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**Alipeeps** · 26 April 2009, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by Elizabeth Christensen View Post

I think you'd have to comb through an awful lot of this thread to find the previous discussion on this topic, so here's a shortcut:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_literature

I'm not sure who updates it or how accurate it is, but it's correct for my novels and short stories, at least. My last story, "Waypoints," has no specific timeframe (other than post-S1, since Ronon's there) -- but it's no secret that it was written before the episode "Outcast," because it contains a line about Sheppard that "Outcast" rendered inaccurate.

Can't win 'em all...

Really, it's so darned inconsiderate of TPTB to go and write things that contradict what you've done in the novels, isn't it? You'd think they could at least check with you first!!

Btw, how is motherhood treating you? And how on earth do you find time to write with a baby around?! Am just getting into the swing of mommying myself after my little girl decided to turn up 5 weeks ahead of schedule! She's 3 weeks old now and we've been out of hospital for a week and are getting settled at home.

**Thunderbird 2** · 02 May 2009, 07:04 AM

Hi everyone,

this is my first post in here, so apologies if I say anything or ask anything that has been dealt with before....

First praise! I'd like to thank Sonny Whitelaw & Jennifer Fallon,
as well as Ms Whitelaw again with Elizabeth Christensen for Roswell and Exogenesis.
I list both books at once, because I got them at the same time and both highlight the strengths of the respective charcters and concepts they come from.

For Me, "Roswell" is the book Continuum should have been. I didn't enjoy Continuum because to me it followed the 24 Centurty Trek book on time travel. - Roswell told its own story which was beautifully executed, and gave all six members of SG1 something great to do.

Exogenesis did something unimaginable. It made me feel sorry for McKay! - David Hewlett's excellent acting notwithstanding, the character rubs me the wrong way. This book changed that within this story. It was good to see the hard road Dr Weir has been walking since she was given command of the Expo. Nice use of Teyla's people and the Daedelus's characters too. (I get sporadic hiccups for real, so seeing Dr Novak always makes me smile!)

Questions...

1) How do you work out the dynamics of a story you want to pitch, within the dynamics of the series? Its there an offical checklist for pitches?

2) Has there been any talk about the idea of Universe novels, now the series is cranking up for season 1? (I realise there may be only so much that could be said on this issue, if anything at all at this point.)

3) I noted in the "About the authors" section of both the aforementioned books, you live in different places Ladies. - How do you co-ordinate your work to make such smooth narrative, and get the stories to flow so well?

4) I haven't read Blood Ties yet, (I will, I promise!) but I understand its an Atlantis story that has characters from SG1 in it, and we see Stargate Command. Has there ever been any thoughts / options to an SG1 or Atlantis story that brings Dr Beckett back from Atlantis to Stargate Command? I remember in "Return Part 1" Dr B told Dr W he had (I think) seven siblings? I have had my own ideas of the incredible story roads that could lead to. It made me wonder if any of you, who have the talents to make something like that work as a novel, considered the idea?

(I am assuming it hasn't already happened of course!)

Finally - Alipeeps and Ms Christensen, congratulations on the little ones!

**Elizabeth Christensen** · 02 May 2009, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by Alipeeps View Post

Btw, how is motherhood treating you? And how on earth do you find time to write with a baby around?! Am just getting into the swing of mommying myself after my little girl decided to turn up 5 weeks ahead of schedule! She's 3 weeks old now and we've been out of hospital for a week and are getting settled at home.

Mega-congrats, Ali! Yikes, 5 weeks early? That would have induced a epic-level freakout for me. Of course, our little guy took his sweet time and showed up six days late, by which point I was about to lose my mind anyway ...

Speaking of whom: he's seven months old as of this past week, and two days ago he discovered crawling. Time to hide the breakables! He's very strong AND strong-willed, but he's a happy baby and a real delight. Just you wait until the first time you enter a room, see your little girl's eyes light up, and watch her scramble ten feet in mere seconds to clutch at your leg. Magic.

Anyway, sorry for the minor thread-jack, everyone. Next ...

**Elizabeth Christensen** · 02 May 2009, 05:23 PM