#1 New York Times bestselling author, Mark Greaney, returned to talk about hanging out on the red carpet with Netflix "The Gray Man" stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, turning a failed screenplay into a hit audio play, and his latest, "Armored."

"Even if you finish a whole book and it doesn't get published, I promise you you're a much better author at the end of that process than you were at the beginning..." – Mark Greaney

Mark's debut international thriller, The Gray Man, was published in 2009 and became a national bestseller and highly sought-after Hollywood property. He's released twelve in that series to date including the #1 New York Times bestseller One Minute Out.

Netflix has now turned the first book in The Gray Man series into a blockbuster movie starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, available now.

His latest is Armored, a novel inspired by the author's popular Audible Original drama. Publishers Weekly wrote that the protagonist, Joshua Duffy, "... proves to be more than just a hardened military tactician. Readers will hope he’ll be back for an encore." A feature film adaptation of Armored is now in development with Sony.

Mark is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author or co-author of seven Tom Clancy novels – he co-wrote Clancy’s final three Jack Ryan thrillers prior to his passing.

Stay tuned until the show's end for a preview of the Audiobook, audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from Armored by Mark Greaney, read by Adam Gold.

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In this file Mark Greaney and I discussed:

His 15-year, overnight success
How he continues to hit regular deadlines and write two books a year
What it was like to see his Gray Man on the big screen
Why it's less important to be 100% accurate than to be entertaining
And a lot more!

Show Notes:

How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Mark Greaney Writes: Part One

MarkGreaneybooks.com

THE GRAY MAN | Official Trailer | Netflix

Armored by Mark Greaney (Amazon Affiliate)

Mark Greaney Amazon author page

Mark Greaney on Instagram

Mark Greaney on Facebook

Mark Greaney on Twitter

Kelton Reid on Twitter

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