Eric, what draws you to writing Science Fiction as apposed to another genre?
Eric- I’ve been a Star Trek fan for 26 years. Professionally, I’ve worked for Star Trek for 11 years. I love good human drama and that’s something that Star Trek is generally good at. Science Fiction lets you tell stories about the human condition while stretching the imagination at the same time. Are there limits to what a writer can create on paper, and what can be presented on the movie screen? There is no limit to what can be imagined on paper. Only limited budgets prevent the ultra-fantastic from reaching the screen. But if you’ve got money, you do almost almost anything. Look at “Titanic,” for example. How has computer animation and special effects helped storytelling for screenwriters? I’m not sure that the writer’s vision has ever been limited by budget or technical ability, at least in the first draft! The fullfilment and fuition of that vision may be limited eventually by expense or ability, but modern technology has opened the floodgates in those areas. Certainly computer an
