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L. D. Cunningham

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L. D. Cunningham is an Irish crime writer.

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L. D. Cunningham There had been so much news in Cork and more widely in Ireland about crimes committed, particularly organized crime, assets being seized by the author…moreThere had been so much news in Cork and more widely in Ireland about crimes committed, particularly organized crime, assets being seized by the authorities, big drug busts (e.g. large bales of cocaine being lost at sea). There was also the issue of Garda (Irish police) corruption, whisteblowers in the police, and how they were treated by their fellow rank and file and superiors (something that has recently blown up into something that makes the fiction in my book look mild by comparison). Then throw in the paramilitary action of the eighties and nineties, how they were dealt with by the likes of the Special Branch ... and you've got the melting pot of ideas for my book. I wanted my novel to feature an outsider that was once an insider. I liked the idea of a once-effective Garda detective, disgraced and thrown out of the force. How would he manage in life after that? How would he interact now with his past connections (fixers, bagmen, gang bosses, dealers, corrupt Gardaí, etc.)?(less)
L. D. Cunningham There are two ways to answer this question. I can write about the satisfaction of the writing process, but I can also write about the identity side of…moreThere are two ways to answer this question. I can write about the satisfaction of the writing process, but I can also write about the identity side of being a writer. Writing fiction is a creative process, one of the arts. To be a fiction writer is to be an artist. You write a novel and it is a work of art, open to criticism or admiration like any painting (just see the ratings system on this site). Being a writer is to take on the identity of the artist, to join a community of people that lay themselves bare, sometimes exposing the innermost workings of their souls (and forgive me if that sounds a little over the top). There is also a certain esteem that writers are held in by those that could never imagine writing a novel. Writing a novel is not easy. It's a bit like when I tell people that can't run a mile that I've run a few marathons - it just seems like something so unachievable, though of course it shouldn't be. To put it another way, being a writer is a way to stand out from the crowd; if you work in a job where there are many just like you, you can separate yourself from the crowd by identifying yourself as a writer / author / novelist (whether they like what you write or not). But having said all that, nothing trumps the pure joy of just writing, creating characters and putting them in strange situations.(less)
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