Maden was born and raised in California’s San Joaquin Valley, where he later worked in the food packaging department for years.
[2] He served as a political consultant and campaign manager in state and national elections, and also hosted his own local weekly radio show for a year.
His works included the web TV series Pink (2007–2009), which won a Streamy Award,[4] Continuum (2012), and the movie Sunny in the Dark (2015).
He elaborated that "Tom Clancy’s genius was to bring current technology into stories in a powerful and entertaining way, but he also created some of the most compelling characters in the genre—a genre he essentially invented.
"[7] On February 20, 2017, The Real Book Spy announced that Grant Blackwood, as well as Mark Greaney, is leaving the Tom Clancy franchise.