The Heaven Audiobook Series

More art!

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:00:46 +0000

It’s not over. This stunning view of Meridian was brought to you by Natalie Metzger. You can order it from Deviant Art.

Meridian by Natalie Metzger - click for full size

War Episode 20

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:39:43 +0000

Chaos. The battle. What happens after the battle.

It’s been a hell of a ride. Thank you for your support. Special thanks to Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer, for advice regarding some of the adventure in this episode.

War Episode 19

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:30 +0000

This episode is longer than usual as our heroes and their sort-of allies head into the Dark to see what they can find there.

War Episode 18

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:26 +0000

Kate learns what the other gods have decided her fate will be, and whether she will fight Chaos alone.

War Episode 17

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:00:22 +0000

Like Orpheus and Izanagi before him, Daniel heads into the Underworld to fetch a soul.

War Episode 16

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:20 +0000

IN which we find out what actually happened once Gamma and Prosper fell into the ocean.

War Episode 15

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:29:33 +0000

I finished all of War, and finally got it all recorded. You’ll get the rest of the story at regular, three-day intervals!

Episode 15, at which Kate explains her revelation. They return to The Sheridan.

Gift for Inside Story Members: War eps 15-epilogue

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:32:25 +0000

The End. Of it all.

Yup- here it is. All of the rest of WAR, 1 hour and 25 minutes of it. The Heaven series is done. I’m rather numb.

I thank you profusely within the audio file, and will have a more well-thought-out blog post in the future. For now, take this and enjoy, and know your support means the world to me.

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War Episode 14

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:01:13 +0000

Daniel and Kate meet Morrigan at last, and one other unexpected person.

War Episode 13

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:01:54 +0000

So why was Gamma called back to The Sheridan, anyway?

War Episode 14

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:12 +0000

(republished today as it didn’t end up in the feed.)

Visible for subscribers on Oct. 10; visible to Inside Story members now.

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War Episode 13

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:20 +0000

(republishing this today as it didn’t end up in the feeds)

Going live for everyone on October 3. Inside Story members get it now!

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War Episode 12

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:40:36 +0000

Special treat for Inside Story listeners! The next three episodes will appear within hours of each other!

Regular subscribers will get 12 today, 13 next weekend, and 14 the following.

In which the group in Leviathan City deal with a number of surprises.

Catching up with Episodes 10 – 12

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:06:56 +0000

Here’s the text for Episodes 10, 11 and 12. If you want to read this you have to be a member of the Inside Story.

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War Episode 11

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:02:42 +0000

APOLOGIES- DragonCon internet was expensive and I didn’t get a chance to make this live for everyone before my one-day-splurge ran out!

Kate, Daniel and crew enter Leviathan city, find Barris and Ishmael, and prepare to meet the queen.

Buy art from War!

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:14:39 +0000

The fabulous Natalie Metzger and I (OK, Natalie did all the work) have set up a Deviant Art account so you can buy the Barris and Morrigan (and any future art) prints! Natalie has done an amazing job on these and I have a sample print of Morrigan on my wall and it’s gorgeous. I highly recommend checking Deviant Art out.

Barris the Sun God, by Natalie Metzger

Morrigan the Death Goddess by Natalie Metzger

War Episode 10

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:45:50 +0000

We’re back! This one is short and transitional, but next week’s is already written and I promise you lots of stuff happens. Lots. Thanks for your patience!

In which Barris meets a new friend and Kate, Daniel, and crew hit the water and formulate a clever plan that cannot fail.

Augh! Unannounced hiatuses suck!

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:56:58 +0000

Or is it hiatui? Hiati? Haiti? (OK, I looked it up. It’s hiatuses. That’s disappointing.)

Regardless, several things happened at once: I was ahead with writing and behind in recording, but recording finally caught up to writing. Episode 10 isn’t out because it’s not done being written yet. Then I had to prepare for WorldCon in Montreal last weekend. This week I’m recovering from WorldCon. My agent has also returned the manuscript for Heaven to me, so I need to get moving on that soon.

This doesn’t mean I’m taking a planned break. This was a hiccup- I’m dedicated to getting War finished for a variety of reasons: I owe it to you and I don’t want it hanging over my head.

So thanks to everyone for their patience and please look for an update in the feed soon!

War Episode 09

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:18:41 +0000

The gods take a trip to Leviathan City, and Morrigan finds an unlikely ally. Professor Burns has a neat sign for his shop.

Prosper, by Angi Shearstone

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:14:59 +0000

My friend, the comic book artist and painter Angi Shearstone, gave me this print for my birthday. I’m just stunned.

Inside Story 01- State of the Mur

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:44:59 +0000

Now we have the very first Inside Story only podcast! Hear what’s up with War, Heaven, and me. And I hope to see you at Worldcon next week!

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War 08

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:46:58 +0000

We meet Barris’ Leviathan City saviors, and one of those saviors meets Morrigan.

