Q&A: Star Trek Author David Mack

A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID MACK

Hi faithful podcast followers. Apologies that there is no review episode this weekend but we have a doozy of a treat for you in it's place. In honour of the release of his newest novel, Star Trek: Picard's 'Firewall', Mike & D.K were fortunate enough to chat with prolific best-selling Star Trek author, episode writer, consultant, lifelong Trekkie and all-round nice guy David Mack. We're talking about the new book's plot fleshing out Seven of Nine's unseen journey to the Fenris Rangers, her new love and her life post-Voyager. But we cover a lot more, including the state of intolerance in the world, the importance of representation, being an ally and writing for an LGBTQ audience (including avoiding harmful tropes). Mr. Mack also discusses his work on various other Trek books, including being responsible for ending a whole continuity and writing a final end for the Borg. We also briefly touch on his work as a creative consultant for Star Trek: Lower Decks & Star Trek: Prodigy, as well as his two credited scripts for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. But that's not all! We go into detail about Seven's journey and the allegories she represents, writing the first post-Voyager interaction between Seven & Admiral Janeway, which aspects of the Trek universe he'd like to explore more, the importance of music to his writing process (including talking us through his 'Firewall' playlist) and much more. Trust us, it's a fantastic conversation that you won't want to miss a minute of. David is a good soul who absolutely understands the spirit of Star Trek and has many a geeky or captivating story to tell. So settle down, watch/listen along and hopefully you'll enjoy the chat as much as we did. We are extremely grateful to Mr. Mack for giving us so much of his time and a fantastic interview. Oh, and pick up a copy of 'Firewall', available now!

Order your copy of 'Firewall' here: https://davidmack.pro/writing/firewall/?fbclid=IwAR2S4LEGsJnNSwxq5W0kfcp2VkjqAuQd7v6lFTtA8BNNEr3qCQLRABChsR0

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Twitter - @DavidAlanMack

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Mastodon - @[email protected]

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