Losing the Plot: Recent Episodes
Leo X. Robertson
Each episode our host finds a new artist, writer, or any creative individual to talk about their work, life, and more as they lose the plot together.
Austin first appeared on the podcast some years ago when his first book, "The Drip-Drop Prophet", came out with NihilismRevised. He's back with a poetry collection, "Shrapnel", out soon with Hybrid Sequence Media. We talk about the personal events which inspired the poetry therein!
Austin's links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AusJamesWriter Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B071WHTKN6
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Sebastian Muravchik is currently making music as SNS Sensation—but I first saw him performing in Glasgow and Edinburgh as the front man of the band Heartbreak, some ten years ago! We recently connected on Facebook so I thought I would find out what he has been up to :)
SNS Sensation on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77pgZLgAxmVYtNaJm96m7P?si=MZHwFr5SQwKFFHPZsEXa4A&nd=1 On Twitter: https://twitter.com/sns_wave
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at- gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Mike Thorn returns to talk about his latest novel, "Shelter for the Damned" (Journalstone) but he also has a rerelease of his short story collection "Darkest Hours" coming out and a new collection, "Peel Back and See" out towards the end of the year! Wild!
Mike's links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeThornWrites Site: https://mikethornwrites.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Danger Slater and I had a great time last time discussing the films of Harmony Korine, so we rejoined forces to discuss Richard Linklater this time! I recommended “Slacker” to him and he suggested “A Scanner Darkly” to me. And thus a form was born! One director, one recommendation each of a film the other hasn’t seen, discuss :)
Enjoy!
Danger's social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Danger_Slater Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dangerslater
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Third time's a charm! Jeanne Spicuzza and I cannot stop talking!!
After we tried to say our goodbyes, we got to talking about favourite films and directors, which sparked off yet another big chat (part 3 of 3!), and got us to thinking that we will need to start our own podcast, since these chats cannot be contained!!
Jeanne Spicuzza: https://twitter.com/JeanneSpicuzza
Night Rain on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/NightRainMovie
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
We're back again! Jeanne Spicuzza and I had a great time talking last week, but I only got through about half my questions! So I join her again in part 2 (of 3!) of her chat to hear more about her latest film, "Night Rain", and how she is helping out Tommy Wiseau with a Canadian lawsuit.
Jeanne Spicuzza: https://twitter.com/JeanneSpicuzza
Night Rain on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/NightRainMovie
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Jeanne Spicuzza is a writer and filmmaker currently living in LA. Her latest film, "Night Rain", in part about the Black Dahlia murder case, is now streaming at festivals.
In part 1 (of 3!) of our chat, we talk about the appeal of true crime, the satisfaction of making indie films—and her "Making Angels Screen Test" costar, Tommy Wiseau!
Jeanne Spicuzza: https://twitter.com/JeanneSpicuzza
Night Rain on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/NightRainMovie
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Reece Connolly is the STAR of the indie horror film, A Werewolf in England, now available on DVD and Amazon Prime streaming! We talk about the difference between theatre and film acting, cozy winter months and why horror is super gay :P
Twitter: https://twitter.com/connolly_reece Insta:https://www.instagram.com/reece_connolly_ Short stories can be found at https://connollyreece.wixsite.com/writings
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you! Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here! https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Bo is back to talk about his latest book, "Our Biggest Fears", a short slasher with lots of blood but even more heart!
We talk about the community, separating the art from the artist and tropey 80s flicks!
Our Biggest Fears: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Biggest-Fears-Bo-Chappell-ebook/dp/B08BKWCKJ6
Bo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/infrafan
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Luke Kondor made a feature film, “Keith”, mostly by himself, in his garage, in a month. WTF?!
We talk about that, the allure of living in London and the joy of creativity!
Luke’s site:
http://www.lukekondor.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/LukeofKondor
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you! Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here! https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Alexander Pyles' debut release is a sci-fi chapbook, "MILO", out with Radix Media. We talk about bodily autonomy, Catholicism and the future of everything!
