Monday, July 15, 2019

Lee Matthew Goldberg * Interview * The Desire Card


Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of SLOW DOWN and THE MENTOR (St. Martin’s Press), which was acquired by Macmillan Entertainment with the film in development. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the 2018 Prix du Polar. The first two books in a thriller series, THE DESIRE CARD and PREY NO MORE, are forthcoming from Fahrenheit Press in winter 2019. His pilots and screenplays have been finalists in Script Pipeline, Stage 32, We Screenplay, the New York Screenplay, Screencraft, and the Hollywood Screenplay contests. After graduating with an MFA from the New School, his writing has also appeared in the anthology DIRTY BOULEVARD, The Millions, The Montreal Review, The Adirondack Review, Essays & Fictions, The New Plains Review, and others. He is the co-curator of The Guerrilla Lit Reading Series (guerrillalit.wordpress.com). He lives in New York City. Follow him at leematthewgoldberg.com and @LeeMatthewG.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Any wish fulfilled for the right price. That's the promise the Desire Card gives to its elite clients. But if the Card doesn’t feel like they’ve been justly compensated, the “price” will be more menacing than the clients could ever imagine.   

Harrison Stockton learns this lesson all too well. Harrison has lived an adult life of privilege and
excess: a high-powered job on Wall Street along with a fondness for alcohol and pills, and a family he adores, yet has no time for. All of this comes crashing to a halt when he loses his executive job and discovers he has liver cirrhosis with mere months left to live.

After finding himself far down on the donor list, Harrison takes matters into his own hands. This decision sparks a gritty and gripping quest that takes him to the slums of Mumbai in search of a black market organ and forces him under the Desire Card’s thumb. When his moral descent threatens his wife and children, Harrison must decide whether to save himself at any cost, or do what’s right and put a stop to the Card.

THE DESIRE CARD is a taut international thriller that explores what a man will do to survive when money isn’t always enough to get everything he desires. It’s the first book in a series followed by PREY NO MORE that focuses on other people indebted to this sinister organization, where the actual price is the cost of one’s soul.

PRAISE:

"Careful what you wish for, especially from a nefarious shadow organization, in this gripping start to Lee Matthew Goldberg's fast-paced, highly compelling, buzz worthy new series. If you love characters morally compromised, richly drawn, and constantly surprising, you'll love THE DESIRE CARD. I burned through the first book and can't wait to get my hands on PREY NO MORE to see where this endlessly exciting story takes me next! Loved it!” - Daniel Palmer, critically acclaimed suspense author

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Welcome to Nuttin’ But Books. Tell us a little about you and your writing background?

I’ve been a writer my whole life. I got an MFA from the New School in ’06 and my first novel Slow Down came out in 2015. I’ve published three books now with my fourth coming out soon.

Tell us about your book?

It’s about an organization called the Desire Card that promises “Any Wish Fulfilled for the Right Price” although the price is always more menacing than the clients expect.

What is a regular writing day like for you?

I edit in the mornings and then write from 1 to 5. If the weather is nice I write under a tree in Central Park.

How long on average does it take you to write a book?

Depends on the book, one has taken me ten years, another has taken forty days.

What is the usual response when you tell a new acquaintance that you’re an author?

People are always very interested. It’s a weird career.

What do you do on those days you don’t feel like writing? Do you force it or take a break?

I try to write every weekday. If I need a day off, I always take it. Go see a play, a movie, go to a museum, meet up with friends.

What would you do if people around you didn’t take your writing seriously or see it as a hobby?

I don’t really care. I work my ass off and I don’t do it for them.

Some authors seem to have a love-hate relationship to writing. Can you relate?

I love writing, the business end of it I sometimes hate.

Do you think success as an author must be linked to money?

It’s something I will forever grapple with.

What has writing taught you?

Be dedicated, follow your dreams, explore your creativity.

How can readers discover more about you and your work?

Leematthewgoldberg.com

Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to take part in this interview. What’s next for you?

My next book PREY NO MORE will be out next. It is the second book in the Desire Card series.

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