Karen Traviss has a long article on writing media tie-ins at Emerald City, along with an interview at Strange Horizons. (via SF Signal, who have some of their own thoughts on tie-ins.)
It probably goes without saying that CJ is pretty positive on the tie-ins. We might not like everything (see the fanfic section) but we’re for them.
Wow. I’ve always liked reading what Karen Travis has had to say in interviews, but had a hard time getting into her Star Wars tie-ins. I think I might give them another go.
Great commentary!