Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have a seemingly dull job as a commercial banker in a very affluent town called Greenwich Connecticut. I also have a master’s in English, which, I have been told is a strange combination. Before finishing my undergrad or going into banking, I was a salesman, a real salesman–the kind they tell jokes about involving farmer’s daughters. It was a hard-drinking lifestyle, and I met some odd characters. I lived and worked in one of the most affluent towns in the world, but had no money and managed an existence in the shadows of the wealthy. The people I met and some of the scams I learned about as a banker inspired me to complete my first novel, “Monkey Man: a crime story.”
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Monkey Man: a crime story” was inspired by two things that are polar opposites in the context of my life. First, the characters are all based on my life in the 80s and 90s when I was a hard-drinking, brawling, philandering salesman. Second, the basis of the book is the crime of money laundering, knowledge of which I’ve derived while in my current life as straight-laced, clean-cut, family man, New England Banker. Being a mere 40 miles from New York City, bankers in this neck of the woods are exposed to every scam imaginable and are trained to detect an array of financial crimes, and since I work for a small bank, I’ve been given unlimited opportunity to garner knowledge above and beyond what’s been required for my position.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have to sit and write every day, even if I only have time to open the file and do some edits–I call that the twenty minute work day. My goal, however, is 1,500 words per day.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
“The Great Gatsby” is my favorite novel. I also feel I’ve been influenced by Hemingway and Toni Morrison, and poets like Keats–Ode on a Grecian Urn has always bothered me as have the plays of Edward Albee.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a sequel to Monkey Man. This one will go very dark into the world of identity theft and human trafficking.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still trying to figure that out.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write. Finish what you start.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A work of art is never finished, only abandoned, and a writer is someone who has more trouble writing than normal people.
What are you reading now?
Hamilton by Ron Chernow
What’s next for you as a writer?
Write that next book. I need to come up with a good title.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Old Man and the Sea, The Great Gatsby, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Sound and the Fury.
Author Websites and Profiles
David Moore Website
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