TV Tie-in Bonus: Interview with Adam Christopher

In this special bonus episode of Out of Order Book Club, Mal is talking to the author Adam Christopher. He is a New York Times bestselling author, who has a ton (technical word!) of experience writing both original novels and tie ins.

If you're a regular listener to Out of Order Book Club, you'll know that two of Adam Christopher's novels have appeared on this podcast (I Only Killed Him Once in Season 1 and Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town in Season 2). In this interview, we'll be reflecting on the research I've mentioned in Season 2 and how that mirrors his own experience as a tie-in writer for film, TV and video games. We'll be dealing with questions like: How important is it to be a fan of the film or TV series to write a tie-in? How much does immersion matter in preparing for writing a tie-in? What does a writer need to do to get the opportunity to write a tie-in? Where does non-contradiction and non-repetition come into the writing process?

We'll be mentioning his tie-in work for Dr Who, Elementary, Stranger Things, Star Wars, World of Warcraft and Dishonored, as well as references to novels mentioned in Season 2 like The X-Files and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..

This is a great interview for those people who are fans of Adam Christopher's work, tie-in novels or aspiring tie-in writers.

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Useful links and helpful sources:

Adam Christopher's website

Page One Podcast: This is an older podcast that I've mention before when I looked at I Only Killed Him Once in Season 1. In this, Adam Christopher talks in more detail about the Stranger Things experience.

Cantina Cast: This is a recent interview with Adam Christopher that I refer to in this interview. This podcast focuses on Master of Evil. You should listen to this if you want to hear more about Star Wars in particular.

Radio Rebellion Podcast: I also listened to this interview with Adam Christopher where he talks about Master of Evil. Although I didn't refer to it, its focus on fandom and writing influenced that focus in this interview.

Tied in: This book is edited by Lee Goldberg. The essay by David Spencer was used extensively in The Man from U.N.C.L.E., episode is mentioned in this bonus episode.

Research referred to in this episode and used in Season 2:

M.J. Clarke - The Strict Maze of Media Tie-In Novels (2009): This research focuses on immersion, non-contradiction, non-repetition and the importance of being fan amongst other things.

Matt Hills -Torchwood's trans-transmedia: Media tie-ins and brand 'fanagement' (2012): This research focuses on Torchwood and fanagement, plus the limits of transmedia.

Filipo Gilardi and James Reid - Transmedia storytelling: Paradigm shift in literary studies, narrative, adaptation, teaching and learning (2014): This research focuses on transmedia and the importance of fidelity and entirety amongst other things.