WRITERS ON THE BEAT: Former FBI Special Agent, Apache pilot, and Renowned Bestseller Don Bentley on Writing Jack Ryan, Jr.

Former Apache pilot, FBI Special Agent, SWAT team member, and renowned bestseller Don Bentley steps into the Interrogation Room to try getting his story straight. Don Bentley flew Apache helicopters for the Army in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. While deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, Don earned the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with “V” device for valor. Following his military service, Don worked as an FBI Special Agent and was a member of the Dallas Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. Since leaving the FBI, Don has worked for a number of companies that develop technology for the U.S. Special Operations Community. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, and an M.F.A in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Don is the author of the Matt Drake thriller series including WITHOUT SANCTION, THE OUTSIDE MAN, and two forth coming titles, as well as TARGET ACQUIRED, a Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novel. For this episode, Don and host Gavin Reese discuss crafting characters, writing in the Jack Ryan universe, and standing in the room with Special Forces operators. Don's site: donbentleybooks.com Don's works: donbentleybooks.com/books/ Gavin's site: gavinreese.com Gavin's works: books2read.com/ap/xMDDyO/Gavin-Reese #writersbeat #writerslife #writerscraft #craftofwriting #writing #amwriting #amreading #amwritingfiction #amreadingfiction #amwritingthrillers #amreadingthrillers #thriller #geopolitics #technothrillers #jackryan #jackryanjr #tomclancy #donbentley #dingchavez #withoutremorse #rainbowsix #johnclark #espionage #secretagent #covertagent #covertoperative #gavinreese #gavinthecop #interview #author #writer #podcast #bestseller #mattdrake #withoutsanction #outsideman