Ed Gorman has been a full time writer for fourteen years, during which
time he has written more that twenty novels, five collections of short
stories and three screenplays.
Previously he spent twenty years in advertising, mostly writing and
directing tv commercials in Chicago, Minneapolis, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
While Gorman is generally regarded as a crime novelist, he has also
written a number of westerns and horror novels. He regards all but a few of
his Daniel Ransom novels as "trash and not worth reading."
Several of his books and stories have been optioned for tv and movies
lately. Gil Bellows of "Ally McBeal" has optioned the novella "Moonchasers;"
Luma Pictures has optioned "Out There In The Darkness;" and Atlantic
Releasing has optioned the science fiction novel "Survival."
He lives in Cedar Rapids with his wife, novelist Carole Gorman, and
their three cats. They have two grown sons and a granddaughter, with a new
grandchild expected in July.
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