The Trekzine Times

Trekzine Times is a Star Trek: TOS letterzine published by Forever Productions featuring reviews and articles and letters of comment about zines.
See List of Letterzines.
==Summary==
==V.1 N.1==
Trekzine Times v.1 n.1 was published in March 1991 and contains 11 pages.
* "So You Want to Print a Fanzine, or, Publishing Made Simple (Maybe)" by Bill Hupe and Peg Kennedy
* other unknown content
==V.1 N.2==
Trekzine Times v.1 n.2 was published in June 1991 and contains 17 pages.
* a fan, Joan Verba, comments: 
* a fan comments: 
* this issue contains the article by Mary Kay called "Ways to Flesh Out Your Cardboard People Into Real Holographic Projections" and it offers may characterization tips
* The article, "Today is Yesterday Department," is about the a new product, the PenPoint, a precursor of an editable "tablet" that can then be uploaded to a computer, its cost? $3000-5000
* there is a review of the pro book, "A Flag Full of Stars"
* contest winner: fiction outline, "The Visit" by Marcia Pecor
* a reprint from "The Talk of the Town" in the New Yorker, May 20, 1991, "Mysteries"
* comments about The Price of Freedom, see that page
* comments about Orion, see that page
* comments about Nova Trek, see that page
* comments about Starduster #3, see that page
* comments about Make It So #4, see that page
* comments about Antizine see that page
==V.1 N.3==
Trekzine Times v.1 n.3 was published in September 1991 and contains 17 pages.
* "'F' Words and Writing" by Peggy Arvant (an article about learning how to write, "Frustration, futility, foiled, frenetic, fraught")
* comments on Orion #29, see that page
* comments on Nova Trek, see that page
* comments on Beyond Antares #30/31, see that page
* comments on IDIC Log #5, see that page
* comments on Idylls #3, see that page
* comments on LoneStar Trek, see that page
* comments on Kista, see that page
* comments on Demeter, see that page
* a review of Profiles, see that page
* a review of Abode of Strife #17, see that page
* a review of Vulcan's Lyre #26, see that page
* cartoon by Juanne Michaud
* an essay reprinted from the New Yorker (August 26, 1991)
==V.1 N.4==
Trekzine Times v.1 n.4 was published in December 1991 and contains 15 pages.
* "Editing a Letterzine", an article by Regina Moore, is an extremely detailed tutorial. An excerpt from the first and last paragraph: 
* a fan suggests three story ideas and writes that "I also have a copy of a submarine adventure story which I would like to rewrite as a Trek story someday."
* "A Tribute to The Great Bird of the Galaxy" by Phyllis "Tiny" Carter, Captain of the Star Trek Welcommittee, Area #3
* "Lines to a Lady with a Unsplit Infinitive" reprinted from "The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler," The Ecco Press, New York, 1976
* a fan has a dream: "Folks, I'm toying with the idea of producing a one-shot Classic zine and would like to offer some work to the following writers/artists: Gee Moaven, Connie Faddis, Leslie Fish, Joni Wagner, Alice Jones, Gerry Downes, Signe Landon, Winston Howlett and Paula Block. Can anybody tell me where to find these talented folks or is anyone willing to forward mail to them for me?" 
* a review of Tekwar
* comments on Tantalus #2, see that page
* comments on LoneStar Trek #3, see that page
* comments on Legend's End #2, see that page
* comments on Simple Gifts, see that page
* a review of Hailing Frequencies #3, see that page
==V.2 N.1==
Trekzine Times v.2 n.1 was published in March 1992 and contains 19 pages.
* there is an article by Margo Kay called "Tree Climbing, Story Structure, and Mice" -- about writing
* a fan artist writes: 
* there are comments on Nimbus: The Fanzine of Galactic Peace, see that page
* there are comments on Nightmare Road, see that page
* there are comments on Lone Star Trek #4, see that page
* there are comments on Enterprise Log Entries #86, see that page
* there are comments on More Missions, More Myths #17, #18, see that page
* there are comments on Edge of Forever #3, see that page
* there are comments on Mind Meld #6, see that page
* there are comments on In Perspective, see that page
* there are comments on Simple Gifts, see that page
* a review of Orion Archives #1, see that page
* reprint from the New Yorker, March 9, 1992, "Cyberprez"
==V.2 N.2/3==
Trekzine Times v.2 n.2/3 was published in September 1992 and contains 25 pages.
* Shirley Maiewski writes: 
* this issue has a long, long informative article by Teegar Taylor called "Making Faces: A Lesson in Portraiture" on how to illustrate, complete with many examples
* there are many reactions to the letter sent by the editor to subscribers saying the zine was discontinuing due to lack of responses and contributors; fans wrote lengthy remarks about why they hadn't sent LoCs: some reasons were car accidents, taking care of sick relatives, lack of money to buy zines to comment on, laziness, fear of writing LoCs, time spent on their own letter/review zines...
* there is an article by Margaret Wander Bonanno called "It Beats Working for a Living"
* there are a number of letters discussing whether it was appropriate to plug and review zines to which one was a contributor -- general feeling was it was not okay, but if you did, you'd better state up front you had material in that zine Ironically, a fan who admonishes fans who write gushing reviews to zines in which they have contributed to later writes an encouraging review of Textual Poachers and doesn't disclose until the next issue that she was a frequent interviewee and source for Henry Jenkin's material.
* a review of The Handy Dandy Adzine Calendar and Address Guide for Fanzine Editors and Other Busy People, see that page
* a review of Simple Gifts, see that page
* a review of Tales from Ten-Forward, see that page
* a review of the seminal acafan book, Textual Poachers, see that page
* comments on Sharing the Sunlight, see that page
* comments on Bill and Ted's No Holds Barred, see that page
* comments on Living in Spite of Logic, see that page
* comments on Chosen Brother, see that page
* comments on Integrity, see that page
* comments on True Vulcan Confessions, see that page
* comments on Trinary Star #3, see that page
* comments on Federation Classic, see that page
* comments on Quest, see that page
* comments on A Gift Beyond Price, see that page
* comments on Kindred Spirit, see that page
* comments on FYI Adzine, see that page
* comments on Of Songs Unknown, see that page
* comments on Media Monitor, see that page
* comments on The Zine Scene, see that page
* comments on The Zine Connection, see that page
* comments on Something to Remember, see that page
* comments on Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine?, see that page
==V.2 N.4==
Trekzine Times v.2 n.4 was published in December 1992.
==V.3 N.1==
Trekzine Times v.3 n.1 was published in March 1993 and contains 27 pages. It was the last issue.
 
* "Sweeping Behind the Elephants: Justifying Contradictions and Paradoxes in Star Trek Fiction" is a long, long article by A.C. Crispin
* "Interview with a Mundane" is a long, long interview with literary agent and writer, Donald Maass, about how to get a Star Trek novel published within the byzantine constraints of Pocket Books
* "In the Genre" is a bibliography compiled by Michael Burbrick of recommended science fiction and fantasy genre fiction 
* there is a review of Living in Spite of Logic, see that page
* comments about A Gift Beyond Price, see that page
* comments about A Kindred Spirit, see that page
* comments about Chosen Brother, see that page
* comments about Idylls, #8, see that page
* comments about Mind Meld, see that page
* comments about A Gift Beyond Price, see that page
* comments about Portraits, see that page
* comments about Edge of Forever, see that page
* comments about The Monthly, see that page
* comments about IDIC Log #10, #11, see those pages
* comments about the pro book Enterprising Women, see that page
==Reactions and Reviews==
==References==
Category:Resource Zines
Category:Star Trek Zines
Category:1990s