More War art from Natalie Metzger!

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:04:25 +0000

Metz has more awesome for us! Now, to match Morrigan the Moon, we have Barris the sun! In his more powerful state, of course.

Episode Nine, continued (text)

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:54:23 +0000

I’m back with lots more words! Enjoy! Remember, to be able to read ahead, you need to belong to the Inside Story!

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War Episode 07

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:03:40 +0000

Morrigan sets her heart on a goal, and Barris wakes up from a terrible idea hangover.

War Episode 6

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:00:58 +0000

Daniel returns, Barris goes shopping, and Professor Burns makes a decision.

I’ve returned! Update and Episode Nine Text

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:20:11 +0000

Episode 6 will go live tomorrow. Sorry I’ve been out of touch, but with deadlines and travel and sick family, I’ve not written much. But here is the text for episode 9 for Inside Story members!

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War Episode 5

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:00:16 +0000

Daniel finds himself in a sticky situation, and has to resort to an odd way out.

War Episode 4

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:08:33 +0000

I am on vacation, so I uploaded 4 and 5 early. Inside Story members get both NOW, regular subscribers get part 5 on June 28. You can still get your premium subscription by clicking on the Inside Story at the top of the page!

Kate and Daniel have a not-fun trek through the improbability storm, Kate finds a lost god. Stockholm Syndrome, anyone? (Bonus geek points to whoever can tell me who this episode is in homage to.)

War Episode #03

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:14:43 +0000

Kate and Daniel escape from the improbability storm and learn something surprising about the god Prosper’s whereabouts.

War Episode #2

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:55:43 +0000

We meet a being wronged by Kate and bent on revenge, and Kate and Daniel learn a little bit about the mysterious city beneath the waves.

War Art #1

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:12:10 +0000

Have you had enough awesome yet? No? Check out Natalie Metzger’s (or “Metz” as I like to call her) first high quality art for WAR- this is Morrigan, the death/moon goddess.

Click for the full-size image (pretty darn huge).

War Episode #1

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:47:07 +0000

Remember Barris, the sun god? He has a secret, a wonderful secret that he’s not willing to share. And why is the moon now smaller?

The complete intro, the whole tragic story up to now, is done by the talented James Melzer, author of The Zombie Chronicles: Escape.

Thanks for your support in making this a thrilling series to develop!

WAR Launch Imminent, Balticon Report!

admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:24:31 +0000

War launches in TWO DAYS! Uh. Yeah. I’m totally ready. Why would you think otherwise? It’s not like I went to one of my favorite cons last weekend instead of worked on the podcast…

Seriously, it’ll be up on June 1, never fear. As for the con, I have a lengthy Balticon report over on my main blog at Murverse, but I wanted to touch on some details below.

First, if you’re not an Inside Story Subscriber, there’s still time to get involved, get PDFs of the story early, and get the audio before everyone else (Inside Story members get the audio TOMORROW)! If you hit any cons that I go to, you’ll be invited to a breakfast that I host. We had the first one at Balticon and it went quite well!

Inside Story subscriptions cost only $4.99 (until the launch of WAR, then it goes up to $7.99) and you get a ton of early content and get to support me and the free content you’ve received for years! Learn more here, or just register for the site and then follow the PayPal button!

And if you want to read the rest of this post, you’ll need to be a member!

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War Promo #3 – Interview with god applicant JC Hutchins

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:54:59 +0000

Another interview with a god applicant- this time with JC Hutchins, Podcasting God of Light.

The gods I’m finding… well, the interviews aren’t going so well… this is worrisome…

Thanks to JC Hutchins for help with the promo!

Episode Nine Pt. 2

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:44:54 +0000

What happens after the fight, and some more characters from the city under the waves.

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War Promo #2- Interview with god applicant Steve

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:06:18 +0000

So I decided, since I’m introducing a lot of new gods in War, it might be fun to interview some freelance deities to see if they’d fit into the story. This is the first in the series, Steve, God of Apathy. Please link, throw into your podcast, and have fun with it.

Thanks to Patrick McLean for the help with the promo!

(Promo #3, featuring JC Hutchins, will drop later today.)

Episode Nine

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:42:17 +0000

Ahh, you’ve caught up to the PDF, now you pass it. Hope you enjoy this one. Barris begins a chase with an unexpected ending.

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Episode Eight

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:38:27 +0000

The moon meets a new friend, and Barris wakes up.

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Episode Seven

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:24:56 +0000

We’re catching up to the PDF- just wanted to get these words on the blog. This one is revealing, racing, and we learn a bit more about Barris’ problem, and Professor Burns’ history. Enjoy!

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Episode Six Concluded

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:03:44 +0000

More words. If you’ve downloaded the PDF, you’ve seen these words, but I wanted to keep continuity on the blog. New words soon, I promise!

