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Christopher L. Bennett

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Christopher L. Bennett

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Christopher L. Bennett is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, with a B.S. in Physics and a B.A. in History from the University of Cincinnati. A fan of science and science fiction since age five, he has spent the past two decades selling original short fiction to magazines such as Analog Science Fiction and Fact (home of his "Hub" series of comedy adventures), BuzzyMag, and Galaxy's Edge. Since 2003, he has been one of Pocket Books' most prolific and popular authors of Star Trek tie-in fiction, including the epic Next Generation prequel The Buried Age, the Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations series, and the Star Trek: Enterprise -- Rise of the Federation series. He has also written two Marvel Comics novels, X-Men: Watchers ...more

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Christopher L. Bennett Well, there's always the perennial answer, get a steadier job to supplement the writing income, and take better care of your savings. Submit stories m…moreWell, there's always the perennial answer, get a steadier job to supplement the writing income, and take better care of your savings. Submit stories more diligently and don't give up on them. Trust what editors tell you. Try harder to get an agent. Diversify; don't get too dependent on a single source of steady work.

There's also the advice I got from Robert Hewitt Wolfe the one time I pitched to STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, which he was probably passing on from Michael Piller: Always work from the perspective of character. Don't just focus on plot and cool ideas; ask what a story means to the characters, how it changes them or reveals them. That's probably the best single piece of advice I ever got.

Beyond that, I'm not sure how much good advice I'd have to offer my younger self, since there's a lot I still haven't quite figured out or that I'm struggling to do better at.(less)
Christopher L. Bennett I'd be open to it in theory, but it's up to the publisher to commission novels, and there are fewer Trek books being published these days than there u…moreI'd be open to it in theory, but it's up to the publisher to commission novels, and there are fewer Trek books being published these days than there used to be. So there's no way of knowing if or when I'd get the chance.(less)
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“Aleyara’s Flight” takes off!

Analog Science Fiction and Fact has just posted the cover to their November/December 2025 issue on their website, and here it is (sorry, it’s not very large):

I don’t know who the cover artist is yet, but it’s another striking image, and I’m amazed and honored to get two cover paintings in a row. I’m also flattered to see the Analog page call “Aleyara’s Descent” (and its cover) a “reader-favori

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I'd be open to it in theory, but it's up to the publisher to commission novels, and there are fewer Trek books being published these days than there used to be. So there's no way of knowing if or when I'd get the chance.
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“The people most reluctant to use weapons are the ones who can best be trusted with them.”
Christopher L. Bennett, Watching the Clock

“That is the past. It has already occurred. Its only existence now is as a source of wisdom and motivation. Learn from your pain, your guilt toward your past actions. Let it guide your choices in the future.”
Christopher L. Bennett, The Higher Frontier

“life is about living, not just surviving. Nobody gets out of it alive in the end, so we just have to make the most of the time we get.”
Christopher L. Bennett, A Choice of Futures

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