Beginner’s
Pluck.
Interviewed
by Sue Leonard.
Published
on 7th December.
Beginner’s
Pluck. David Graham
David
didn’t start writing until his late thirties. He has worked as a building site labourer,
a scaffolder, a bank assistant, and an
IT programmer. Then at 34 he went to college.
“I had a few false starts with my
writing,” he says. “I tried different genres, then I decided to draw on things
that I’d learned from my extensive travels. I submitted a draft of Incitement;
then I rewrote it, but never submitted it again. I was busy with the MBA, work,
and moving house.
“I was driving to the office earlier
this year, when I heard about the John Murray Show, RTE Guide Kazoo Novel
Competition. I entered and later heard I was on the shortlist of five. Then I
won! That was amazing. I am so grateful to everyone concerned.”
Who is David
Graham?
Date
of birth: December 1968, in Dublin.
Education:
Ardscoil Ris, Marino. Irish Management Institute; BA Management. Smurfit Business
School; Executive MBA.
Home:
Dublin.
Family:
Wife Helena, sons Lucas 8 and Ruben, 6, adopted from Guatemala.
The
Day Job: General Manager of my own business.
Interests:
Walking, spending times with kids, and keep fit.
Favourite
Writers: James Ellroy; John D Macdonald; Elmore Leonard; Simon Kernick; James
Lee Burke.
Second
Novel: I have finished a draft of my second book. It’s a different kind of
thriller.
Top
Writing Tip: Act your way into a feeling, rather than feel your way into an
action. Just start writing.
A war has erupted between two drugs superpowers. Diane Mesi, A DEA Agent becomes convinced that the attacks are orchestrated by a third party, but she is marginalised, her judgement challenged. Meanwhile Michael Larsen, a hired mercenary hopes that by directing the violence he can attain redemption.
“I liked the idea of one evil trying to destroy another when a third party emerges. The novel has a factual backdrop based on intensive research.”
The Verdict: An
exciting action thriller, with lots of
twists.
© Sue Leonard
2013
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