Cylia and Erik are joined by John Wiswell, the award-winning author of SOMEONE TO BUILD A NEST IN, WEARING THE LION, and the upcoming THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS, for a conversation about the X-Men, love at wrong angles, and John’s favorite dragons. Is Godzilla a dragon? Who’s going to tell him he isn’t? For…

Cylia & Erik attempt to appease the Chaos Goblin that cursed the recording session with CL Polk, discuss how THE FEYWILD JOB is like chicken nuggets, reflect on their respective histories with table top roleplaying games, and, as always, recap what they’ve been reading. Bonus: Erik explains THAC0 for the younger Millennials and Gen Z…

Cylia and Erik roll the dice with CL Polk and talk about THE FEYWILD JOB, romance, clever editors, and a host of technical difficulties. For the full booklist from Episode 11, as discussed in this episode, consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/connecttheplotspod – we have free and $1 “friend of the show” tiers available! Patreon members…

Cylia & Erik discuss their takeaways from last episode’s chat with CN Kuster and also talk about ethical consumption (and creation) under capitalism, Erik’s punk rock youth, and as always, what they’re reading. For the full booklist from Episode 10, as discussed in this episode, consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/connecttheplotspod – we have free and…

Cylia and Erik talk with debut author of THE BLOODWEAVER, CN Kuster about Legend of Zelda, snow leopards, sad dad playlists, and embracing the cringe. For the full booklist from Episode 9, as discussed in this episode, consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/connecttheplotspod – we have free and $1 “friend of the show” tiers available! Patreon…

Cylia & Erik debrief after their conversation with Mary Berman, discuss the blurry definitions of “literary” fiction, and then things go wrong. Warning: this recording session was interrupted abruptly midway through and has some creative editing. If you like a little disaster with your podcast, this one is for you! For the full booklist from…

Debut author of UNTIL DEATH, Mary Berman, joins Cylia and Erik for this episode where Mary recalls her early favorites, current influences, and cursed Pennsylvania produce. For the full booklist from Episode 6, as discussed in this episode, consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/connecttheplotspod – we have free and $1 “friend of the show” tiers available!…

In this 3rd “plotting” episode and 6th episode of CtP, Cylia and Erik discuss The Last Contract of Isako and their conversation with Fonda Lee from last time. Cylia talks about her reviewing goals and Erik gets on his soapbox about how working harder to find connections in a story can unlock new favorites and…

In our fifth episode Cylia & Erik are joined by best-selling author of the Green Bone Saga and the newly released The Last Contract of Isako, Fonda Lee for a discussion about the stories that inspired and entertained her from Star Trek to Rosemary’s Baby. For the full booklist from Episode 5, as discussed in…

Our fourth episode and second plotting/discussion is ALIVE! In this episode, Cylia & Erik discuss the order/disorder of their respective note taking techniques, review takeaways from last week’s interview with Wendy N. Wagner, discuss content warnings, and talk about some new books coming in May! For the full booklist from Episode 4, as discussed in…