MILO: https://radixmedia.org/product/milo-by-alexander-pyles/
Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PylesofBooks
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Zelda Knight lives in Louisville Kentucky. She is an author under three different pen names—Zelda Knight, Iris Sword and Odyssey Rose!—and the editor-in-chief of small press Aurelia Leo, which currently puts out three different magazines and various anthologies and other standalone publications as well. And she just started a PhD program?! How does she do it all? I try to find out!
Zelda Knight on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorZKnight
Aurelia Leo: http://aurelialeo.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Madeleine Swann is back to talk about her latest book, "The Vine That Ate the Starlet", out with Filthy Loot!
Madeleine on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MadeleineSwann
Madeleine on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Madeleine-Swann/e/B00JCF05TU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
SS Haque is a British Bengali writer who lives in London. We got published together and I first interviewed her for Losing the Plot like three years ago, and we've kept in touch since!
We catch up on her latest favourite reads, staying creative during lockdown, mythological retellings and more!
SS Haque on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_Haque
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Danger Slater and I discuss the films of Harmony Korine, in particular "The Beach Bum" and "Spring Breakers", in our opinion two of the best films in recent years! (Spoiler alert! Watch them first if you want to join in :D)
I set this up after watching The Beach Bum and, knowing Slater was a huge Korine fan, I wanted to talk to someone about it. We then decided we could do it on the podcast!
What do you think of this episode? Something you want to see more of? We'd happily talk about a different set of films in future!!
Danger's social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Danger_Slater Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dangerslater
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Sam Richard is a beloved Losing the Plot alumnus, who is back to celebrate two glorious occasions: 1. The release of his latest book, the novella "Sabbath of the Fox-Devils" out with Weirdpunk Books 2. The launch of his new podcast, Memento Mori, where creatives talk about grief, art and the intertwining of the two.
We talk about both these things, along with religious upbringing and how annoying other people are at funerals!
The new book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087YV1LVY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i9 The new podcast: https://twitter.com/GriefandArtPod
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Jo Quenell's latest is The Mud Ballad, the first in Weirdpunk Books' new line of novellas!
We talk about DIY art, schlocky horror films—and killing your inner bro! (Oh, and for context, at one point I hold up a book to the camera for Jo to see: it's "Make Your Own Damn Movie!" by Lloyd Kaufman :D)
The Mud Ballad: https://weirdpunkbooks.square.site/product/The-Mud-Ballad-Jo-Quenell/20?cs=true Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14743002.Jo_Quenell
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “The Bad News EP” here!
https://marshallriley.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-news-ep
Jonathan Fortin is the author of LILITU: The Memoirs of a Succubus, a gothic fantasy set in Victorian England, set to be part of a forthcoming series!
We talk about the Clarion writing workshop, voice acting and dressing like a Victorian gent!
LILITU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085BQWFJJ Jonathan's Website: https://www.jonathanfortin.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Fortin
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Matthew Stokoe is the author most recently of "Colony of Whores", and perhaps most (in)famously of "Cows."
We talk about the beauty of California, the randomness of fate—and how to avoid getting cancelled!
Matthew's website: http://matthewstokoe.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Jonathan Cosgrove is an Irish author who has a story in Crystal Lake Publishing's "Arterial Bloom" anthology, out now!
We talk about why you don't need to write, nothing matters, nobody is special—and Ireland vs Japan!
Arterial Bloom: https://www.amazon.com/Arterial-Bloom-John-Boden-ebook/dp/B085QLBYSS Jonathan's Website: https://jonathancosgrove.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jjingo_Gaijin
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Bo Chappell is the South Carolina-based author of Year 47 and Once You Get to Know Me, as well as the editor of By Year's End and Aphotic Realm's Appalachian Horror anthology. We talk about kindness, positivity, the joy of the creative community—and watching horror films as a kid!
