Mark P.J. Nadon | Thriller Author | Podcast Host
@mark-pj-nadon.bsky.social
Thriller Author | Host of The Thriller Pitch Podcast
Stories of Survival, Resilience and the Human Spirit
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35+ novels. 4 thrillers a year. 1 manual typewriter.
Brian Drake joins me to discuss The Murder Mind and the reality of being a full-time author today. We talk about the discipline of "feeding the machine" without losing the soul of the story.
Brian Drake joins me to discuss The Murder Mind and the reality of being a full-time author today. We talk about the discipline of "feeding the machine" without losing the soul of the story.
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
35+ novels. 4 thrillers a year. 1 manual typewriter.
Brian Drake joins me to discuss The Murder Mind and the reality of being a full-time author today. We talk about the discipline of "feeding the machine" without losing the soul of the story.
Brian Drake joins me to discuss The Murder Mind and the reality of being a full-time author today. We talk about the discipline of "feeding the machine" without losing the soul of the story.
What makes a military thriller feel real instead of performative?
Experience. Restraint. And knowing when not to explain (the PFM box 😁).
JL Hancock joins me on the newest episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
Available now.
Experience. Restraint. And knowing when not to explain (the PFM box 😁).
JL Hancock joins me on the newest episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
Available now.
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
What makes a military thriller feel real instead of performative?
Experience. Restraint. And knowing when not to explain (the PFM box 😁).
JL Hancock joins me on the newest episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
Available now.
Experience. Restraint. And knowing when not to explain (the PFM box 😁).
JL Hancock joins me on the newest episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
Available now.
Most characters change. Not all of them get better.
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast with Joel Nedecky (The Broken Detective) is live: markpjnadon.ca/the-broken-d...
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast with Joel Nedecky (The Broken Detective) is live: markpjnadon.ca/the-broken-d...
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Most characters change. Not all of them get better.
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast with Joel Nedecky (The Broken Detective) is live: markpjnadon.ca/the-broken-d...
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast with Joel Nedecky (The Broken Detective) is live: markpjnadon.ca/the-broken-d...
This thriller built slowly and then hit hard.
I spoke with Westley Smith about writing from lived trauma and letting a story escalate all the way into violence without losing its emotional grounding.
markpjnadon.ca/they-came-at...
I spoke with Westley Smith about writing from lived trauma and letting a story escalate all the way into violence without losing its emotional grounding.
markpjnadon.ca/they-came-at...
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This thriller built slowly and then hit hard.
I spoke with Westley Smith about writing from lived trauma and letting a story escalate all the way into violence without losing its emotional grounding.
markpjnadon.ca/they-came-at...
I spoke with Westley Smith about writing from lived trauma and letting a story escalate all the way into violence without losing its emotional grounding.
markpjnadon.ca/they-came-at...
What happens when a character breaks the plot? You rewrite.
I talked with Karen E. Osborne about Justice for Emerson, her writing process, and how real life shapes the story.
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast:
markpjnadon.ca/justice-for-...
I talked with Karen E. Osborne about Justice for Emerson, her writing process, and how real life shapes the story.
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast:
markpjnadon.ca/justice-for-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What happens when a character breaks the plot? You rewrite.
I talked with Karen E. Osborne about Justice for Emerson, her writing process, and how real life shapes the story.
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast:
markpjnadon.ca/justice-for-...
I talked with Karen E. Osborne about Justice for Emerson, her writing process, and how real life shapes the story.
New episode of The Thriller Pitch Podcast:
markpjnadon.ca/justice-for-...
A CIA action officer is coerced into finding a double agent while a Russian assassin closes in. Lies, politics, and danger collide in Joanna Vander Vlugt’s Spy Girls.
🎧 Watch the full interview on The Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/spy-girls/
🎧 Watch the full interview on The Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/spy-girls/
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A CIA action officer is coerced into finding a double agent while a Russian assassin closes in. Lies, politics, and danger collide in Joanna Vander Vlugt’s Spy Girls.
🎧 Watch the full interview on The Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/spy-girls/
🎧 Watch the full interview on The Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/spy-girls/
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I'm thrilled to announce the release of THE CEMETERY SPOT on Audiobook!
