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The Thriller Pitch Podcast Ep 0
Mark P.J. Nadon shares what to expect from this fast-paced author interview series.
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Inside This Episode
Welcome to The Thriller Pitch Podcast, where thriller authors pitch their stories and we dig into the why behind the words.
Each episode starts with a sharp, compelling pitch from a thriller author, followed by a relaxed conversation about the characters, themes, and what inspired the book. It’s fast, honest, and designed to help readers find their next great read.
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Author Bio
As a dedicated thriller reader, I’m drawn to stories that deliver adrenaline-pumping pacing layered with emotional depth—the kind that make you feel every heartbeat, decision, and loss alongside the characters.
My background as a former military member and ultramarathon runner gives me a unique perspective on resilience, psychological tension, and the limits of human endurance. These are the elements I seek out and celebrate in great thrillers.
I created The Thriller Pitch Podcast to give authors something most platforms don’t: a direct line to readers who crave this genre. No gatekeeping. No algorithms deciding who gets seen. Just sharp pitches, rich conversations, and a space to champion the people behind the books.
Transcript
TPP Episode 0 Introduction with Mark P.J. Nadon
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Hello and welcome to the Thriller Pitch Podcast, where you come for the pitch and stay for the story behind the story. I’m your host, Mark Nadon, and you are listening to episode one or Zero.
Since this is the introductory episode, I’m gonna be solo today. Because I want to talk a little bit about what you can expect from the podcast moving forward.
Kind of the format why I made it, and a little bit about me near the end, so if you love thrillers that are action packed, edge of your sea, keep you up late at night, high stakes stories, you have found the right place. So stick around.
So I started this podcast because I’ve been on both sides of the experience. I’ve been a reader who wants to devour books and find new thriller authors that I might really enjoy. And I’m an author trying to get [00:01:00] my books into the hands of readers without algorithms and ad spends and everything limiting the ability to get in front of people.
I think there’s a lot of great books out there and they are going unnoticed. So the podcast is my way to help thriller authors get noticed. It’s all about the pitch rather than the algorithms telling you who’s in the top 20 and who deserves to be seen and purchased.
So here’s how it works. Episodes are gonna drop weekly, they’re gonna be about 20 minutes long or so. We’re gonna start with a two minute pitch where the author is gonna talk, hook, genre, and heart of the story. Then we’re gonna get into the story behind the story. What scenes got cut?
What inspired the author to write the book? What were some of the most emotionally devastating moments to write, and what kind of research was involved in this book? All those stories that readers [00:02:00] love to know more about.
As for me, I’m a former military reservist, ultra marathon runner, fitness coach, lover of dogs, and of course a thriller writer. I write stories in multiple sub genres of thrillers because I have always been fascinated by the darker side of, of the human experience.
I like to explore how people find resilience in some of the darkest moments of their lives, and a lot of my stories reflect that.
I’ve written books that are military thrillers to post-apocalyptic thrillers, fantasy thrillers, dystopian thrillers. I have been in the trenches of self-publishing. I know how difficult it is, and this podcast is one way for me to help authors break through all the noise and reach their audience directly.
Most episodes will be sponsored by authors. It’s one more way for me to connect Thriller [00:03:00] authors and readers, and if you are interested in being a sponsor for the show and sponsoring an episode, you can check that out at The Thriller Pitch Podcast – Mark P.J. Nadon. That’s the same place. If you’d like to be a guest of the show, you can put in your application to do so.
If you sign up for my newsletter, you’ll get behind the scenes author Insights. Uh, extra bonus questions, book recommendations, all things that I’m not sharing anywhere else.
You can sign up for my The Thriller Pitch Podcast – Mark P.J. Nadon Links of course, will be in the show notes.
If you like the show, the best thing you can do is rate it and share it with a friend who you think might enjoy thrillers. We’re gonna grow this show. One great pitch after another.
Thanks for being here. I can’t wait to share these books with you.
If you’d like to follow me, you can do [00:04:00] so on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, all under my author name, but the Thriller Pitch Podcast is gonna be dropping content there.
You can also find my books at Amazon and pretty much everywhere and books are sold. Hope. Thank you and bye for now.