How to Write Thrillers That Actually Matter with Aaron Philip Clark

09 Oct 2025 • 32 min • EN
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Send me a Text Message! What if the setting you choose could be as morally complex as your protagonist?  In this episode, USA Today bestselling author Aaron Philip Clark pulls back the curtain on how he crafts crime fiction that thrills and matters.  Aaron reveals:his process for weaving heavy themes into page-turners without slowing the pacewhy he writes from a place of frustration and injusticehow to make every setting choice deliberate and loaded with meaning.  If you"re tired of writing surface-level thrillers or struggling to add depth without killing your momentum, this conversation will change how you approach your craft.  Aaron"s insights on creating "literary humans" instead of plot devices alone are worth the listen, but his framework for balancing suspense with substance is something I personally will be implementing in my work. https://www.aaronphilipclark.com/ https://x.com/RealAPCBooks https://www.instagram.com/realapcbooks/ Episodes I think you"ll love... How to Develop Characters and Themes with Author Aaron Philip Clark Writing Action Scenes with Author Aaron Philip Clark Literary Agent and Author Jenna Satterthwaite on Making it in the Publishing Industry First Page Formula: Author and Writing Coach April Davila on What Agents & Readers Want to See in Your Thriller Manuscript Opening Get the list of 125+ Literary Agents who rep Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, and Crime Fiction Study the Opening Paragraphs of the Top Authors Writing Thrillers Right Now

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