contact Christmas #2, see that page
* comments on Cygnet, see that page
* comments on Galaxy Class #1, see that page
* comments on Triad, see that page
* comments on Academy Days, see that page
* comments on The Exhibit, see that page
* comments on The Bargain, see that page
* comments on Year of the Ram, see that page
* comments on The Flight of Aymor, see that page
* comments on Nome #10, see that page
* "Never the Twain" in Locusts and Wild Honey, see that page
==Issue 15==
TrekLink 15 was published in January 1989 and contains 9 pages.
* regarding the ongoing discussion of the theme of slavery in Trek fanfiction: 
* regarding the ongoing discussion on artwork for zines: 
* a fan is not fond of the character of Riker, citing one reason as "Paramount s blithe assumption that we will all see him as the resident hunk": 
* a fan has it all figured out: 
* there comments on Masiform D #16, see that page
* there comments on Katra: The Living Spirit #1 and #2, see that page
* there comments on Cygnet, see that page
==Issue 16==
TrekLink 16 was published in March 1989 and contains 8 pages.
* regarding effort, fanfiction, expectations: 
* the cover artist comments: 
* regarding labels and warning for zines: 
* comments on Ring of Deceit, see that page
* comments on Don't Tell It to the Captain, see that page
* comments on McCoy Gets the Last Word, see that page
* comments on Blood of Others, see that page
* comments on Sojourns, see that page
* comments on "Silent Gestures" in Shades of Grey #3, see that page
* comments on Within the Mirror #1, see that page
* comments on Fetish, see that page
==Issue 17==
TrekLink 17 was published in May 1989 and contains 6 pages.
* a comment on the ongoing discussion on the character of Riker: 
* more on zine art: 
* a fan responds to another's comments in the previous issue: 
* the organizers of the Surak Awards are looking for two fans, J. Arthur and Rayelle Roe: 
* comments on Cygnet, see that page
* comments on Beyond Diplomacy, see that page
* comments on More Missions, More Myths #9, see that page
* comments on Whalesong #2, see that page
* comments on The Price, see that page
* comments on Orion #27, see that page
* comments on Spock #53, see that page
==Issue 18==
TrekLink 18 was published in July 1989 and contains 6 pages.
* the editor announces this zine has been nominated for a Fan Q for Best Star Trek Letterzine, this issue also lists the other Star Trek 1989 nominees, see the Fan Q page
* a fan comments about poor art: 
* comments on Kefrendar, see that page
* comments on City on the Edge of Nowhere, see that page
* comments on A Russian Inwention, see that page
* comments on Formazine #5, see that page
* comments on Eridani #2, #3 and #4, see that page
* comments on Mindset, see that page
* comments on Illusions #2, see that page
* comments on Kraith Collected, see that page
* comments on The Way of the Warrior #1, see that page
==Issue 19==
TrekLink 19 was published in September 1989 and contains 5 pages.
* a fan responds to another's comment in a previous issue: 
* comments on Qapla', see that page
* comments on Comlink #39, see that page
* comments on Generation Gap #2, see that page
* comments on Abode of Strife #16, see that page
* comments on The Hive, see that page
* comments on Mindset, see that page
* comments on Ship's Log #3, see that page
* comments on McCoy's Toy, see that page
* comments on Hellguard Social Register #1, see that page
* comments on Idylls #3, see that page
* comments on Twin Tales of Trek, see that page
* comments on Nor No Man Ever Loved, see that page
* Continuum #1, see that page
* and yes, more comments on Cygnet, see that page
==Issue 20==
TrekLink 20 was published in November 1989 and contains 8 pages. As of this issue, there were 146 subscribers.
* a fan writes: 
* from Ruth Berman: 
* a thank you from this fan: 
* a fan has a suggestion: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan doesn't like what she sees: 
* comments for Orion #28, see that page
* comments for The Reckoning, see that page
* comments for Edge of Forever #1, see that page
* comments for More Missions, More Myths #14, see that page
* comments for Dr. McCoy's Medical Log, unknown issue, see that page
* comments for No Peaceful Roads Lead Home, see that page
* comments for Games of Love and Duty, see that page
* comments for Make It So #1, see that page
* comments for Eridani #4 and #5, see that page
* comments for Lifeboat, see that page
* comments for The Sourdani Journal, see that page
* comments for Legacy, see that page
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:Star Trek TNG Zines
Category:1980s
Category:1985 Zines