Write Place, Write Time

If you look at anything long enough, say just that wall in front of you -- it will come out of that wall.
- Anton Chekhov

Christopher Golden

      

My desk is a dusty mess, but you can catch a glimpse of just a few of the statues of comic book characters, including Hellboy, Moon Knight, and Green Arrow.  I’ve never seen anything in the crystal ball there.  The art to the right of my desk is by Mike Mignola, from HELLBOY: THE LOST ARMY.  To the left, a painting by Eric Powell of a character I created that never saw the light of day in that guise (lost story), an original poster from Abbott & Costello’s LOST IN ALASKA, and signed photos of Clint Eastwood and Darren McGavin, aka Carl Kolchak.  I have a thing about Carnival masks, and you can see one of them in this photo.

       

To the right of my desk—DVDs, videos, family photos, more statues, CDs, and the original theatrical poster for BLADE RUNNER, my all-time favorite film.  It was a gift from my wife, a thousand years ago.

       

The reverse angle…lots of books, more statues, more family photos.  Basically, my office is filled with music, movies, books, and photos of my family…in other words, my life.

 Christopher Golden is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of novels for adults and teens, including Of Saints and Shadows, The Myth Hunters, The Boys Are Back in Town, Strangewood, the Body of Evidence series of teen thrillers, and The Secret Journeys of Jack London, co-authored with Tim Lebbon.  His current work-in-progress is a graphic novel trilogy collaboration with Charlaine Harris.

A lifelong fan of the “team-up,” Golden frequently collaborates with other writers on books, comics, and scripts.  He has co-written two illustrated novels with Mike Mignola, the first of which, Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, was the launching pad for the Eisner-nominated comic book series, Baltimore.  As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies The New Dead, The Monster’s Corner, and British Invasion, among others, and has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot.  Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family.  His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world.  Please visit him at www.christophergolden.com.


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