Bo on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bo-Chappell/e/B01N8Z39SO%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Twitter: https://twitter.com/infrafan
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Marshall Riley is a Seattle-based musician who made, among many other brilliant tracks, Losing the Plot's intro tune!! Their last release, "Emerald Shitty", is now available on cassette tape through Captain Crook Records: https://captaincrookrecords.bandcamp.com/album/emerald-shitty?fbclid=IwAR2blAk5uUjpXv5wYTdth0ogc6V06VJwbClQJPzS09ERVAwOwVXR_n1WTJ4
We talk about what inspires Marshall creatively, growth as a musician, and the brilliance of Laura Dern and others! (Instead of Naomi Watts, as we usually do :D)
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Philip LoPresti is a New York-based poet, photographer, and fiction author, most recently of the novella “The Things We Bury”, out with NihilismRevised. We talk about depression, tragedy, meaninglessness, cruelty—and awaiting our awards for all the stuff we didn’t say out loud!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philip.lopresti.92 The Things We Bury: https://www.amazon.com/Things-We-Bury-Philip-LoPresti/dp/B084QLMQSV/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Sam Crichton is an actor who has lived all over the place, now currently residing in Stavanger, Norway. He is the star of many films made by the Stavanger Filmmakers club, where has also given a lecture and led an acting workshop.
We talk about the creative process of acting, what he has learned from living in so many places—and Smash Brothers!
A Guided Tour of Stavanger, short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBrLuLtucI&fbclid=IwAR0FcKyM4fxLgTf_0NPlnJmSShLiwvIDI6BeyVPqenqeV5MGjTuB8rYlJEk Sam’s acting tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XluNaIr-MA Acting workshop videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTRthPTi71I&list=PLcUmbo0FH06pDQBEWItSonvM2FLw1SbQ8
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Frank Edler is an author, most recently of the novella “CatCoin”, which is a fictional retelling of the history of bitcoin--but with cats! He released the novella “Scatterbrain”, a horror comedy novella about a killer brain, at the end of 2018. He also runs the Bizzong! podcast, where he interviews authors of weird and wonderful stuff!
Our conversation started over on Bizzong!, with Frank interviewing me about my writing: http://bizzong.projectentertainment.libsynpro.com/influencer-leo-x-robertson-bizzong-podcast
And the conversation continues here, on Losing the Plot, about Frank’s books, as well as dodging drama and killer brain haikus!
Catcoin: https://www.amazon.com/Catcoin-Fictional-Cryptocurrency-Frank-Edler-ebook/dp/B084LRJZDV Scatterbrain: https://www.amazon.com/Scatterbrain-Frank-J-Edler/dp/1721047530 Bizzong podcast: http://bizzong.projectentertainment.libsynpro.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Eddie Generous is a prolific author of, among many other things, “Stomp and chomp” books brought out by Severed Press. He also recently released “Plantation Pan” with Omnium Gatherim--it’s his sci-fi cosmic horror sequel to “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen. He is also editor-in-chief of the publisher Unnerving, which puts out the semi-pro horror mag Unnerving Magazine as well as countless novels, novellas and short story collections. Check out their latest series, Rewind or Die, for pulpy 80s inspired horror!
We talk about why we write, the current landscape of horror and crime fiction—and not knowing what the hell is going on!
Eddie on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eddie-Generous/e/B07BHZWHRL/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1 Unnerving: https://www.unnervingmagazine.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Chris, Dustin, Adrian and I catch up about all things Aphotic and many things not! We talk about the latest Aphotic Realm updates, what everyone's been writing, Dungeons & Dragons, Trash TV and more!
Aphotic Realm: https://aphoticrealm.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Alyx Dellamonica is a Canadian science fiction writer, with many short stories published since the 80s! They recently completed an MFA in creative writing, for which they wrote a horror screenplay. As L X Beckett, they have begun a brand new science fiction novel series, published by Tor, that starts with “Gamechanger.” It tackles climate change, social rating systems, the gig economy and more!
For a great introduction to this world, check out their novella, “Freezing Rain, A Chance of Falling”, originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: https://www.curiousfictions.com/stories/2156-l-x-beckett-freezing-rain-a-chance-of-falling
We talk about challenging yourself as a writer, the Clarion West Writers Workshop--and terrible Canandian weather!
