Christopher Moore's Blog

Answers, answers, answers… Kathi Sircy writes: It happens to be “raining cats and dogs” here at the moment. Why is it that this is how we express it? Why not “it’s raining macaroni and cheese” or something else? Dear Kathy: Because it does rain macaroni and cheese in the Italian alps (no, it […]

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Heeeeeeeeee’s back, with answers to most of your damn questions. Lib writes: Is there a reason that I don’t tan? If so, what??? Dear Lib: It is hard to say, since I only met you once, but from that experience, I think the main reason is that as a child you ate […]

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A number of questions about “the craft” this time, plus – THE MOVIE QUESTION! Sweet. I’m thinking about putting the movie question up as post that you’re required to read before you sign on to the board. Here goes… Ferrit Leggings writes: What was the funniest book you ever read? This was […]

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Yet another installment in The Author Guy Answers your Questions. Catch 42 asks: Hey there Author Guy, I’ve really been enjoying your Q & A’s. My question is: Where ya been? There hasn’t been a post since April 8th! We miss you…you don’t think we can get on with our pathetic lil’ lives […]

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That’s right, another installment of ASK THE AUTHOR GUY. Gretchen asks 2: If you were going to be at a dinner party with other (living) authors, who would you hope the other guests would be? C: Hmmm. Living? Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Nick Hornby, Terry Pratchett, Dave Barry, Stephen Frye, […]

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Actually, this post is about stealing. I just burned the whole morning trying to justify my existence, and I thought I’d share. Anyway, this post was on another part of the board yesterday: “I love Christopher Moore’s work—I’ve been on a laughing roll reading Lamb and a couple of others lately—I’m a very early […]

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More inane answers to your insightful questions. stackyroo42 asks: Why do 90 percent of the movies made from Video Games, TV Shows and Books suck? Well, this is all evidence of Sturgeon’s law, which states that 90% of everything is crap. And if you think about it, that especially […]

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Yet another installment of “The Author Guy Answers Your Questions.” It’s late, I’m tired, so if you aren’t satisfied with the answers, then perhaps you didn’t ask the right question. (Or, you know, I could be slacking off.) Lib writes: Does it every make you nervous to be living on a volcano in […]

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Beeropotamus asks: Why is it that I find myself constantly buying your books? I know that I’ve gone into the book store and purchased “the complete works” at least twice now. I’ve re-purchased individual books 3 or 4 times as well. Could I really be so forgetful that I’ve lost them. Dear Mr. potamus: […]

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Katy O asks: What would your last meal be? Anything with cyanide or arsenic in it, I guess. Or, you know, lava. You couldn’t eat much lava. What’s the funniest joke you’ve ever heard? Mom was up on the roof. How do you feel about feng shui? I’m for […]

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