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People often ask me where I get my ideas and I tell them, “In the shower.” And when I say that, I’m not kidding. My ideas come to me when I am completely relaxed. More often than not, it is in the evening when the children have been put to bed, my wife and I have eaten dinner, and we...
Dear Fans, I am so glad to have the opportunity to speak to you directly. Thank you for all your support and for all the great word of mouth you have given my books over the years. In 2008, I had the honor of meeting United States Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and listening to him speak in support of his novel, Lone Survivor. The topic...
The idea for TAKEDOWN came to me while sitting in a hotel bar in New York City. I had come to town to pitch my editor on the idea for my next book. The problem, though, was that I didn’t really have an idea – at least not one that was “fully baked.” After checking into our hotel, my wife...
Do not wish ill for your enemy, plan it. De inimico non loquaris male, sed cogites 1. What, if any, exception should there be to the first commandment in the war on terror: Thou shalt never negotiate with terrorists? 2. What are some of your own “rules to live by?” 3. In THE FIRST COMMANDMENT, Brad suggests that “all that...