Gamechanger: https://www.amazon.com/Gamechanger-L-X-Beckett/dp/1250165261 LX Beckett site: https://www.lxbeckett.com/ AM Dellamonica site: https://alyxdellamonica.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Erin is an Ohio-based poet, short story writer, editor and—most importantly—Losing the Plot alumnus! She returns to the podcast to talk about what she's been up to, what she's working on next, Shakespeare, werewolves and solving social media for good! (Busy woman!!)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErinAlMehairi Blog: https://hookofabook.wordpress.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
SC Burke returns to discuss the many, many great new releases by his publisher, NihilismRevised.
We talk about encouraging creativity, what it means to be an experimental writer--and we fangirl over Twin Peaks! (Here's the analysis video that we discuss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AYnF5hOhuM )
SC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SvenTheNihilist NihilismRevised on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NihilismRevised/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Karen Runge is a South Africa based author, whose novel “Doll Crimes” was released recently by Crystal Lake Publishing.
We talk about trauma, lies, manipulation--and Gilmore Girls!
Doll Crimes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07ZJBH7Y8 Website: karenrunge.wordpress.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/RungeKaren Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karen.runge.90
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Mike Thorn is a beloved Losing the Plot alumnus who returns to discuss his latest book, “Dreams of Lake Drukka and Exhumation”, out with Demain Publishing’s Short Sharp Shocks series.
We talk about the influence of location on fiction, films we’ve enjoyed recently, the challenge of long distance relationships and more!
Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Drukka-Exhumation-Short-Shocks-ebook/dp/B07XP7SXCG Website: https://mikethornwrites.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeThornWrites Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015685119662
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Chad Lutzke is an author of dark fiction who lives in Battle Creek, MI. His latest, “The Pale White” (out with Crystal Lake Publishing) follows the story of three young women who were held against their will as they heal and try to get their lives back on track.
We talk about submissions and rejections, what dark fiction does and what happens after immense trauma. The Pale White: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XVJLHD2/ Website: http://www.chadlutzke.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChadLutzke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.lutzke
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Dean Drinkel is an author, award-winning script-writer and editor of Demain Publishing—pronounced like the French word for “tomorrow”, because it publishes tomorrow’s stars of horror today! They’ve been cranking out great work through the Short Sharp Shocks series, and there’s talk of producing some of these stories as films too!
We talk about the grind, the compulsion to tell stories and whether everyone is getting stupider (spoiler alert: no idea!)
Demain Publishing: http://www.demainpublishing.com/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Authors Sam Richard and Brendan Vidito teamed up recently to assemble The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg, out soon with Weirdpunk Books
We talk about body horror, Canada and why you have to read so much stage magician fiction if you want to make a Cronenberg anthology!
Brendan’s latest, Nightmares in Ecstasy: https://www.amazon.com/Nightmares-Ecstasy-Brendan-Vidito/dp/194486623X Sam’s latest, To Wallow in Ash: https://www.facebook.com/weirdpunkbooks/posts/2371844116244677 Weirdpunk Books: https://www.facebook.com/weirdpunkbooks/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast--at--gmail--dot--com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Gwendolyn Kiste is the Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens, Pretty Marys All in a Row, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe and the forthcoming The Invention of Ghosts.
We talk about Ohio, the magic of fiction and why the internet would disturb Shirley Jackson!
The Invention of Ghosts: https://store14643404.ecwid.com/The-Invention-of-Ghosts-by-Gwendolyn-Kiste-Charitable-Chapbook-6-pre-order-p135341082 The Rust Maidens: https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Maidens-Gwendolyn-Kiste/dp/1947654446 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gwendolynkiste Twitter: https://twitter.com/GwendolynKiste
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
India LaPlace is a Utah-based poet, whose collection, “Sad Discoveries”, is out now with Analog Submission Press. She also works with Horror Sleaze Trash, a site and publisher dedicated to all things horrific, sleazy and trashy!
