Michael Schroeder, Author

One of the first productions I participated in was at the 2012 Lamplighter Guild.  The Lamplighter Guild is an incredible opportunity to learn things like acting, writing, sound design, and music composition from some of the biggest names in Christian audio drama and from around the world! Every year (as far as I know) the students produce a project to use the skills they have been learning over the course of the week.  I was so grateful to be included in the acting of this particular production.  It's a silly story, but so much fun to do.  Hope you enjoy this blast from the past, and check out some of their other productions while you are at it! Felicity's Toupee https://soundcloud.com/lamplighterministries/2012-lamplighter-guild-audio-production-felicitys-toupee?in=lamplighterministries/sets/lamplighter-guild-audio&si=96a4c6c8871345f888145faeeb67f728&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

 Last month, I had the opportunity to join JD Sutter of the Audio Theatre Central podcast to review Adventures in Odyssey Album 76! I grew up listening to Adventures in Odyssey, produced by Focus on the Family, and the writers of these stories played an enormous role in shaping my ideas about what good storytelling is. In this review, we delve into some deeper ethical topics prompted by the episodes in this album, and talk some about character arcs, particularly from the perspective of a Christian audio drama.  Story has a way of teaching lessons and creating role models, regardless of initial intention, and I felt some tension in a few of the characters, which I feel the writers are working towards resolving, that I talked with JD about in this episode.  Hope you enjoy the review!  Click the link below to listen! Review of AIO Album 76

Now that I have an author website, I figured I would republish a post from my other blog ( Random Ramblings from Michael Schroeder ) about Darkened Eyes  and why I wrote it.  Enjoy! That's right!  In case you haven't heard, I am now a published author!  I've entered an interesting new stage in which people I haven't seen for a while come up to me and ask, "So you've written a book?"   Some people think it means I have instant wealth now that I'm a successful author, failing to realize that the terms "successful" and "published" are not synonymous and I still have quite a few books to sell before I make any return on my initial investment.  This is compounded because of the type of book I've written. Fiction. A novel. About spiritual warfare, starring a skateboarder as the main character. For young adults...teenagers...who are notoriously not fond of reading. So now a more appropriate question might have entered your head... ...

If you know even a little bit about me, you probably know that I love audio drama.  It is one of the absolute best mediums for telling stories, and if you want to know why, the link to the following episode is a good reason why! Any current involvement I have with audio drama is almost entirely due to the inimitable JD Sutter, and incidentally, he is also the one to whom I owe the creation of this website!  JD has graciously had me on as a cohost several times for audio drama reviews and as a contributor to the ATC blog, and with the celebration of the 200th episode, it seemed appropriate to link to it! If you want to know why I love audio drama and why you should too, this episode is probably the most comprehensive answer from the most authoritative people in the space. https://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/2024/06/atc200-milestone-celebration-with-industry-guests.html

 Welcome to my new author website. Stay tuned for more updates!