Before you know it the book is out and it’s time for a media blitz. After I hand in a book we edit and then once the book is put to bed the focus turns to marketing and promoting the book. The ideas start floating around in my head as I’m finishing the previous book, but I don’t sit down and get serious for three or four months. How much time, if any, do you spend relaxing and taking time off once a new book has been published and is on the shelves before starting the next one? On the clandestine side there is a lot of cross training in terms of medical training, communications, tactics, special weapons etc… but they do not necessarily have a dedicated medic on a four or six man team. I know in the past I have mentioned medical training for certain individuals, but you are correct that medics always play a crucial role with all military combat units especially Special Forces and Special Ops. That is a very good point and something that I will have to work into one of the next books. As much as I love the teams that Mitch has, why isn’t there a medic on any of them? I am an Army medic one his third deployment and have been hooked on your books since the beginning. I am focused on the next Rapp novel, but as far as I know they are looking hard for who is going to play Mitch. Out of respect for the men and women who work tirelessly to keep us safe, I rarely discuss the details of those conversations. I have participated in multiple meetings and conversations with National Security officials where we discuss the future as it pertains to the threat of terrorism. I am a private citizen who takes our national security very seriously. I have never worked for the federal government. One mentioned you working in a think tank for the government on worst-case scenarios. Other authors mention you in their books (as a writer). Since I would like to make it through life without being sued by a fellow author the thought has never occurred to me. Have you ever thought of having a character from another author's book make a random appearance in one of your novels? I am hoping to have the next Rapp novel ready for Christmas this year. There are seven actors that they’re talking to but I can’t share any of the names. My editor and agent weigh in and we eventually narrow it down and pick one. It is a very collaborative process that involves me coming up with a list of potential titles while I am writing the book. When do you decide on the title of your novel? Is it after you've formulated the story/plot or, does it come to mind before and do you ever change the title? I thought Fearless by Eric Blehm was excellent and No Easy Day is also well worth the read as it gives a more honest account of what happened in the Bin Laden raid than the official reports that came out of Washington. And since my husband and I take your book recommendations very seriously, I was wondering if you could recommend which, if any, of these books are worth reading? I've noticed there are a lot of SEAL autobiographies populating bookshelves lately. It should have read Chief Master Sergeant. I recognize the term Chief Master Sergeant and Command Chief Master Sergeant, but not Command Master Sergeant. My question: what is an Air Force Command Master Sergeant. The Survivor will be out in the fall of 2013. Will there be another Mitch Rapp book coming out soon?
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