FREE Audiobook Continues - Hear Part 2 of Chapter 13 of VATICAN AMBASSADOR - Science Fiction Adventure!

The second third of Chapter Thirteen of my science fiction adventure VATICAN AMBASSADOR is featured on today's new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast!

BC's "education" by scientists Krish and Dell continues. There's a little bit of news, too.

Links from the podcast:
http://vaticanassassin.com
http://glowinthedarkradio.com
http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador

The First Third of Thirteen...

Say the Illuminati actually existed... wouldn't it be great to sit down with a couple members and have them tell you what has really been going on, behind-the-scenes? That is, in effect, what is happening to BC, as we get into the first part of Chapter Thirteen of my Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador on this episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast!  Chapter Thirteen is so long it has to be broken down into three very long segments! And so you've got the first third of the chapter on this podcast.

There's also a little bit of news and a sneak peek at a new comic book project - listen and find out more!

Thoughts On 9/11, A New Podcast and A Songlet

Nine years ago I was working for WIZN-FM in Burlington, Vermont, and we were in a meeting when the news of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center came in - we thought, at first, that it was an accident. When the second plane hit, we knew it was no accident. As the events unfolded, Howard Stern was our eyes and ears - the station carried his morning show. He rose to the occasion - made every listener a New Yorker that day. What a horrible day. We were lucky to have Howard's reporting and perspective.

In the aftermath of the attacks I felt numb and helpless... felt like we'd all just gotten a collective punch in the gut that took our breath away. As we all struggled for emotional air, I found I had to walk away from the project I was working on - a science fiction series set a hundred years ahead in a future marred by an ongoing Muslim/Western war - Vatican Assassin! Most of the first book of the trilogy had been written in first draft form by then. But I had to wonder - was the war in my future history already beginning? I'd extrapolated from present events to construct my "history" of the future... but I really didn't want to be right! I stopped working on the project.

Eventually, when we all got back into the "new normal" as it was called back then, I did go back to the story. That is obvious, I suppose, since the project turned into a trilogy and you can listen to chapter 12 of book two, Vatican Ambassador, on the new podcast episode up today! While the events of 9/11 did not inspire my books, the attacks certainly informed the later writing and polishing of the work. I wrote about BC trying to negotiate peace with a real sense of the war, a very real feeling of what was at stake. My writing was evolving, my storytelling improving, and living in the post-9/11 world was helping to infuse my science fiction with reality. I'm very glad to have gone back to the project, and proud of the work in all three books. It's my hope that in some way they serve as cautionary tales - let's try to avoid this future, if we can...

Enjoy another chapter of the free audiobook on today's podcast. There's also a little ditty after the chapter, a songlet I call "The Wrong Terry Jones" - more a joke than a piece of music (you can download the song alone from here if you want a copy: http://brotherzag.bandcamp.com/track/the-wrong-terry-jones). Enjoy!

New Podcast - Chapter 11 of VATICAN AMBASSADOR!

FREE AUDIOBOOK! Hear Chapter Eleven of my Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador on today's episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! BC has managed to convince both the Pope and Ayatollah Al Salid to attend the next peace conference... we'll find out how well THAT works out! There's also news about the Vatican Assassin Graphic Novel Adaptation with art by Cristian Navarro, and the Alibi Jones one-shot for Earthbound Comics, as well as web site updates.

Links to content discussed:
Click here to see the cover of Spacebound #1
http://vaticanassassin.com
http://pantheaobscura.com
http://glowinthedarkradio.com
http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador
http://earthboundcomics.com/

This One Time? At Bandcamp? In the Kitchen...

Sorry about the American Pie reference, couldn't help myself... Just a quick update to let you know my songs are now available for free downloading through Bandcamp: http://brotherzag.bandcamp.com/

Chapter 10 of VATICAN AMBASSADOR & A Song on the New Podcast!

Hear Chapter Ten of my Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador on today's episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! The peace conference organized by BC has just broken up - what can he do to keep the process moving ahead? Can he get the sides to meet again and really broker peace? Will the Pope make BC a full ambassador? Find out in chapter ten!

You'll hear my musing on consumer culture, the tune "Gimme" from my Brother Zag - Kitchen Tunes collection. Playing the song in honor of the fact that my music has a new home online at Bandcamp - download songs for free!

There's news about some of my projects, like the Vatican Assassin Graphic Novel Adaptation with art by Cristian Navarro, and an Alibi Jones one-shot for Earthbound Comics that's still in the early planning stages, as well as a little report on my adventures at 5Pi-Con last week. Met and moderated panels with Robert Sawyer who wrote Flash Forward and Rob Balder the creator of Erfworld, as well as Steve Kanaras from Free Lunch Comics. Also met the creators of the webisodic sitcom 664 The Neighbor of the Beast - they do some funny stuff!

