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Nicholas Meyer

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Author, TV-film Writer, novelist and Director. The Real Thing in stores now. https://a.co/d/hDFYbhm

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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 10:41 PM

🔔- new post! Do you read biographies? What’s your favorite one?
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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialSep 3, 2026, 3:52 PM

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playswellwithothers.substack.comLeontyneSome years ago, I found and bought two “Vissi d’arte” bumper stickers — one for my brother and one for me.
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialAug 31, 2026, 10:44 PM

New post alert 🔔 - have you heard about the Magellan Syndrome?

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nicholasmeyer.substack.comLuck – and Being 80Someone recommended a general to Napoleon.
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialAug 15, 2026, 1:58 AM

Someone had to go boldly first… and I talk about it in my new substack entry.

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nicholasmeyer.substack.comWATCHING THE DISASTER MOVIE(Someone had to go boldly first…)
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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialAug 9, 2026, 11:48 PM

My oldest daughter just directed a movie open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...

open.substack.comWho Could Ask for Anything More?Life, as we learn sooner or later, can contain an uncertain mix of pain and pleasure.
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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialAug 5, 2026, 6:45 AM

There’s much to say about Aristotle’s POETICS - and I get into it at my Substack

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open.substack.comARISTOTLE’S POETICS – or How Drama Works(Don’t be scared)
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialAug 3, 2026, 10:58 PM

Did you know that I almost wrote a Bond movie?

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open.substack.comHow I (Almost) Wrote a James Bond MovieAs a working Hollywood screenwriter (and sometimes director), I’ve had some interesting assignments.
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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJul 19, 2026, 7:37 PM

Exploring The Odyssey in my newest post

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open.substack.comThoughts on HomerThe Odyssey is a timeless story.
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJul 19, 2026, 7:35 PM

On the immortal and immoral Gypsy - read the conclusion to UNDER THE INFLUENCE

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open.substack.comUNDER THE INFLUENCE (II)The Immortal, Immoral Gypsy
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJul 11, 2026, 9:27 AM

With this one I go back to the beginning — read all about it at my Substack.

nicholasmeyer.substack.comUNDER THE INFLUENCE (I)Influence is a tricky topic. There are influences you can point to; influences you can identify; influences that sound cool (ah, yes, the poetry of Verlaine); but perhaps most intriguing are the influ...
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJul 9, 2026, 2:48 AM

I hope that by now you've all been following my posts at Substack. This is the second part of my latest entry on my experience working with Ricardo Montalban. #Substack #StarTrek

nicholasmeyer.substack.comKHAAAAAAAN! … and Me (or How I Learned to Love Star Trek - Part II)Sometimes – perhaps most of the time – an actor can wait all his life for his breakout role.
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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 26, 2026, 6:31 AM

Another entry has been post at my Substack: KHAAAAAAAN! … and Me (or How I Learned to Love Star Trek - Part I)
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open.substack.comKHAAAAAAAN! … and Me (or How I Learned to Love Star Trek - Part I)Sometimes you’re lucky if you don’t get your first choice.
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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 26, 2026, 1:17 AM

The reflecting pond in DC now to be known as the Strait of Warm Ooze.

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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 25, 2026, 5:17 AM

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open.substack.comThink the Worst is Over. Just Wait. The Oligarchs Are Coming for UsThese days just when you think one danger may be passing, another emerges.
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 22, 2026, 12:01 AM

Nightly recommend David Denby’s article on the difficulties of filming The Odyssey in this week’s New Yorker. (I should know something as I wrote the original of the NBC version before Homer got changed to Danielle Steel); the film rates glancing mention.

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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 18, 2026, 9:44 PM

New post at Substack: TWELVE WORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE - AND PROBABLY YOURS.
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open.substack.comTWELVE WORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE – AND PROBABLY YOURSThe worst problem about nuclear war is that no one wants to think about it.
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 10, 2026, 7:43 PM

Sat down with Guy Allen Johnson from the San Francisco Chronicle to talk about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home & Time After Time, and my admiration for San Francisco. Find the interview here or printed (on Saturday) - also come to the screening!

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sfchronicle.comHow a filmmaker’s San Francisco obsession helped shape ‘Star Trek IV’Director Nicholas Meyer revisits the San Francisco inspiration behind “Time After Time,” “Star Trek IV” and his enduring love for the city.
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@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 10, 2026, 7:37 PM

For those of you who seem to enjoy my ramblings, I've now joined Substack. There, I'm happy to say, you can find my musings, comic, pithy, political and otherwise, regarding art, show biz & life. It will either make you a better human being or distract you from real work. nicholasmeyer.substack.com

nicholasmeyer.substack.comNicholas Meyer | SubstackNicholas Meyer: Storyteller. Five decades. Seven Holmes novels. Three Star Trek films. One treaty. This is where the stories behind the stories get told. Click to read Nicholas Meyer, a Substack publi...
@frcmajeure.bsky.socialJun 7, 2026, 1:05 AMReposted by @nicholasmeyer.bsky.social

Great Saturday afternoon talk between FX/visual artist #GabeBartalos and novelist/filmmaker @nicholasmeyer.bsky.social about monsters, storytelling, film and art at #GoodMotherGallery

Visual artist Gabe Bartalos and novelist/filmmaker Nicholas Meyer talk imagination, storytelling and monstrous visions.
@nicholasmeyer.bsky.socialJun 7, 2026, 4:58 PM

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substack.comKurt Andersen (@kurtandersen)Until now I thought that back in the late 1980s and early 90s the only ones honestly, ruthlessly covering Donald Trump were Wayne Barrett at The Village Voice and we happy few at Spy. But I just came...
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