Editing Christopher Moore (author) (section)

==Writing career==
Moore's novels typically involve conflicted [[everyman]] characters struggling through supernatural or extraordinary circumstances.  With the possible exceptions of ''[[Fool (novel)|Fool]]'', ''The Serpent of Venice'', ''Sacré Bleu'', and ''Shakespeare for Squirrels: A Novel'', all his books take place in the same universe and some characters recur from novel to novel.

According to his interview in the June 2007 issue of ''[[Writer's Digest]]'', the film rights to Moore's first novel, ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]'' (1992), were purchased by Disney even before the book had a publisher.  In answer to repeated questions from fans over the years, Moore stated that all of his books have been optioned or sold for films, but that as yet "none of them are in any danger of being made into a movie."<ref name="bordersinterview">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207112920/http://www.bordersmedia.com/store01/moore/default.asp]}}</ref>

Moore has named [[Kurt Vonnegut]], [[Douglas Adams]], [[John Steinbeck]], [[Tom Robbins]], [[Richard Brautigan]], [[Robert Bloch]], [[Richard Matheson]], [[Jules Verne]], [[Ray Bradbury]], [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Ian Fleming]] as key influences on his writing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chrismoore.com/interviews/popculturezoo-exclusive-interview-with-christopher-moore/|title=PopCultureZoo: Exclusive Interview With Christopher Moore – Christopher Moore|website=www.chrismoore.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chrismoore.com/faq/|title=Frequently Asked Questions – Christopher Moore|website=www.chrismoore.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chrismoore.com/interviews/satire-horror-and-humor-oh-my/|title=Satire, Horror, and Humor… Oh My! – Christopher Moore|website=www.chrismoore.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref>