Here are some answers to questions about my future fan fiction plans.
I should begin by noting that I’m currently slotting my fan fiction work against my original fiction/non-fiction work, and I’ve been trying to keep the proportion of fanfic to original work at or below 50%. (That is, I want to be working on more original items than fan fiction stories.) I haven’t made it there yet, but that will inform my fan fiction output going forward.
I should also note that these answers are valid as of this writing. They certainly can change in the future, although I wouldn’t make good odds on the idea.
Are you planning to rewrite/re-release “Family Secrets” or “Limits”?
Limits has already been rewritten and re-released! It’s set in the Star Trek: Voyager universe, although it has become an alternate universe (A/U) tale due to continuity conflicts after the fourth-season finale.
I am planning to rewrite/re-release the novella-length “Family Secrets” in 2026 or 2027. It was originally the first in a series of stories; depending on reader response, I may pick the entire series, called Their Father’s Eyes, back up. Keep an eye on The Laundry Room for more details.
Will there be additional stories in the Restless Hearts series?
Yes! As of this writing, I am currently drafting the next novel, called All That Mattered. I’ve also written a series bible and a complete series outline; it will contain nine stories in total. (I don’t know if all of them will be novels or not.)
I’m also using it as a proof-of-concept for my original fiction work, to demonstrate to publishers (and myself) that I’m capable of handling such a project.
Will you be writing any more Earth 2, Firefly, or Star Trek stories?
While I’m planning to finish Tales from Winter Camp, I don’t know if I will be writing any more Earth 2 stories after that. It depends on whether I’ll have the time. If I do, though, I have another series concept sketched out that I can develop further. Note that “Tales” itself will likely take a while to finish; between that and my plans for original work, the series (called Seventeen Times) may not ever happen.
As of right now I am not planning to write any more Firefly stories. Unfortunately, when I learned that Joss Whedon — who had already been revealed as a toxic misogynist — had meant it to be partly a metaphor about the Lost Cause, that ruined the show for me and I haven’t been able to watch or enjoy it since. To be clear: I’m glad others are still doing so. I just can’t do it myself anymore.
I have a couple of unfinished Star Trek: Discovery stories on my hard drive; one of them in particular is so close to being done that I will likely finish that up in the next year or so. I’m less certain about the other ones. After that, while I’m not going to say I will never write anything more in the Trek universe, I will say that I seem to have moved on. Again, though, I’m pleased with the fact that others are still there.