The Twelve Trek Days of Christmas, 2010

[Kirok of L'Stok]

Writers Pitch 1 - Trek ePub Publishing

Media has always been where the Twelve Trek Days has tried to break
new ground, with full-cast audio books in 2007, ePublishing on Issuu
in 2008 and music videos last year. This year, mobile computing has
finally come of age with the new generation of netbooks heralded by
the eponymous iPad. What better way to show Star Trek's continuing
fanservice to geekdom by releasing the Twelve Trek Days of Christmas
as a true eBook on the ePub format?

What do I want from you? A word processor file copy of your story in
either MSWord or OpenOffice .doc format that is formatted the way you
want it to appear and that has been edited for style, spelling and
grammar. I would particularly like to see longer works, such as a
Novel (>40,000 words), Novella (17,500 - 40,000) or Novelette (7,500 -
17,500).

What will we deliver in return?

* Your story as an ePub file lodged online so that it will be
available for download.
* It will be formatted to an agreed standard with a cover, title
page, Table of Contents, Chapter headers etc.
* If you don't have a cover I will help you get one done, probably
by artists on Deviant Art.
* I will create a 3D book cover image and “Dust jacket notes” for
distribution and publicity purposes
* The six books ePublished will be released on alternate days as
part of the Twelve Trek Days of Christmas on a variety of Star Trek
forums. Last year we released on the Trek United, Starfleet
International, Star Phase II, Star Trek Hidden Frontiers and Star Trek
Intrepid forums.

All graphics and files will be made available to you, along with the
instructions on how they were created so that you can create your own
fan fiction on ePub if you desire.

You can respond on this list, on the pitch Blog <http://
twelvedays2010.blogspot.com> or direct to me <***@trekunited.com>

What do I get out of it?

An ulcer.

Cheers

K

[Kirok of L'Stok]

Writers Pitch 2 - Trek Pdf Publishing

There have been some notable entrants into the field of pdf publishing
of fan fiction since 2008, most noticeably Banshee Squadron by
R.A.Merk <http://issuu.com/richmerk>, and whilst I especially want
work for ePublishing, I would also like to add to the slowly expanding
library of Trek fiction on Issuu.

What do I want from you? Same deal as the ePublishing! A word
processor file copy of your story in either MSWord or OpenOffice .doc
format that is formatted the way you want it to appear and that has
been edited for style, spelling and grammar. I would particularly like
to see longer works, such as a Novel (>40,000 words), Novella (17,500
- 40,000) or Novelette (7,500 - 17,500).

What will we deliver in return?

* Your story as a pdf file lodged online on Issuu so that it will
be available for download.
* It will be formatted to an agreed standard with a cover, title
page, Table of Contents, Chapter headers etc.
* If you don't have a cover I will help you get one done, probably
by artists on Deviant Art.
* I will create a 3D book cover image and “Dust jacket notes” for
distribution and publicity purposes
* The pdf books published will be released on alternate days to
the ePub books as part of the Twelve Trek Days of Christmas on a
variety of Star Trek forums. Last year we released on the Trek United,
Starfleet International, Star Phase II, Star Trek Hidden Frontiers and
Star Trek Intrepid forums.

All graphics and files will be made available to you, along with the
instructions on how they were created so that you can create your own
fan fiction on Issuu if you desire.

Again you can respond either here, on the pitch Blog <http://
twelvedays2010.blogspot.com> or direct to me <***@trekunited.com>

Cheers

K

[Kirok of L'Stok]

Writers Pitch 3 - Trekzine Publishing

As I've said earlier <http://twelvedays2010.blogspot.com/2010/11/
twelve-days.html>, the backbone of the Twelve Trek Days is going to be
twelve fanzines that will cover a wide variety of commentary and
reviews of 2010. Star Trek fandom was at the forefront of the
development of science fiction fanzines and traditionally there is a
subset of fanzines known as Trekzines which basically take the part of
anthologies of Star Trek fan fiction. What sort of an editor would I
be if I didn't do my part to give you a selection of holiday reading
to enjoy?

I want to keep the 'zines to an acceptable length though and for this
I will need to limit the submissions for this to short stories – a
work of under 7,500 words as defined by the Science Fiction and
Fantasy Writers of America. The pitch is much the same as the last
two...

What do I want from you? A word processor file copy of your story in
either MSWord or OpenOffice .doc format that is formatted the way you
want it to appear and that has been edited for style, spelling and
grammar.

What will we deliver in return?

* Your story in an issue of the Twelve Trek Days of Christmas
fanzine, which will be presented as a pdf file lodged online on Issuu
and independently as a pdf download.
* Illustrations are optional but especially welcome.
* The fanzines will be released every second day during the period
of the Twelve Trek Days of Christmas on a variety of Star Trek forums.
Last year we released on the Trek United, Starfleet International,
Star Phase II, Star Trek Hidden Frontiers and Star Trek Intrepid
forums.

I should perhaps stress that your work always remains your own. Its
fan fiction so you can't own the copyright except for the original
characters you create. However one thing that I am strong on is that
you can always exercise your moral right to be identified as the
creator of the work.

As editor and publisher all I ask is that you do not publish your work
elsewhere for one month prior and one month after the publishing date
of the fanzine. If there are extenuating circumstances - a
competition, a gift for a friend - talk to me. Underneath this hard
exterior beats the heart of a push-over for a sob-story!

All graphics and files will be made available to you, and if you want
to involve your self in the publishing of the 'zine I will make every
effort to explain what and why I do what I do so that you can create
your own fanzines if you desire.

Just to add a bit of spice to the 'zines however, each day will have a
different focus...

1 Pre-Enterprise
2 Enterprise
3 The Original Series
4 The Movie Era
5 Before The Next Generation
6 The Next Generation
7 Deep Space Nine
8 Voyager
9 The Second Movie Era: Generations to Nemesis
10 Post Nemesis and Non Canon
11 Gaming
12 Treknology

Do you have a short story that will fit in one or more of these
categories? If so I'd like to hear from you! Either (you guessed it!)
post here, on the pitch Blog <http://twelvedays2010.blogspot.com> or
direct to me <***@trekunited.com>

Cheers

Kirok of L'Stok
Fan Production Curmudgeon