David wrote:

Jurgen wrote Jacqui suggested that I could ask people to do one or two novelisations at a time, which I thought was an excellent idea. Who would like to novelise 'Bounty', or both 'Bounty' and 'Deliverance'?

David I don't know about the second one you mention but I could do Bounty.

If the novelisation gods don't object to my Gan having a flashback and remembrance at the mention of the name Star Queen, then put me down for Bounty. Also when Pressure Point comes along I may volunteer for that too, since I have been looking at Kasabi and Veron for a while now.

I'm not sure about this one. My Gan has a different background, but I wouldn't impose that on a novelisation of a series episode. I too would like to do one some time when I'm not too busy, but I won't add anything from my universe, IOW tell one of my own stories.

I also noticed that Jill was very even-handed in her treatment of all the crew (indeed, she seems to like them all) and it would be nice if it stayed that way. I'm sure David wouldn't do this, but it would be a pity if anyone else doing a novelisation showed their prejudices for or against a character.

Just as an example from the archives (which Mel pointed me to this week), what if someone who thought Gan was a psychopathic woman-hating murderer showed him as such, therefore making it look like canon? Now, I'd be happy to read that in a story as an interesting idea, but not in a novelisation of the series.

Maybe people could suggest some rules for consistency, (e.g. stick to canon) but too many restrictions would also take the fun out of it.

Nico

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