Michael Garcia

Author's posts

Borderline Logic: The Vulcan Philosophy of Command

One of the recurring themes in Star Trek is how different species bring their unique cultures and philosophies into their roles within Starfleet. My friend, Sam, has explored this many times in his stories (most recently with the Tellarite captain Glal commanding USS Gol in his Starship Reykavik series). I also have explored this in …

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The Trial of Pantsing (WIP Report)

Every writer’s journey has its unique twists and turns, characters that pop up and demand their stories be told, and inspirations that come from the unlikeliest of places. Today, I want to take you behind the scenes of my current project, “Trial of Transfer,” which is the opening saga in the “Star Trek: First Duty” series.

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WIP Progress Report: December 2015

Well, my last progress report was all the way back in January, so I figured it would be a good idea to post something here.

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Soon…

I’ll just leave this here, to entice our readers…

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WIP Progress Report: January 2015

Since the last progress report, I’ve been pretty busy with writing new stuff!

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WIP Progress Report: 2014, thus far…

What have I been up to since the last progress report?  Quite a lot, actually…

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Author’s Commentary: TQB “Bellerophon”

In this next episode of Author’s Commentary, I’ll be discussing the impetus and execution of the second part of The Quarterdeck Breed, “Bellerophon.”  Reading the story prior to reading the commentary is strongly advised, otherwise you might be lost amongst the referential material.

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WIP Progress Report: September 30, 2013

Starfleet Commbadge from the 2360s by Kris Trigwell

Here’s the WIP Progress Report for September 2013!  This will include the months in between now and the last update.

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Prompted: Originality Triumphs

And here is yet another prompt from the Ad Astra Blog Community, but this time it’s talking about original settings.  This topic is definitely relevant to how I write within Trek.

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Prompted: Branching Out

As part of the Ad Astra Star Trek Fanfiction Community, I’ll participate from time to time with the prompts being published by our new fanfic review/commentary blog, Boldly Reading.  And because it seems my blogging has become rather sparse lately, I decided to try my hand and this week’s prompt… especially since there’s a lot …

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