Available NOW on Audible - free with a 30-day trial!
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Available NOW on Audible - free with a 30-day trial!
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October 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I'm thrilled to announce the release of THE CEMETERY SPOT on Audiobook!
Available NOW on Audible - free with a 30-day trial!
www.audible.com/pd/B0FV97L5H...
Available NOW on Audible - free with a 30-day trial!
www.audible.com/pd/B0FV97L5H...
El Chapo targets Cuba in Steve Stratton's Caribbean Harvest. Wolf and Parker must stop the cartel before it builds a new empire.
🎧 Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/caribbean-ha...
🎧 Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/caribbean-ha...
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
El Chapo targets Cuba in Steve Stratton's Caribbean Harvest. Wolf and Parker must stop the cartel before it builds a new empire.
🎧 Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/caribbean-ha...
🎧 Thriller Pitch Podcast: markpjnadon.ca/caribbean-ha...
📚 Thriller Recap: September Reads
Here’s how my reading month shaped up:
⭐ Favorite: Spy Girls
😱 Fear Factor: Allison's Tears
⚡ Page Turner: Cartel Hunter
➡️ Next Up: I Don't Like Mondays
What reads did you enjoy?
Here’s how my reading month shaped up:
⭐ Favorite: Spy Girls
😱 Fear Factor: Allison's Tears
⚡ Page Turner: Cartel Hunter
➡️ Next Up: I Don't Like Mondays
What reads did you enjoy?
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
📚 Thriller Recap: September Reads
Here’s how my reading month shaped up:
⭐ Favorite: Spy Girls
😱 Fear Factor: Allison's Tears
⚡ Page Turner: Cartel Hunter
➡️ Next Up: I Don't Like Mondays
What reads did you enjoy?
Here’s how my reading month shaped up:
⭐ Favorite: Spy Girls
😱 Fear Factor: Allison's Tears
⚡ Page Turner: Cartel Hunter
➡️ Next Up: I Don't Like Mondays
What reads did you enjoy?
An enjoyable read! Cartel Hunter is outside the normal soldier killing all the bad guys. This story goes a little deeper into character development, showing Jason's life and his struggle to do the right thing for his family, and the people that could be hurt in the future. #vigilantethriller
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
An enjoyable read! Cartel Hunter is outside the normal soldier killing all the bad guys. This story goes a little deeper into character development, showing Jason's life and his struggle to do the right thing for his family, and the people that could be hurt in the future. #vigilantethriller
Aiden and the Unwanted can’t run forever.
Mira will risk everything to bring her son home.
Bishop William uncovers a truth that could break them all.
🔥 The Chosen — Book Two.
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Mira will risk everything to bring her son home.
Bishop William uncovers a truth that could break them all.
🔥 The Chosen — Book Two.
mybook.to/Yb5nJu
September 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Aiden and the Unwanted can’t run forever.
Mira will risk everything to bring her son home.
Bishop William uncovers a truth that could break them all.
🔥 The Chosen — Book Two.
mybook.to/Yb5nJu
Mira will risk everything to bring her son home.
Bishop William uncovers a truth that could break them all.
🔥 The Chosen — Book Two.
mybook.to/Yb5nJu
Secrets, kill teams, and a deadly chase across Europe. Bestselling author Aiden Bailey talks Blunt Force on The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
September 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Secrets, kill teams, and a deadly chase across Europe. Bestselling author Aiden Bailey talks Blunt Force on The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
When tragedy turns trust into terror.
@angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social joins me on The Thriller Pitch Podcast to talk about her chilling psychological thriller Every Fall. We talk about the story, the inspiration, and the chilling themes.
markpjnadon.ca/every-fall/
@angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social joins me on The Thriller Pitch Podcast to talk about her chilling psychological thriller Every Fall. We talk about the story, the inspiration, and the chilling themes.
markpjnadon.ca/every-fall/
September 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When tragedy turns trust into terror.
@angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social joins me on The Thriller Pitch Podcast to talk about her chilling psychological thriller Every Fall. We talk about the story, the inspiration, and the chilling themes.
markpjnadon.ca/every-fall/
@angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social joins me on The Thriller Pitch Podcast to talk about her chilling psychological thriller Every Fall. We talk about the story, the inspiration, and the chilling themes.
markpjnadon.ca/every-fall/
📖 My new short story The Backup Feed is live on Patreon.
