An Alibi Jones Spin-Off
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Mike Luoma appeared on Podioracket.com before when we interviewed him for is Podiobooks.com novels, including Synthetic Marmalade and Alibi Jones. He is, perhaps, best known for his Vatican Assassin Trilogy. He also contributed a short story to our Podioracket Presents-Visionaries anthology. Most recently, he created a guest post entitled Why Give Your Shorts Away.

This episode is unusual in that it is an adaptation of Mike Luoma’s comic book. Turning a comic into audio is a tricky process. We’d love to hear what you think of it.

Here is the audio short story “Alibi Jones: Blind Eye”.

Podioracket Presents-Glimpses is now available on Podiobooks.com.

Previous stories:

Katharina Maimers short story is “The Siege” is from the universe of Wiener Blut and is episode #9.


Emerian Rich’s short story “Holy Rites” is from the universe of Night’s Knights and is episode #8.


“Blind Curve” relates to Dave Donelson’s Podiobooks.com novel Heart of Diamonds and is episode #7.

Or you can listen now

or download the episode.

Show Notes

INTERVIEWS

Nobilis Reed

Nobilis Reed is the most prolific erotica author in podcasting today. He has been around podcasting almost from its inception. Scouts is coming out in print Oct 13th. To celebrate, Nobilis is making it possible for one of our listeners to be awarded an autographed copy of Scouts. See the Contest section of Podioracket.com’s Episode 35 show notes (below) for more details.

Website: “Scouts” science fiction erotic romance – http://www.logical-lust.com/scouts.html

Email: http://groups.google.com/group/nobiliserotica

Twitter: @nobilisreed

Michael J. Parry

Bio:
I am an aspiring writer. One day I hope to be able to say I am an author, the difference being someone has seen enough merit in your work to pay you for the rights to publish it. That will be a fabulous day indeed. I write fantasy and science fiction, mixed in with the occasional piece of contemporary fiction. I won’t pretend that my work could be considered to have any literary merit, I just hope that people enjoy my stories. I live on a small block of land in the Tararua district of New Zealand, where me and my partner grow trees and our children. To earn a crust I work in the local public library.

Website: http://michaeljparry.com/

Email: michael@michaeljparry.com

Twitter: @Michael_J_Parry

James D. Priest

Kirins: The Flight of the Ain is the second book in the KIRINS trilogy by James D. Priest.

Original first edition books are available at Amazon.com.

Revised editions are available for download at foremostpress.com.

Email: jamesdpriest@gmail.com
Twitter: @Michael_J_Parry
 

NEWS & CONTESTS

From Nobilis Reed
The prize: A signed print copy of Scouts, plus the winner’s name (or alias) will be written into the sequel, “Pirates”.

To enter: Listen to the Nobilis Erotica podcast, and email Nobilis Reed with the subject line “CONTEST” and name one of the effects of listening to the podcast you were warned about. ”Scouts” is a science fiction erotic romance – check it out at this site.


Mike Luoma
Mike Luoma, longtime Podiobooks.com author and Podioracket Presents: Visionaries anthology participant, mentioned in our Blog Talk Radio extension that there was an Alibi Jones comic on the way. A prequel to the Alibi Jones podiobook. That short is now out in a new science fiction comic book anthology! The 16 page short with artist Meisha is in the new Earthbound Comics science fiction anthology Spacebound! #1. It’s on sale now at Indy Planet: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223. For more information, check out the press release from Earthbound Comics.

A Dance With Demons
Archive listens for the BTR-PR show with Jeff Offringa and P.J. VanderKooij are way up. Did you listen? If you did this will be an easy question to answer and if you send the right answer in to P.J. at mrlemurboy@gmail.com by October 30th you could win one of 5 copies of either a autographed print version or a ebook version of A Dance with Demons. If you haven’t listened to the show yet there’s still time, here is the link to the BTR-PR Episode. Listen carefully for the answer to this question: Book 2 in A Dance with Demons a Trilogy which is in process; what is the tentative title for the new novel?


Special Note- BTR
Seth Harwood and Tyrus Books Release Young Junius in hardcover and trade paperback on the same day — Oct. 18th, YOUNG MONDAY! Join us live to kick it during the Amazon rush for the novel. We will be rocking it in a live Blog Talk Radio-Podioracket show. Books will be given to callers and chat participants and Seth promises a ton of laughs. We can’t wait! When making your order on October 18th go through http://sethharwood.com/youngjunius and click on that sweet little Amazon link. Celebrate YOUNG MONDAY with Podioracket. Publisher’s Weekly says, “Harwood pulls no punches… Junius’s fate is as old as Aeschylus.” Set your reminder today and get in the show!

