Comments on: Vatican Ambassador http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-327896 Mike Luoma Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-327896 You may have noticed the spiffy new cover on my novel ALIBI JONES - beautiful new artwork by Federico Guillen. With this lovely new cover and a second edition, the first edition copies of ALIBI JONES are now-rare collector's items... and I'm giving my last two away! You can win a signed copy 2 ways: 1) "Like" ALIBI JONES on facebook. One of ALIBI's facebook friends will be chosen at random to win one of the copies: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alibi-Jones/142797717510 2) Email mike.luoma (at) gmail (dot) com and put "Alibi Jones Contest" in the Subject. You can enter through the end of April, and you may enter both contests if you like. Winners will be drawn on May 1st and announced on May 7th on the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast. Good Luck! You may have noticed the spiffy new cover on my novel ALIBI JONES – beautiful new artwork by Federico Guillen. With this lovely new cover and a second edition, the first edition copies of ALIBI JONES are now-rare collector’s items… and I’m giving my last two away!

You can win a signed copy 2 ways:

1) “Like” ALIBI JONES on facebook. One of ALIBI’s facebook friends will be chosen at random to win one of the copies: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alibi-Jones/142797717510

2) Email mike.luoma (at) gmail (dot) com and put “Alibi Jones Contest” in the Subject.

You can enter through the end of April, and you may enter both contests if you like. Winners will be drawn on May 1st and announced on May 7th on the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast.

Good Luck!

]]> By: Mike L http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-321681 Mike L Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:50:13 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-321681 BC's son Alibi Jones is back – this time in a new comic book! Earthbound Comics has just released the new anthology “Spacebound” – and my story “Alibi Jones: Blind Eye” – with spectacular art by Meisha – opens the book. The story is set BEFORE the events in the novel – it’s a prequel of sorts. You can read a preview of the first page here: http://glowinthedarkradio.com/AlibiJonesBlindEye_pg1.jpg Spacebound #1 is available through Indy Planet: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223 BC’s son Alibi Jones is back – this time in a new comic book! Earthbound Comics has just released the new anthology “Spacebound” – and my story “Alibi Jones: Blind Eye” – with spectacular art by Meisha – opens the book. The story is set BEFORE the events in the novel – it’s a prequel of sorts. You can read a preview of the first page here: http://glowinthedarkradio.com/AlibiJonesBlindEye_pg1.jpg

Spacebound #1 is available through Indy Planet:
http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-318061 Mike Luoma Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:55:13 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-318061 "Vatican Assassin" is becoming a Graphic Novel! Artist Cristian Navarro and I are adapting the story, turning it into a comic book! The first issue of the black and white comic book is available now at online comic book store Indy Planet (IndyPlanet.com). The pages will be appearing twice weekly as a webcomic at Drunk Duck (drunkduck.com) beginning January 1st. More details at http://glowinthedarkradio.com... Direct link to the comic book: http://www.indyplanet.com/index.php?id=3144 Mike “Vatican Assassin” is becoming a Graphic Novel! Artist Cristian Navarro and I are adapting the story, turning it into a comic book!

The first issue of the black and white comic book is available now at online comic book store Indy Planet (IndyPlanet.com). The pages will be appearing twice weekly as a webcomic at Drunk Duck (drunkduck.com) beginning January 1st.

More details at http://glowinthedarkradio.com... Direct link to the comic book: http://www.indyplanet.com/index.php?id=3144

Mike

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-317754 Mike Luoma Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:19:08 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-317754 Now you can read my books on your phone - Thanks to White Wolf Press and Mobipocket! http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/AuthorDetails.asp?authorId=117289&authorName=Michael+Luoma Now you can read my books on your phone – Thanks to White Wolf Press and Mobipocket!

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/AuthorDetails.asp?authorId=117289&authorName=Michael+Luoma

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-317725 Mike Luoma Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:08 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-317725 I go into detail about my new science fiction novel ALIBI JONES in my new column - just up over at Cosmic Book News: http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup11 There's also preview art from my upcoming comics - including the graphic novel adaptation of VATICAN ASSASSIN! I go into detail about my new science fiction novel ALIBI JONES in my new column – just up over at Cosmic Book News:
http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup11

There’s also preview art from my upcoming comics – including the graphic novel adaptation of VATICAN ASSASSIN!

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-317674 Mike Luoma Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:38:13 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-317674 Did you know you can get news about my books and behind-the-scene glimpses into my notes and notebooks when you listen to the chapters of ALIBI JONES on my Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcasts? You get the pure book, chapter by chapter, here at Podiobooks. If you want more, visit: http://glowinthedarkradio.podomatic.com/ ALIBI JONES is now also available at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Alibi-Jones-Mike-Luoma/dp/0557122155 Did you know you can get news about my books and behind-the-scene glimpses into my notes and notebooks when you listen to the chapters of ALIBI JONES on my Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcasts? You get the pure book, chapter by chapter, here at Podiobooks. If you want more, visit: http://glowinthedarkradio.podomatic.com/

ALIBI JONES is now also available at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Alibi-Jones-Mike-Luoma/dp/0557122155