Links to content discussed:
http://glowinthedarkradio.com
http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador
http://brotherzag.bandcamp.com/
http://www.drunkduck.com/Vatican_Assassin/
http://earthboundcomics.com/
Robert J. Sawyer: http://www.sfwriter.com/
Rob Balder: http://www.erfworld.com/
http://www.freelunchcomics.com/
Season One of 664 The Neighbor of the Beast: http://www.youtube.com/user/LazyHorde...

At 5Pi-Con this weekend - and there's a new podcast w/ Chapter 9 of VATICAN AMBASSADOR!

I'm at 5Pi-con this weekend (http://www.pi-con.org) - but there's still a new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio podcast! Hear Chapter Nine of my science fiction adventure VATICAN AMBASSADOR on today's episode:

THREE Chapters of my VATICAN AMBASSADOR Audiobook on Today's Podcast!

Chapters Six, Seven and Eight of my Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador on today's Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast:

The Free Audiobook of VATICAN AMBASSADOR Continues!

Hear Chapter 5 of Vatican Ambassador, news and behind the scenes insights on this episode!

Now at Amazon.co.uk: Mike Luoma's books Available for the Kindle in the UK!

Yup! You're reading that heading right! It's kind of my reverse British Invasion - All Your Kindles Belong To Us! EU friends now can get my books cheaper w/o paying the MAN for shipping... ha! It is kind of neat to see so many of my books listed there with those nifty Brit prices like £3.69 for Vatican Assassin...

Amazon.co.uk: Mike Luoma: Kindle Store

Hear 2 Chapters of VATICAN AMBASSADOR on my new podcast!

The regular episodic embedded player from podomatic doesn't seem to be working today, so I'll post the new podcast episode here with their large size player - you can still hear chapters 3 & 4 of my science fiction adventure Vatican Ambassador on today's episode - plus upcoming comic book news and more!

The Adventure Continues - Chapter 2 of VATICAN AMBASSADOR on this week's show!

Vatican Ambassador continues this week on the podcast. The second book in The Vatican Assassin Trilogy continues with the election of a new Governor of Lunar Prime - will it be incumbent (and friend of BC) Marc Edwards? Or Daniel McEntyre, the grieving widower of the former governor - you know... the one BC assassinated? BC can work with Edwards. McEntyre? Not so much...

There's background extras after the chapter, some talk about the writing and editing and a bit from the original story outline. And because it's comic con weekend, I pimp my comics! Heck, you can read them for free... You can listen to all my books for free: http://glowinthedarkradio.com or http://mikeluoma.com


There's also a promo for JC Hutchins' latest project. Find out more at http://jointhecolony.com 

A New Podcast Episode - and A New Beginning!

A New Beginning... Vatican Assassin ended last week - but the Vatican Assassin Trilogy continues! I'll read you chapter one of book two - Vatican Ambassador - on today's Glow-in-the-Dark Radio podcast!

The end of VATICAN ASSASSIN on today's Podcast!

Listen to the final two chapters (30 & 31) of my science fiction adventure Vatican Assassin - Remastered on today's podcast. Plus some bonus chatter from me on the history of Vatican Assassin and how many copies have sold & been downloaded, etc. More info at http://glowinthedarkradio.com

Hear THREE Chapters of VATICAN ASSASSIN Free On the New Podcast!

My new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast is up - with chapters 27, 28 & 29 of my science fiction adventure Vatican Assassin Remastered - listen in as I read you my book --  it's free!

Two Chapters of VATICAN ASSASSIN On My New Podcast!

As we near the end of the book the chapters of my science fiction adventure Vatican Assassin come fast and furious! Hear chapters 25 & 26 on this week's podcast:

Glow-in-the-Dark Radio 109

The Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast

For Your Listening Pleasure... Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast Episode 108

My new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast is up with chapter twenty-four of the Remastered edition of my science fiction adventure Vatican Assassin!

Glow-in-the-Dark Radio 108

The Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast

FREE "Alibi Jones" Short Story!

My short story "Alibi Jones: Vacation" - a sort of stand-alone sequel story to the novel Alibi Jones - came out originally as an audio only contribution to the audiobook anthology Podioracket Presents: Visionaries. Now you can get a free pdf copy of the short story when you become a fan of the Alibi Jones facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burlington-VT/Alibi-Jones/142797717510

New Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast With BRAND NEW Alibi Jones material from the Upcoming Sequel

Chapters 22 & 23 of my science fiction adventure Vatican Assassin on today's podcast... PLUS I decided to share some of the new Alibi Jones 2 that's in the works - brand new material written into novel form just this week!

Glow-in-the-Dark Radio 107

The Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast

Live on Podioracket!

I was on Podioracket's live Blog talk radio Show this week - check out the archived show:

Listen to internet radio with PodioRacket.com on Blog Talk Radio

PR-PV Authors descend on the Podioracket