Writing Resources

PIKE: Is the parking brake on?
SULU: No, sir. I'll figure it out.
SPOCK: Have you disengaged the external inertial dampener?
SULU: ...
SULU: Ready for Warp, sir.

TITLE: 10 Things You Should Probably Know About Star Trek
AUTHOR: taraljc @ livejournal
SUMMARY: For everyone on my flist (or their flists. Or the flist of any comm I totally joined last week just to read more Trek posts) who saw the movie, and is all OMG and yet is pretty much a total n00b to the fandom...
COMMENTS: Really basic stuff that you should know, but maybe don't. Also some advice on good TOS episodes/books.

TITLE: Minor Pet Peeves Regarding The Portrayal Of Star Trek Technology In Fanfiction
AUTHOR: jncar @ livejournal
SUMMARY: In some of the fic I've been reading since the release of the new movie, I've noticed some of the writers (who must be new to TOS/Reboot) making a few common mistakes regarding technology in the twenty-third century.
COMMENTS: Sometimes TNG technology creeps into Reboot fics. Don't make these noob mistakes!

TITLE: Star Trek User Guide
AUTHOR: templemarker @ livejournal
SUMMARY: This is a brief introduction to Star Trek, primarily as a relevant guide for writers new to the vast breadth of and wealth of canon, fanon, books, comics, movies, cartoons, and stuff out there in the universe of Star Trek.
COMMENTS: There are currently four separate posts covering various topics, including Starfleet, alien races, characters and economics.

TITLE: Memory Alpha
AUTHOR: Multiple
SUMMARY: Memory Alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek.
COMMENTS: Everything. Seriously.

TITLE: Vulcan Language Dictionary
AUTHOR: Selek
SUMMARY: Compiled by Selek from the Vulcan Language Institute, Marketa Z., Star Trek episodes and movies.
COMMENTS: Vulcan => English and English => Vulcan. Search by word, browse by category, or view all words alphabetically.