format in particular, from other Star Trek series, in any Media, fanfic included?
A. An effort has been made to gloss over that which is merely perfunctory and boring, and to see that nothing has been included unless it is interesting or dramatic. To provide new and colorful motivated characters, and to speculatively advance the ramifications, or at least take over the top, rather than simply rehash or further trivialize, the most appealing ‘Star Trek’ tropes. And that Star Trek: The Ship of Fools outlines and drafts are truly unfinished, with much to be added and even need for changes, also points of creative departure, and thus every challenge and delight remaining for authors, in collaboration, to share with readers. Not just anal formulaic filling in of the blanks with the obvious simply for the sake of completion! Indeed the series can be revised completely, and take any direction, even radical change of format, if such will be the more compelling. Beginning with the outline for introductory six part mini-series also serves as series “bible” for Star Trek: The