Now Releasing

The Creating Formula by Barbara Joye Self-Help
The Red Album of Asbury Park Remixedby Alex Austin Fiction

New and Complete

Shall I Pray or Watch TV?by Vic Zarley History
Theme and Variations, opus 2by Michelle M. Welch, editor Science Fiction
Cybrosisby P.C. Haring Science Fiction

Complete

The Spiral Tattooby Michael J. Parry Fantasy

Why give your shorts away in anthologies?

I’m writer Mike Luoma, with work in two new anthologies: a short with artist Ben Ferrari – “Souverain: Under God” – in Lady Fight: Aggression from Earthbound Comics, and a short story – “Alibi Jones: Vacation” – in Podioracket Presents: Visionaries. But I’m not getting paid directly for either. Podioracket’s Rhonda Carpenter asked me to tell you why a writer would want their work to appear “for free” – Why write a script for Earthbound without getting paid? Why “give away” a short story to Podioracket Presents: Visionaries?

For me it’s the value of exposure – letting people know my work exists. With both Visionaries and Lady Fight  I benefit from the combined promotional muscle of all involved, as my work appears alongside the work of more established creators. Their audiences have a chance to sample my stuff, and vice versa.

The Vatican Assassin Trilogy (Vatican Assassin, Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator), my Synthetic Marmalade and Alibi Jones are available free at Podiobooks, and I’ve seen listening translate into sales. In theory, new people hear the “Alibi Jones” short story and go on to listen to or read my other books and buy them in some form… in theory. And I haven’t actually “given away” the “Alibi Jones” story. All rights belong to me – Podioracket has non-exclusive rights to feature my work. The story’s not yet in print anywhere – so I am thinking of other ways to use the work and “monetize” it.

I benefit from the exposure Earthbound Comics generates – Lady Fight was a 2009 Project Fanboy Award Nominee – and I get books at cost to sell at retail price myself, a creator’s agreement that isn’t much different from putting out my own books. The exposure should help promote my new comics: the drama Everybody Lies with artist Juan Carlos Quattordio and the first issue of the graphic novel adaptation of Vatican Assassin with artist Cristian Navarro. Writing for Earthbound also establishes me as a comic book writer, gets reviewers familiar with my work and so more likely to review my own releases, and that in turn should encourage more people to buy my books.

Lots of hoping and guessing… and luck, timing… and inspiration. Wrote a short that didn’t have a home – and then Podioracket put out the call for Visionaries. Read Ben Ferrari’s “Souverain” story in the first issue of Lady Fight and an entire mini-trilogy of stories for her exploded into my mind. I pitched the ideas to Ben and he loved them! There were sublime coincidences which led to my work appearing in each collection. There’s also a trust factor involved – and in repeated cases thus far both Podioracket and Earthbound have proven trustworthy. This makes the potential promotional value of including my work in their books worth exploring.

The ultimate goal is to get people to buy my books. Hope you’ll do some exploring – links follow:

Find all of Mike’s books’ links at Glow-in-the-Dark Radio – Mike Luoma’s Website:

http://mikeluoma.com

http://glowinthedarkradio.com

Lady Fight: Aggression from Earthbound Comics:

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3352

http://earthboundcomics.com 

Podioracket Presents – Visionaries:

http://www.podiobooks.com/title/podioracket-presents-visionaries

http://podioracket.com

 From Mike’s Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics:

Everybody Lies:

http://www.indyplanet.com/index.php?id=3264

Vatican Assassin #1:

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3144

Listen

or download episode 24.

Interviews

Spencer Baum

Website: www.spencerbaum.net and http://thedemonqueen.com/

Email: spencerbaum75@gmail.com

A facebook fan page is in the works! Search for The Daemon Queen and the Locksmith

Starla Huchton

Website: www.thedreamsthreadnovel.com

Email: threaded.dreamer@gmail.com

Twitter: riznphnx

A facebook fan page is in the works! Search for The Dreamer’s Thread

Tim Dodge

Website: www.timdodgestories.com and www.purgatorynovel.com

Email: tim@timdodgestories.com

Twitter: tdog4494

New Releases

Time Crystal 2 by Wyken Seagrave

Beneath by Jeremy Robinson Fiction

Paraffin Winter by Peter Chowney

Podioracket Presents – Visionaries H.E. Roulo and Brian Holtz Fiction

 

Completed

Purgatory by Tim Dodge Magical Realism

Time Crystal by Wyken Seagrave

Alibi Jones by Mike Luoma Science Fiction

 Released in Full

The HeavenField – Book Two by I G Hulme Science Fiction

Regenis 4 Chronicles Book 2 – The Invisible Foe by Steve Simons Science Fiction

Listen

or download the ep.

INTERVIEWS

Mike Luoma

Alibi Jones

Mike Luoma’s Website: http://glowinthedarkradio.com/

Email: glowinthedarkradio@gmail.com

Twitter ID: MikeLuoma

Michelle M. Walsh

Theme and Variations Anthology
Music Themed Speculative Fiction

Website: http://www.themeandvariationsanthology.com/