Boldly Writing

by Joan Marie Verba

“This book pulls together an incredible amount of information about the history of [Star Trek] fandom and does a major service for anyone who either wants to relive those exciting years or to better understand how Star Trek emerged as such a national and international phenomenon. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in fandom...." —Henry Jenkins

Genres: Star Trek, Fandom, Nonfiction, History

ebook

First published March 26, 2003

About the author

Joan Marie Verba earned a bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota and attended the graduate school of astronomy at Indiana University, where she was an associate instructor of astronomy for one year. She has worked as a computer programmer, editor, publisher, health/weight loss coach, social media manager, and web developer. An experienced writer, she is the author of the nonfiction books Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets and Boldly Writing, as well as the novels Countdown to Action, Action Alert, Deadly Danger, Situation: Critical, Extreme Hazard, Danger Zone, Defying the Ghosts, and Sword of Queens, plus numerous short stories and articles. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.

Reviews

[Clare · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you’re not in fandom or are new to the whole thing, this isn’t the way to introduce yourself to it. But if you’re part of fandom and enjoy fandom history, Boldly Writing will be a delight, connecting you across decades to the mother fandom and all the glories, fights, and silliness therein

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the second edition of this book. Joan Marie Verba engages in some curatorial fan activity to provide a wonderfully detailed overview of the development of the transformative Trek fandom from 1967-1987.