 In 1991, Draper joined the staff of the "Texas Monthly" where he worked along with Gregory Curtis, Jim Shahin, Joe Nick Patoski, Gary Cartwright, Evan Smith and the periodical publisher Michael Levy.In July 1992, Draper publishes his interview in "Texas Monthly" on Cormac McCarthy, who at that time became known for his novel "All the Pretty Horses".In September 1996, Draper had relocated to Venice where he worked for four months for the "Hadrian's Walls".