http://liamodonnell.com/feed blogging life & creation for young minds Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:12:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not only was yesterday Canada Day, but it was also the day I learned that Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Vol. 2 won a 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers in the United States. This is the second year in a row that my Max Finder Mystery ... http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2008/07/02/max-finder-wins-2nd-distinguished-achievement-award/ To celebrate my recent completion of my Bachelor of Education from OISE/UT, I decided to have a little fun and re-open the World of Warcraft account laying dormant on my hard drive. Part of this decision was to kick back and have some well-deserved fun, but it was also to ... http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2008/06/22/smashing-beasts-for-science/ I'm running out the door to sign at Book Expo, but I have to put up this assortment of voices denouncing Bill C-61, the new copyright law proposed by the Conservatives earlier this week. Overall, I agree that it's bad for Canadians and fantastic for Hollywood and the American record ... http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2008/06/15/why-the-proposed-copyright-law-is-bad-for-you-and-me/ Okay, not the entire weekend. But Book Expo Canada is here and I'll be out tonight at the CCBC Children's Gala, (which I've stated before, is neither for children or a gala, but is always fun) schmoozing with fellow writers and editors who I normally only email with. Tomorrow, I'll be ... http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2008/06/14/book-expo-canada-takes-over-my-weekend/ Last night, I got my beta invitation to Kingsisle Entertainment's new mmo for kids: Wizard 101 and although I'm still a mere Novice Conjurer who hasn't explored much beyond Unicorn Way, I am impressed with the game so far. Wizard 101 answers the question: What would happen if you put World ... http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2008/06/13/first-impressions-wizard-101/