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-315791 Mike Luoma Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:49:28 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-315791 Just did a great interview, talking to Rhonda from Podioracket about "Vatican Assassin - Remastered" and all my books and projects. I've got it posted on my blog: http://glowinthedarkradio.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post.html Just did a great interview, talking to Rhonda from Podioracket about “Vatican Assassin – Remastered” and all my books and projects. I’ve got it posted on my blog:

http://glowinthedarkradio.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post.html

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-312344 Mike Luoma Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:21:58 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-312344 I’m happy to see Podiobooks.com team up with Smashwords.com – I’ve had my books available through Smashwords ever since I was turned onto their site a couple months ago. Their “meatgrinder” is especially impressive! I also like that Smashwords lets me offer you the e-books for the price you choose to pay… for free, or for what you feel they’re worth. I’m still proving myself as a writer, so I’d rather you checked out what I’m writing than charge you for something you don’t connect with. If you like it, you can always buy another copy… just saying! Actually, people have been good, a lot of free downloads at Smashwords, but a lot of people paying between 1 to 3 bucks a book. The print copies are still selling and that’s awesome, too – thanks to everyone who’s picked up my books in paperback! But I digress… this is a cool partnership! Mike I’m happy to see Podiobooks.com team up with Smashwords.com – I’ve had my books available through Smashwords ever since I was turned onto their site a couple months ago. Their “meatgrinder” is especially impressive!

I also like that Smashwords lets me offer you the e-books for the price you choose to pay… for free, or for what you feel they’re worth. I’m still proving myself as a writer, so I’d rather you checked out what I’m writing than charge you for something you don’t connect with. If you like it, you can always buy another copy… just saying! Actually, people have been good, a lot of free downloads at Smashwords, but a lot of people paying between 1 to 3 bucks a book. The print copies are still selling and that’s awesome, too – thanks to everyone who’s picked up my books in paperback!

But I digress… this is a cool partnership!

Mike

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-295412 Mike Luoma Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:33:44 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-295412 Just received an email this morning from Lulu. Get 10% off your purchase of any of my books through the end of this month! All you need to do is enter the sale code when you check out: JUNECONTEST10. Lulu is conducting monthly "sales contests" where the authors who sell the most books win cash prizes. Blatantly trying to drive traffic to Lulu.com, of course! What the heck - Didn't cost anything, so I signed up for June's contest. I received the email with news of the 10% discount this morning. All of a sudden the contest seemed worth entering. My books at Lulu can all be found on this page, my Lulu "storefront": http://stores.lulu.com/mikeluoma I was surprised enough by the discount that I wanted to share! Just received an email this morning from Lulu. Get 10% off your purchase of any of my books through the end of this month! All you need to do is enter the sale code when you check out: JUNECONTEST10.

Lulu is conducting monthly “sales contests” where the authors who sell the most books win cash prizes. Blatantly trying to drive traffic to Lulu.com, of course! What the heck – Didn’t cost anything, so I signed up for June’s contest. I received the email with news of the 10% discount this morning. All of a sudden the contest seemed worth entering.

My books at Lulu can all be found on this page, my Lulu “storefront”: http://stores.lulu.com/mikeluoma

I was surprised enough by the discount that I wanted to share!

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-293578 Mike Luoma Thu, 28 May 2009 14:12:37 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-293578 I was tipped off to a great site for ebooks: Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com As a writer, I upload my books to Smashwords and their software, known affectionately as the "Meatgrinder", takes the original document and converts it into several different formats. Smashwords then makes the ebooks available for sale using PayPal. As the author, I can set a price for my book, allow the reader to pay what they feel like, or offer it for free. As Smashwords says on their website, they offer "...multi-format, DRM-free ebooks, ready for immediate sampling and purchase, and readable on any e-reading device." Decided to try it out! I've uploaded all three books in the "Vatican Assassin Trilogy": Vatican Assassin, Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator, as well as my collection of poems, lyrics and spells, Synthetic Marmalade, and my book on Gnosticism and early Christianity, NEO-GNOSIS. I've set all five books to allow the reader to pay whatever they like for them. You'll find them here at my Smashwords profile page: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mikeluoma . There's also a link on my site, so you can just head over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com and go from there if you like. I was tipped off to a great site for ebooks: Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com

As a writer, I upload my books to Smashwords and their software, known affectionately as the “Meatgrinder”, takes the original document and converts it into several different formats. Smashwords then makes the ebooks available for sale using PayPal. As the author, I can set a price for my book, allow the reader to pay what they feel like, or offer it for free. As Smashwords says on their website, they offer “…multi-format, DRM-free ebooks, ready for immediate sampling and purchase, and readable on any e-reading device.”

Decided to try it out! I’ve uploaded all three books in the “Vatican Assassin Trilogy”: Vatican Assassin, Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator, as well as my collection of poems, lyrics and spells, Synthetic Marmalade, and my book on Gnosticism and early Christianity, NEO-GNOSIS. I’ve set all five books to allow the reader to pay whatever they like for them. You’ll find them here at my Smashwords profile page: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mikeluoma .

There’s also a link on my site, so you can just head over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com and go from there if you like.

