The Thriller Writer Lab

By Mark P.J. Nadon

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The Thriller Writer Lab is where every thriller goes under the microscope, one book at a time.

On this show, bestselling, award-winning, and emerging thriller authors share the craft, psychology, and real-world experience behind today's most gripping stories. We go inside the minds behind the twists, the characters, and the moments that keep readers turning the page.

Each episode begins with a two-minute book pitch, then dives into the decisions that shaped it — the risks taken, the rewrites that didn't work, the dead ends, and the breakthroughs that made it stronger.

If you write thrillers or want to know what's really behind the stories you can't put down, this is the conversation for you.


Episode Date
How Jon Lindstrom Turned Hollywood's Broken Dreams Into a Thriller
Jun 09, 2026
Writing an espionage thriller as a former CIA officer | Brittany Butler
May 26, 2026
Writing a War Your Heroes Don't Know They're Losing | Michael J. Lalonde
May 12, 2026
This Thriller Started with Real Search and Rescue Missions | Cam Torrens
Apr 28, 2026
Write What You Know — Especially The Parts You Don't Talk About | Mark P.J. Nadon
Apr 14, 2026
The Phone Call That Turned Into an Archaeological Thriller | Luke Richardson
Mar 31, 2026
He Defended a Real Killing in Court Then Wrote a Novel About It | James Rosenberg
Mar 17, 2026
Writing Real People Into Fiction and Living With the Consequences | Robert Adamcik
Mar 03, 2026
How Do You Write a Thriller When Everyone's Stuck in Their Seats? | Susan Walter
Feb 17, 2026
The Machine Will Forget You: The Reality of Writing 4 Thrillers a Year | Brian Drake
Feb 03, 2026
Using Real Technology Without Overloading the Story | J.L. Hancock
Jan 20, 2026
Crime Fiction Without Redemption Fantasies | Joel Nedecky
Jan 06, 2026
BONUS: 10 Lessons I Learned from Interviewing 27 Thriller Authors (2025)
Jan 01, 2026
Why We Tell Dark Stories — and What They Cost | Westley Smith
Dec 30, 2025
Karen E. Osborne on Building Characters from Real Life and Writing Across Dual Timelines
Dec 23, 2025
How Adam Roach Turned a 100-Word Flash Fiction into a Thriller Series
Dec 16, 2025
How Melissa F. Miller Blends Fairy Tales, Trauma, and Tension in Psychological Thrillers
Dec 09, 2025
How Andrew Warren Writes Smart, Tactical Villains
Dec 02, 2025
When the Mind Breaks: Jo Loveday on Addiction, Identity, and Psychological Horror
Nov 25, 2025
Trust the Story: Mark Philbin on Writing Tense Plots and Characters with Agency
Nov 18, 2025
How M.M. Deluca Builds Twisted Friendships in Multi-POV Psychological Thrillers | EP18
Nov 11, 2025
How T.R. Hendricks Turns Real Military Experience into Authentic Action Thrillers | EP17
Nov 04, 2025
Writing 5,000 Words a Day and Staying Real | Maria Frankland on Psychological Thrillers | EP16
Oct 28, 2025
Thomas Stewart on Writing Without Rewrites | Deliberate Storytelling in Horror Thrillers | EP15
Oct 21, 2025
Melissa Roos on Writing from Emotion and Instinct in Tennessee Wishes | EP14
Oct 14, 2025
Secrets, Justice, and a Double Agent | Spy Girls by Joanna Vander Vlugt | EP13
Oct 07, 2025
Covert Ops and Cartel Wars in Cuba | Caribbean Harvest by Steve Stratton | EP12
Sep 30, 2025
Vigilante Thriller Cartel Hunter by Robert Goluba | Thriller Pitch Ep 11
Sep 23, 2025
International Best Selling Action Thriller Blunt Force by Aiden Bailey | Thriller Pitch Ep 10
Sep 16, 2025
Psychological Thriller Every Fall by award winning author Angela Douglas | Thriller Pitch Ep 9
Sep 09, 2025
Award winning Medical Thriller Deadly Vision by T.D. Severin | Thriller Pitch Ep 8
Sep 02, 2025
Adventure Thriller The Devil's Eye by Ox Devere | Thriller Pitch Ep 7
Aug 26, 2025
Vigilante Thriller Power Surge by Lizzie Qnert | Thriller Pitch Ep 6
Aug 19, 2025
Dark Psychological Thriller The Dollhouse by Sara Ennis | Thriller Pitch Ep 5
Aug 12, 2025
Award Winning Domestic Thriller Inside Outside by Faye Arcand | Thriller Pitch Ep 4
Aug 05, 2025
Action Thriller Metal Spies by Cole Chase | Thriller Pitch Ep 3
Jul 29, 2025
International Best Selling Action Thriller Tokyo Black by Andrew Warren | Thriller Pitch Ep 1
Jul 22, 2025
Psychological Thriller The Cemetery Spot by Jenna Moquin | Thriller Pitch Ep 2
Jul 22, 2025
Pitch. Hook. Connect. What This Podcast Is All About | Thriller Pitch Podcast Ep 0
Jul 20, 2025