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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1. (0:00) Introduction by N.E. Lilly
2. (0:42) How did you get into writing?
3. (1:36) Was Firefly/Serenity your first introduction to space westerns?
4. (2:04) What are your three favorite episodes of Firefly?
5. (3:33) After the cancellation, did you get involved with the various Browncoat movements?
6. (4:42) How did you get the Serenity novelization?
7. (5:36) What was it like writing a Space Western?
8. (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?
9. (7:50) Any new developments with the two original Serenity books that were due to be put out by Pocket Books?
10. (9:34) Can you let me in on any exclusive information, unknown insights, or trade secrets?
11. (9:43) If you could ask Joss Whedon any three questions, what would they be?
12. (11:14) What can we expect to see from you in the near future?

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Nathan E. Lilly is the editor-in-chief of SpaceWesterns.com and a man who wears many hats.

Other works by N.E. Lilly

• Is Firefly “Out of Gas”? (Dec 12, 2022)
• The Emancipation of Bat Durston, or, “I’m from Iowa, I only work in Outer-space” (Dec 5, 2022)
• Interview with Phil Foglio (Nov 8, 2009)
• 10 Most Influential Space Westerns (Oct 25, 2009)
• Space Western Most Wanted (Jan 25, 2009)
• more by N.E. Lilly

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