Joyce Muskat was one of only four writers with no prior television credits able to sell a script to ''

Star Trek: The Original Series ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'') to distinguis ...

'' (

David Gerrold David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman; January 24, 1944)Reginald, R. (September 12, 2010)''Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2'' Borgo Press p. 911. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved June 23, 2013. is an American science fic ...

, Judy Burns, and

Jean Lisette Aroeste Jean Lisette Aroeste (2 October 1932 – August 2020) was a former University of California, Los Angeles librarian and '' Star Trek'' fan who became one of four writers with no prior television writing credits (David Gerrold, Judy Burns and Joyc ...

were the other three). ''Star Trek'' co-producer

Robert H. Justman Robert Harris "Bob" Justman (July 13, 1926 – May 28, 2008) was an American television producer, director, and production manager. He worked on many American TV series including ''Lassie'', ''The Life of Riley'', '' Adventures of Superman'', ...

read her unsolicited script, "The Answerer", and recommended it be bought. It was produced as Episode 63, "

The Empath "The Empath" is the twelfth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek''. Written by Joyce Muskat and directed by John Erman, it was first broadcast on December 6, 1968. In the episode, while vis ...

" during the third and final season, and was her only sale to television. Joyce Muskat is an active member of California's

Society for Creative Anachronism The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century. A quip often used within the SCA describes ...

.Herbert Solow and Robert H. Justman, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, Pocket Books, 1996, p.404

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