Will Jordan

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Will Jordan

Will Jordan initially wanted to be an actor and while working as an extra, he was cast as a World War Two soldier in a feature film. After being put through military bootcamp and taught how to handle weapons for his role, he decided to do further research and soon fell in love with works of military history. He then turned his hand to writing and, in order to shape his first Ryan Drake thriller – Redemption – visited weapon ranges all over America and Eastern Europe, becoming something of an arms expert. He lives in Fife with his wife and sons.

Interviewed 15 November 2014

Ten words to sum up your working life to date ...

It pays the bills but I can’t wait to leave.

Nine things you can see from where you're sitting ...

Doughnuts. A cup of coffee. Playstation. Emmett from the Lego Movie. A copy of Betrayal. A bonsai tree. My car keys. A picture of a loch in the Scottish highlands. The tankard I got for my 21st birthday.

Eight minutes to prepare a meal. What's it going to be ?

Seared steak with tossed salad.

Seven people you'd like to go for a drink with ...

Robert Downey Jr, Boris Johnson, Scarlett Johansson, Gary Busey, Elvis, Amelia Earhart and General M Bison from Street Fighter.

Six things you can't live without ...

PlayStation, Jack Daniels, my phone, The Walking Dead, music. Erm… oxygen?

Five favourite words ...

Garrulous. Cerulean. Tranquil. Harridan. Buffoon.

Four places you'd run away to ...

New York. Prague. Paris. London.

Three books you've bought recently ...

The Book Thief. A Feast of Crows. And the Mountains Echoed.

Two things that make you rant ...

Signs telling me to keep calm and do stuff.
People asking me who my favourite authors are.

One thing you'd tell your teenage self ...

Don’t wait until your 20s to start your first novel!