Writing Resources

U.S.S. Voyager crew manifest

Whether we like it or not, the crew roster is slowly getting completed by the writers of the television series and the novels. We Voyager fan writers already take some creative liberties when writing our stories, making up our own characters to write about. However, undoubtedly there will come a time when the number of officers we consign to Voyager will push the number over the limit set by canon (if it hasn't already been done! :) Some writers simply may not care too much about violating this limit - after all, we are not canon, so we shouldn't be obliged to stick too closely with it (and there's always the "parallel universe" argument, too. :) But at any rate, this list is here as a facilitation to those who might get stuck for names, ranks, or whatever, and to make stories more tightly bound to canon. (Of course, whether or not one chooses to stick with canon is one's own decision - I'm not trying to force this on anyone!)

Beta Reader Index List

Other Resources I've Run Across

• The DS9 Encyclopedia and Lexicon courtesy of Tracy L. Hemenover. I haven't had the occasion to make use of this resource personally (for obvious reasons), but I'm sure writers of DS9 fan fiction sure appreciate Tracy's efforts. Heck, I applaud her anyway!
• Steven McKinnon's Roll Call, my source of inspiration for creating the Voyager manifest.  He also manages to keep it more current!  Roll Call gives you as much info you need of who's on board, including the episodes they've either appeared in or been mentioned.
• Zlanna's Imzadi Writer's Resource Centre - for everything you need to write an Imzadi story. (Still under construction)
• Macedon has encouraged me to link to his own resources as well: The Craft of Writing and How do I get my Star Trek novel published?.  Who am I to say no?
• Shawn Layton's Star Trek Fanfic Generator.  Need help proofing your latest draft?  Stuck for story lines?  Got an idea for a story you'd like to see written, but you can't seem to get it done yourself?  Then this might be the place for you!
• The Muses' Sector This took a little longer to put up than Ms. Elizabeth and the others truly deserved, but that's what happens sometimes when Real Life interferes.  Their site is another of the few fanfic beta-reading services available on-line, and I was happy when they asked to be linked to The Writers' Corner.  Yet another example of IDIC at work!
• Cristoph Reuter's Star Trek Voyager - Starfleet Database D
• The Bajoran Central Archives, courtesy of the Shakaar Society.
• Star Trek: Voyager Encyclopedia D
• Stardates in Star Trek: FAQ
• SF Collective Database D
• Roget's Thesaurus - when you want to turn a more colorful phrase
• Semantic Rhyming Dictionary - a nifty tool for aspiring poets, this search engine will supply all varieties of similar sounding words for a query
• Biographical Dictionary - An interesting idea.  Locate information on over 27,000 famous people who've shaped the course of history.  Perhaps a site of interest for fanfic writers who like wading in the time stream?
• Foriegn Languages for Travelers - maybe this isn't the best place to go for a dictionary, but it's still a neat place to check out.  Provides translations (with sound bytes) for just about any pair of languages imaginable.
• A Web of Specialized On-Line Dictionaries - now that I've provided a few samples out there, visit the place that seems to have everything under the virtual roof!  Sorted by category, you can locate dictionaries for such topics as Space, Law, Medicine, even Slang!
• Star Trek: The Ship of Fools - an open collaborative fanfic workshop for those with a thirst for creating new, original Star Trek realms.

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Darrel W. Beach, BSc. Programmer/Developer, Focus Systems Inc. e-mail: dwbeach@sasktel.net