 TNG writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe , who had writing credits on a number of episodes , including both the previous Vash stories , converted Shearer 's story into a script . His work on the first draft led to a full @-@ time position on the writing staff for DS9 ; Q was added to the story at this stage . Q 's motivations were drawn from his previous appearances on TNG , but Wolfe found it difficult to create the interactions between Q and the other characters on DS9 . At the time the script was under development , there was little footage of DS9 available . Wolfe could only characterize the motivations towards Q as annoyance rather than any real emotional engagement . However , he came upon the idea that he could demonstrate the difference between DS9 and TNG by showing the reactions of the characters to Q instead . 