Duke and Storm’s chaos is nothing new — until Wyatt’s backup camera flickers on and shows him something he can’t ignore.
Read it now for about the price of a coffee and unlock exclusive short stories while supporting my writing.
Duke and Storm’s chaos is nothing new — until Wyatt’s backup camera flickers on and shows him something he can’t ignore.
Read it now for about the price of a coffee and unlock exclusive short stories while supporting my writing.
September 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📖 My new short story The Backup Feed is live on Patreon.
Duke and Storm’s chaos is nothing new — until Wyatt’s backup camera flickers on and shows him something he can’t ignore.
Read it now for about the price of a coffee and unlock exclusive short stories while supporting my writing.
Duke and Storm’s chaos is nothing new — until Wyatt’s backup camera flickers on and shows him something he can’t ignore.
Read it now for about the price of a coffee and unlock exclusive short stories while supporting my writing.
Imagine working on a thriller for 30 years.
That’s the story behind T.D. Severin’s Deadly Vision — and we dive into how it grew from a 1994 draft into an award-winning medical thriller.
That’s the story behind T.D. Severin’s Deadly Vision — and we dive into how it grew from a 1994 draft into an award-winning medical thriller.
September 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Imagine working on a thriller for 30 years.
That’s the story behind T.D. Severin’s Deadly Vision — and we dive into how it grew from a 1994 draft into an award-winning medical thriller.
That’s the story behind T.D. Severin’s Deadly Vision — and we dive into how it grew from a 1994 draft into an award-winning medical thriller.
My August thrillers in 4 quick picks:
⭐ Favorite: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
🌍 Top Setting: Blunt Force by Aiden Bailey
⚡ Page Turner: Every Fall by @angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social
➡️ Next Up: Caribbean Harvest by Steve Stratton
What’s been your favorite read lately?
⭐ Favorite: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
🌍 Top Setting: Blunt Force by Aiden Bailey
⚡ Page Turner: Every Fall by @angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social
➡️ Next Up: Caribbean Harvest by Steve Stratton
What’s been your favorite read lately?
September 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My August thrillers in 4 quick picks:
⭐ Favorite: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
🌍 Top Setting: Blunt Force by Aiden Bailey
⚡ Page Turner: Every Fall by @angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social
➡️ Next Up: Caribbean Harvest by Steve Stratton
What’s been your favorite read lately?
⭐ Favorite: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
🌍 Top Setting: Blunt Force by Aiden Bailey
⚡ Page Turner: Every Fall by @angeladouglasbooks.bsky.social
➡️ Next Up: Caribbean Harvest by Steve Stratton
What’s been your favorite read lately?
I just did an interview with The Ripple Effect. We talked writing thrillers, finishing books in months instead of years, and how dark ideas come together.
Read the full chat 👉https://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2025/08/ripple-library-author-chat-withmark-pj.html?m=1
Read the full chat 👉https://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2025/08/ripple-library-author-chat-withmark-pj.html?m=1
August 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I just did an interview with The Ripple Effect. We talked writing thrillers, finishing books in months instead of years, and how dark ideas come together.
Read the full chat 👉https://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2025/08/ripple-library-author-chat-withmark-pj.html?m=1
Read the full chat 👉https://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2025/08/ripple-library-author-chat-withmark-pj.html?m=1
It began with survival. It became a war.
Now it ends with a choice.
The final chapter of the Armageddon’s Descendants trilogy is almost here.
The cover reveal drops Monday.
#CoverReveal #ThrillerBooks #PostApocalyptic #DystopianReads
Now it ends with a choice.
The final chapter of the Armageddon’s Descendants trilogy is almost here.
The cover reveal drops Monday.
#CoverReveal #ThrillerBooks #PostApocalyptic #DystopianReads
August 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It began with survival. It became a war.
Now it ends with a choice.
The final chapter of the Armageddon’s Descendants trilogy is almost here.
The cover reveal drops Monday.
#CoverReveal #ThrillerBooks #PostApocalyptic #DystopianReads
Now it ends with a choice.
The final chapter of the Armageddon’s Descendants trilogy is almost here.
