Marc Cameron

It does.

You have writers like Mike Maden, Mark Cameron, Don Bentley, Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Ward Larsen, and M.P. Woodward.

And they are all tasked with processing the sheer volume and velocity of modern global news.

Exactly.

Who's on the line?

This is Marc Cameron.

Marc Cameron, thank you very much for calling in today.

Where are you calling from?

I'm in, right now I'm in Dallas, Texas, just doing some book tour stuff down here.

Interesting.

Interesting.

Mike Malevsky here at Big Cabbage Radio in Palmer, Alaska, and I'm speaking to Marc Cameron, who's written a m- how many books have you written, and how many series does that represent?

So, uh, books are way better than the, than the TV series in my opinion, but that's a good one.

I, I, uh, read a lot of Mark Cameron's books about Arliss Cutter, who actually was born and raised in Weatherford, Texas- Graduated from Weatherford High School.

Uh, so I've read all of his, uh, series.

I'm actually reading his newest book now, so.

Yes, it is a blast.

I was able to catch up recently on an interview you did with Mark, uh, PJ Nadal, and phenomenal, great conversation, and it made me even more hyped to have our conversation today because you have a novella coming out, Dead Fall, which is fantastic.

Before we get into it, do you mind sharing just a brief biographical sketch with the audience?

Sure.

Yeah, es- especially with, um, my, my first novel, No Easy Way Back.

Mm-hmm.

Um, there was a moment where I wrote the words "no easy way back" in, like, a, a, a letter from the protagonist's father, and I was like, "Oh, that works." And, um, and I used it, and then a few people, like you mentioned my conversation with Mark, he, he kind of latched onto it too, and he was like, "Oh, I kinda see the meaning behind this." And for me, I was like, "Oh, I, I didn't think of it that way, but I'm glad you did." [laughs]

Well, okay, so my...