Alexandra asked Christopher Moore:

How do you think your writing/writing process has changed over the years? Also, which was your favorite book to write?

Christopher Moore Over the years, as I've had to write to tighter deadlines, and I've taken on projects that involve much more source material, like Sacré Bleu and the Shakespeare books, I've had to outline a lot more. When I started, and up through my first five books or so, I only knew about five scenes ahead where the books were going, but now I really need more of a road map to incorporate all the research. (And so I don't get stuck as often when I come to a fork in the road.)

My favorite to write? That's hard to say. Each has been joyful or difficult at certain points. If I count the whole process, from research to finished book, it would have to be Sacré Bleu, because it involved four years of learning about and looking at art, and living in Paris for a while. The actual writing was terribly difficult at times, because I had so many characters to incorporate over so many years, and I didn't really have a model to work from. (Like say, a suspense novel formula, or classic mystery.) So, Sacré Bleu, I guess.

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