Keith R.A. DeCandido was gracious enough to set aside some time for an interview with SpaceWesterns.com after the Space Cowboys discussion panel at Lunacon 50. — ed. N.E. Lilly

Interview with Keith R.A. DeCandido

Keith R.A. DeCandido is a long time writer of science-fiction and fantasy who has written many tie-in novels for TV shows such as Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Keith’s ties to the Space Western sub-genre include the novelization of Joss Whedon’s movie Serenity and media tie-in novels for Star Trek, and StarCraft: Ghost.

You can discover even more about Keith R.A. DeCandido and his work at www.decandido.net.

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(0:00) Introduction by N.E. Lilly
(0:42) How did you get into writing?
(1:36) Was Firefly/Serenity your first introduction to space westerns?
(2:04) What are your three favorite episodes of Firefly?
(3:33) After the cancellation, did you get involved with the various Browncoat movements?
(4:42) How did you get the Serenity novelization?
(5:36) What was it like writing a Space Western?
(6:29) You’ve mentioned in other interviews that Jayne was the easiest and favorite of the major Serenity characters to write for... can you tell me why?
(7:50) Any new developments with the two original Serenity books that were due to be put out by Pocket Books?
(9:34) Can you let me in on any exclusive information, unknown insights, or trade secrets?
(9:43) If you could ask Joss Whedon any three questions, what would they be?
(11:14) What can we expect to see from you in the near future?

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N.E. Lilly is the editor of SpaceWesterns.com. When he isn’t reading submissions or indulging his love of the Space Western sub-genre, he’s developing websites for Science Fiction professionals and organizations through GreenTentacles.

Keith R.A. DeCandido has written several billion novels, short stories, eBooks, essays, and comic books in a huge variety of media universes, as well as editing anthologies, playing percussion, and generally making trouble.