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WAR Promo #1

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:43:18 +0000

Here’s the promo for WAR – this is to promote the Inside Story – I’ll have proper podcast promos coming soon. But if you want to spread the word before June 1, this is the promo to use!

War V.02

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:43:41 +0000

At long last, here is the continuation of War. A couple of admin issues before we get into the story-

This is a premium podcast until June 1. If you are not yet an Inside Story subscriber, then check out the benefits here, and you can register for the site and pay through Paypal all in the right hand sidebar. Handy, huh?

For Inside Story members, to subscribe to the podcast, you need to log into the site (at right). If you’ve paid me money for an Inside Story subscription, you are already in the system as a Member. After you log in, you will see “Your Profile and Custom RSS Feed”. Follow that link to the RSS feed that will work for you and ONLY you. It’s your very own! Yay!

Did I end it on a cliffhanger? You bet I did.

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Balticon in 2 weeks!

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:35:26 +0000

I’ll be attending one of my favorite cons, Balticon, in 2 weeks on Memorial Day. I just got the final schedule from the con, so I can post it here.

I Should be Writing Writer’s Workshop – Sat 9am – Derby
This is a three hour workshop where I and editor David Moldawer will be easing beginners into writing. We’ll cover technique, submissions, and the business side. This is intended to be for the absolute beginner: people who would normally be intimidated by con workshops. There’s still room if you want to sign up.
How to Teach an Old Blog New Tricks – Sun 4pm – Derby
Podiobooks: A Novel Way To Listen – Sun 5pm – Chesapeake
Mur Lafferty Reading (50 minutes) – Sun 6pm – Salon D
The public world premier of Heaven Season Five: War! Come listen to what people won’t hear until June 1!

I’ll also be a guest on the live Vintage Gamer recording, which I think is Sunday night at 10, but don’t hold me to it.

Are you a subscriber to the Heaven Inside Story? I’ll be hosting a doughnut and coffee breakfast on Sunday morning at 9am to discuss Heaven, War, PFK, or whatever people would like to talk about! This is for Inside Story members ONLY, so if you want in on the breakfast, and a sneak peek of WAR, then subscribe now.

And for Inside Story Subscribers, you MUST RSVP. I’m buying the breakfast, and I don’t want to be stuck with too much food or too little. So please let me know if you plan on attending this breakfast!

And if you can’t manage to attend any of those events, I’ll likely be in the bar. I’m short with long brown hair, generally quite loud, and easily coaxed into conversation with gin.

Episode Six Pt. 1

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:01:21 +0000

This one isn’t quite done yet, but here’s what I got so far. Finishing up the rest soon.

Remember, this is rough, unedited stuff.
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More Words

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:15:45 +0000

So I’ve been sick and utterly freaking neglectful of this feed. Very sorry to everyone. So to reward your patience, I’ll be posting the words I write here, and every 10K words or so, be releasing PDFs for those of you who prefer to get the content via podcast.

REMEMBER- This is rough, unedited stuff.
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Get your name in WAR!

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:29:20 +0000

If you’re new to the Inside Story, and a Twitter user, be sure to ping @heaventweet for a look at the secret Heaven twitter feed! And now I’m having a contest- if you promote Heaven on Twitter, you will enter a drawing to get your name into WAR! And there might be more than one winner – I’m not picky.

What you need to do: Whatever you do to evangelize, make sure you slip @heaventweet into the comment, anywhere but the very first word. That way everyone who follows you will see it, and it will also show up on my radar. I’ll make a note that you’re evangelizing Heaven and put your name in the Hat. (I’m actually going to use a hat. It’s more fun that way.)

[edit - the goal is to evangelize HEAVEN and the Inside Story, not encourage people to follow @Heaventweet. That's a private twitter feed available only to Inside Story subscribers.]

The choice of character is up to me. As you have the early look at the PDFs *anyway*, you can tell me if there’s an objection, but I don’t plan on naming any whores or baby-eaters after my fine supporters. (Unless you WANT to be a whore or a baby-eater. I won’t judge.)

Anyway. Join the Inside Story. Follow Heaventweet. Evangelize. Get immortalized in WAR.

Premium plugin hiccup!

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:19:21 +0000

It’s been brought to my attention that some people are registering, paying, but the site isn’t granting them access. If this has happened to you, please forward me your Paypal receipt and I’ll go ahead and grant you access and figure out what’s going on on this end.

Very sorry for your trouble!

War V.01

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:40:12 +0000

At long last, here is the beginning of War. A couple of admin issues before we get into the story-

Previously, in Heaven…

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Welcome to the new Heaven Site!

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:56:40 +0000

Man, it’s been a trial getting this thing off the ground! Apologies to all the awesome Inside Story subscribers who have donated in good faith – there *is* content, and it *will* be going on the site shortly, as soon as I can iron out a few more bugs! But for now, take a look around, register if you haven’t already, and if you can have a tad bit more patience, the awesome will commence.