The cover reveal drops Monday.
#CoverReveal #ThrillerBooks #PostApocalyptic #DystopianReads
Adventure. History. High-stakes pursuit.
Ox Devere’s The Devil’s Eye sends CIA operatives racing across Europe to stop a billionaire chasing ultimate power.
Episode 7 of The Thriller Pitch Podcast is live now.
Ox Devere’s The Devil’s Eye sends CIA operatives racing across Europe to stop a billionaire chasing ultimate power.
Episode 7 of The Thriller Pitch Podcast is live now.
August 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Adventure. History. High-stakes pursuit.
Ox Devere’s The Devil’s Eye sends CIA operatives racing across Europe to stop a billionaire chasing ultimate power.
Episode 7 of The Thriller Pitch Podcast is live now.
Ox Devere’s The Devil’s Eye sends CIA operatives racing across Europe to stop a billionaire chasing ultimate power.
Episode 7 of The Thriller Pitch Podcast is live now.
What happens when a hate group targets a sexual assault hotline? For Lizzie Qnert, it became the spark for her vigilante thriller Power Surge. Hear her story on The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
August 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What happens when a hate group targets a sexual assault hotline? For Lizzie Qnert, it became the spark for her vigilante thriller Power Surge. Hear her story on The Thriller Pitch Podcast.
Faye Arcand draws on her criminal justice background to craft thrillers filled with characters who disturb, intrigue, and surprise.
August 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Faye Arcand draws on her criminal justice background to craft thrillers filled with characters who disturb, intrigue, and surprise.
The idea for The Dollhouse came from a real crime. Sara Ennis shares how she turned it into fiction.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The idea for The Dollhouse came from a real crime. Sara Ennis shares how she turned it into fiction.
His daughter is a metal singer in Hollywood.
He turned that inspiration into a high-stakes thriller where musicians double as con artists.
Just posted a new Thriller Pitch Podcast with Cole Chase — it rocks. 🎸
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitc...
He turned that inspiration into a high-stakes thriller where musicians double as con artists.
Just posted a new Thriller Pitch Podcast with Cole Chase — it rocks. 🎸
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitc...
July 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
His daughter is a metal singer in Hollywood.
He turned that inspiration into a high-stakes thriller where musicians double as con artists.
Just posted a new Thriller Pitch Podcast with Cole Chase — it rocks. 🎸
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitc...
He turned that inspiration into a high-stakes thriller where musicians double as con artists.
Just posted a new Thriller Pitch Podcast with Cole Chase — it rocks. 🎸
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitc...
It hasn’t always been easy.
There were moments I asked myself why I keep doing this.
Why not just write one genre? Focus on what sells?
But I couldn’t. I had to tell the stories that burned in me.
(1/3)
There were moments I asked myself why I keep doing this.
Why not just write one genre? Focus on what sells?
But I couldn’t. I had to tell the stories that burned in me.
(1/3)
July 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It hasn’t always been easy.
There were moments I asked myself why I keep doing this.
Why not just write one genre? Focus on what sells?
But I couldn’t. I had to tell the stories that burned in me.
(1/3)
There were moments I asked myself why I keep doing this.
Why not just write one genre? Focus on what sells?
But I couldn’t. I had to tell the stories that burned in me.
(1/3)
Sisters. Secrets. A dead body. Who can you trust?
Jenna Moquin talks The Cemetery Spot on The Thriller Pitch Podcast
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitchpodcast
#thrillerbooks #horrorcommunity #writinglife #thrillerpitchpodcast
Jenna Moquin talks The Cemetery Spot on The Thriller Pitch Podcast
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitchpodcast
#thrillerbooks #horrorcommunity #writinglife #thrillerpitchpodcast
July 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sisters. Secrets. A dead body. Who can you trust?
Jenna Moquin talks The Cemetery Spot on The Thriller Pitch Podcast
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitchpodcast
#thrillerbooks #horrorcommunity #writinglife #thrillerpitchpodcast
Jenna Moquin talks The Cemetery Spot on The Thriller Pitch Podcast
markpjnadon.ca/thrillerpitchpodcast
#thrillerbooks #horrorcommunity #writinglife #thrillerpitchpodcast