Literary Treks : 395: I Get Paid for This?

February 16
1h 4m

Episode Description

Scott Pearson.  
  
It takes more than just an author to produce a book. In fact, there's a whole team of people that bring any given book to fruition. It's no different in tie-in fiction like Star Trek. We don't often branch out to talk to anyone but the authors of the new books, and that's an oversight we intend to remedy.

In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan talk with editor Scott Pearson, who recently took on a more hands-on role after the passing of beloved editor, Margaret Clarke. They discuss Scott's work as both an author and an editor, what the editing process looks like, the enjoyable challenge of producing a Star Trek book while a show is still running and much, much more!

In the news segment, we talk about Robb Pearlman's new book of fairy tales from the final frontier. 

Find out more about Scott at scott-pearson.com         

News
New Book from Robb Pearlman (4:01)

Feature: Scott Pearson
Lifelong Rabid Star Trek Fan (7:02)
Never Wanted to Be an Editor (10:01)
An Author and an Editor (12:47)
A Hands-On Position (13:59)
There the Entire Time (15:29)
A High Bar (19:56)
Publishing is a Crazy Business (22:13)
I Would Like More Books (25:46)
New Authors (27:00)
I Don't Want to Get in Trouble (28:39)
An Enjoyable Challenge (29:28)
Required Reading (33:26)
Editing Different Genres (41:01)
Character Motivation (44:02)
Check the Quote (47:31)
I Have Ideas (51:50)
Scott, the Writer (55:20)
Closing (1:00:58)     

Hosts
Jonathan Koan and Casey Pettitt 

Guest
Scott Pearson

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

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