We talk about the joy of travel, the difficulties of empathy and the horror of social media!
Sad Discoveries: https://www.analogsubmission.com/product/sad-discoveries-by-india-laplace-second-edition Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/india.brittany Twitter: https://twitter.com/indiabrittany Horror Sleaze Trash: https://horrorsleazetrash.com
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here! https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Richard L Pastore, originally from Brooklyn New York, is a debut novelist and expert hobbyist!
We talk about his book, "The Devil and the Wolf", as well as humanity, religion, and not crying over electrocuted milk!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichardLPastore
The Devil and the Wolf https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Wolf-Richard-L-Pastore/dp/1539889335
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!
https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Kelly Robson is a Canadian author based in Toronto, whose debut novella, Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach came out last year with Tor Books. She won the 2018 Nebula Award for best novelette with her horror story A Human Stain (Tor.com), and she has so many other great short stories available in the top venues for speculative fiction!
Amongst other things we talk about the writerly ecosystem, the economy of time in a post-scarcity world--and edgelord bullshit!
Stories of Kelly’s that we discussed in the episode: A Study in Oils: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/robson_09_18/ We Who Live in the Heart: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/robson_05_17/ Skin City: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/6/18197632/kelly-robson-sci-fi-story-privacy-ar-skins-better-worlds
Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach: https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Lucky-Peach-Kelly-Robson-ebook/dp/B0756JDSZM
Website: https://kellyrobson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellyoyo
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!
https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Ben Arzate is an Iowa-based bizarro author. His most recent release is the novel The Story of the Y, out with Cabal Books, which follows a music journalist’s attempt to track down elusive real-life musician Y. Bhekhirst. His short story collection, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saying Goodbye, is out with NihilismRevised.
We talk about bizarro, alienation and the joys of bein’ a weeaboo!
The Story of the Y: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Y-Ben-Arzate/dp/0999671626/
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saying Goodbye: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Saying-Goodbye-ebook/dp/B07S8G1F5Z/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenArz13
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=16930741
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast_at_gmail_dot_com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!
https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Mark Allan Gunnels is the author most recently of Book Haven and other Curiosities, out with Crystal Lake Publishing.
We talk about book addiction, the thrill of horror and diversity in fiction.
Book Haven: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QGKZ46J?&ref_=pe_3052080_276849420
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkAGunnells
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.gunnells
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!
https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Rob True is the author of Gospel of Aberration, a collection of literary short stories out with Burning House Press.
We talk about the truth in the fiction, the method in the madness and the meaning of meaninglessness!
Gospel of Aberration: https://burninghousepress.bigcartel.com/product/gospel-of-aberration-rob-true
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobTrueStories
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!
https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Zak Ferguson and SC Burke are authors associated with NihilismRevised, a thing with a mind of its own which publishes books with a mind of their own!
We talk about the caveats of sincerity, the artistic friendship and the joys of outrage!
NihilismRevised:
https://www.facebook.com/NihilismRevised/
SC’s latest, Sarin Beggar:
https://www.amazon.com/Sarin-Beggar-Collection-Transgressive-Experimentalism/dp/1091797943/
Zak’s latest, A Taste of Feeling:
https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Feeling-Zak-Ferguson/dp/1790595339/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast-at-gmail-dot-com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has an EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!
https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases
Losing the Plot is back! Leo chats with short story author and former blogger Jack CJ Stark! (Twitter: @JackCJStark)
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplot [at] gmail [dot] com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Jack CJ Stark is a current writer and former blogger, whose first short story collection, “Unsound Sounds”, is now available!
We talk about sexuality, mental health, burnout and more—but with some dad jokes along the way!
Unsound Sounds:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/918650
Website: https://jackcjstark.com/
Twitter: @JackCJStark
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jack-CJ-Stark-802125403469383/
As always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new EP out now! Check out “Emerald Shitty” here!
https://emeraldshitty714.bandcamp.com/releases