C. Phil Moore

Sort of in the same way I attack a good title for my work. It's an organic process, no doubt. There are a few guidelines that I keep in mind; some of which adhere to traditional tips given by the consensus. Goes the adage about judging a book by its cover, right? Well, I definitely keep that in mind. But with that, I still try and make it something that could not only stand out on its own, but have an undercurrent of my perosnal touch. I believe it should encompass the core message of the story. It should be funky, sexy, though-provoking. It should stir you inasmuch as the content would.

I'm like the Jack Sprat of the literary world, so my wife does the real reading. Not that I'm not a fan of anyone, I just want to avoid many of those great novelists' ideas, themes, even the way in which they craft their sentences— to bleed into my work too much. It may be a neurotic ideology and counterintuitive as far as just becoming a better storyteller... I do read, though. It just happens to be miscellaneous stuff from random Wikipedia articles to blog posts. I am cognizant of keeping the closed captioning on whenever I'm watching a movie.