Steven M. Moore

If you’re reading this, thank you for finding me. Not many people do. Maybe it’s because my name is too common—I thought once about using a pen name, but didn’t...until recently (see below). Maybe it’s because I don’t get many reviews (you could change that a wee bit), although you’ll see that summed over all my books, they’re generally positive. I know you have many books and authors to choose from, so I’m honored and humbled that you are considering or have read one of mine.

You’re here on Amazon because you love to read. Me too. Okay, maybe you’re here to give someone an entertaining book—that’s fine too. I love to tell stories, so either way, you’ll be purchasing some exciting fiction, each book unique and full of action, characters, scenes, and themes. Some are national (US), others international, and some are mixed; some are in the mystery/suspense/thriller category, others sci-fi, and some are mixed-genre.

I started telling stories at an early age, making my own comic books before I started school and writing my first novel the summer I turned thirteen—little of that remains (did I hear a sigh of relief?). I collected what-ifs and story ideas for years while living in Colombia, South America, and in different parts of the US (I was born in California and eventually settled on the East Coast after that sojourn in South America), and after seeing a bit of the world at events and conferences, always mindful of what should be important to every fiction writer—the human condition. Fiction can’t come alive—even sci-fi—without people (they might be ETs in the case of sci-fi, of course).

I started publishing what I'd written in earnest about fifteen years ago—short stories, novellas, and novels—when I was still in my old day-job. I published my first three novels during that time. Now I’m a full-time writer. My wife and I moved from Boston to the NYC area a while ago, so both cities can be found in some of the crime novels. I now publish sci-fi mysteries for young adults using the pen name A. B. Carolan (he's my alter-ego living in Donegal, Ireland).

I'm what you might call a mongrel--an author who's both traditionally and self-published. Some of my most recent books are published by small presses: Rembrandt's Angel and Son of Thunder with Penmore Press, and The Last Humans with Black Opal Books. For my books published by Carrick Publishing, they're not 100% DIY--to guarantee you a quality product, I hire beta-readers, editors, formatters, and cover artists...and stick to what I do best, storytelling. All books are available here on Amazon.

You can find more information about me at my website: http://stevenmmoore.com. I’m also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorStevenMMoore and Goodreads. Here's a video of a talk I gave: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dLNmI9KdD88; and here's a link to a podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/dead-to-writes/id1323768397?mt=2. Both talk about reading, writing, and my books.

By the way, I don't give away my novels, but I do give away my short fiction. So does my "collaborator" A. B. Carolan. See my blog categories "Steve's Shorts," "ABC Shorts," and the list of PDFs free for the asking on the web page "Free Stuff & Contests" at my website.

My mantra has always been the following: If I can entertain one reader with each book, that book is a success. But maybe I can do better than that. After all, you've found me! And you will be entertained by my books.

Around the world and to the stars! In libris libertas!