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-291847 Mike Luoma Wed, 20 May 2009 21:12:43 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-291847 I'm trying out the new Scrib'd Store (beta). My books are on sale there for $1 each for a pdf downloand: http://www.scribd.com/MikeLuoma. Scrib'd gives the author 80% of the price. Amazon gives you 35% for your Kindle book... Mike I’m trying out the new Scrib’d Store (beta). My books are on sale there for $1 each for a pdf downloand: http://www.scribd.com/MikeLuoma. Scrib’d gives the author 80% of the price. Amazon gives you 35% for your Kindle book…

Mike

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-287219 Mike Luoma Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:58:02 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-287219 You can listen to an interview with me on this week's Podioracket podcast! Thank you, Rhonda and Heather! Listen in at http://www.podioracket.com You can listen to an interview with me on this week’s Podioracket podcast! Thank you, Rhonda and Heather! Listen in at http://www.podioracket.com

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-282290 Mike Luoma Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:13:16 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-282290 My latest new column on my writing is up over at Cosmic Book News: http://cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup6 And you can read my comic book “Panthea Obscura” for free, too! New pages are going up every Wednesday and Saturday here: http://www.drunkduck.com/Panthea_Obscura/ Thanks for listening and reading! Mike My latest new column on my writing is up over at Cosmic Book News: http://cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup6

And you can read my comic book “Panthea Obscura” for free, too! New pages are going up every Wednesday and Saturday here: http://www.drunkduck.com/Panthea_Obscura/

Thanks for listening and reading!

Mike

]]> By: Mike Luoma http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-270294 Mike Luoma Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:01:52 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-270294 I've got a new column on my books over at http://cosmicbooknews.com - check it out if you have a chance! I’ve got a new column on my books over at http://cosmicbooknews.com – check it out if you have a chance!

]]> By: Mike L http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-251965 Mike L Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:38:33 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-251965 I've just put together a special 3 in 1 hardcover, omnibus edition of the entire "Vatican Assassin" Trilogy! You can now get all three books - Vatican Assassin, Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator - together with an Appendix including my world-building material - timelines, future history, outlines - all under one cover for $35.99. This 3 in 1 is a special edition available for a limited time through my website (a similar edition sells on Amazon for $50). Head on over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com and get your copy today! I'm trying to get news about a new edition of the Trilogy out, so I'm posting this under all three books comments' - sorry if this is repeated information for you! I’ve just put together a special 3 in 1 hardcover, omnibus edition of the entire “Vatican Assassin” Trilogy! You can now get all three books – Vatican Assassin, Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator – together with an Appendix including my world-building material – timelines, future history, outlines – all under one cover for $35.99. This 3 in 1 is a special edition available for a limited time through my website (a similar edition sells on Amazon for $50). Head on over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com and get your copy today!

I’m trying to get news about a new edition of the Trilogy out, so I’m posting this under all three books comments’ – sorry if this is repeated information for you!

]]> By: Mike L http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-204119 Mike L Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:37:01 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-204119 Hi folks, Mike Luoma here... just wanted to let you know, "Vatican Abdicator" goes live here on Podiobooks.com on Friday August 8th. I'm very excited to be releasing the final book in the Vatican Assassin Trilogy! More on my books and stuff at http://glowinthedarkradio.com Hi folks, Mike Luoma here… just wanted to let you know, “Vatican Abdicator” goes live here on Podiobooks.com on Friday August 8th. I’m very excited to be releasing the final book in the Vatican Assassin Trilogy!

More on my books and stuff at http://glowinthedarkradio.com

]]> By: smegster http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-200184 smegster Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:01:07 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-200184 NIce,very nice.. thanks NIce,very nice.. thanks

]]> By: Mike L http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-177453 Mike L Fri, 23 May 2008 23:17:54 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-177453 Hey Chris and Danielle, Thanks for letting me know how you liked the books! I'm using my Memorial Day weekend to revise "Vatican Abdicator", as one of my readers just gave me back his corrected copy. Getting closer... Thanks again! Mike Hey Chris and Danielle,

Thanks for letting me know how you liked the books! I’m using my Memorial Day weekend to revise “Vatican Abdicator”, as one of my readers just gave me back his corrected copy. Getting closer…

Thanks again!

Mike

]]> By: Danielle http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-176658 Danielle Wed, 21 May 2008 21:59:44 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-176658 Just finished listening to the last episode and I already can't wait for Vatican Abdicator! Mike has kept my undivided attention, and the story has kept me guessing through the first two books. GREAT JOB! Just finished listening to the last episode and I already can’t wait for Vatican Abdicator! Mike has kept my undivided attention, and the story has kept me guessing through the first two books. GREAT JOB!

]]> By: Chris http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-175636 Chris Mon, 19 May 2008 02:45:56 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/12/19/vatican-ambassador/#comment-175636 Great story. Can't believe how far Bernard has come in just a few years. I'll be interested to see what happens in the next book. I like how the book has taken on a decidedly Alien nature. Great story. Can’t believe how far Bernard has come in just a few years. I’ll be interested to see what happens in the next book. I like how the book has taken on a decidedly Alien nature.

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