In many Trek novels, the authors have an excellent grasp of the essence of a live action character, and they write for them with their established characterisation as a guide. This makes it so much easier to imagine things like a character's voice, movements and expressions. In many cases, you can actually imagine an unaired episode in your head.
For me, the easiest character to imagine is Picard. Every Trek novel I've read that features Picard, has been written by an author who has captured the specific elements that make up the character.
It can be an extremely difficult to take a character from live action media and transfer them to written media. Fortunately, with TrekLit we have authors who've spent years mastering the art, and I believe it to be one of the reasons why Star Trek tie-in novels are so successful.
Thoughts?
For me, the easiest character to imagine is Picard. Every Trek novel I've read that features Picard, has been written by an author who has captured the specific elements that make up the character.
It can be an extremely difficult to take a character from live action media and transfer them to written media. Fortunately, with TrekLit we have authors who've spent years mastering the art, and I believe it to be one of the reasons why Star Trek tie-in novels are so successful.
Thoughts?