Archives

top blogged

by liam | Aug 31, 2004 | pre-wp

Despite my slow pace of posting lately, I’ve been honoured by BlogsCanada as a Top Blog for August 2004. This is really great and I know who to thank for nominating me. Here’s a sample of what they have to say about this humble blog: “[Liam’s]...

10 things not to say in your book proposal

by liam | Aug 29, 2004 | pre-wp

Been away from here for a week! But I am returning with this, from Writers Weekly, a great resource for writers. “At Booklocker.com, we receive several book manuscripts each week from authors wanting to get their books into print . . . we publish less than 5% of...

reviewing cliches

by liam | Aug 22, 2004 | pre-wp

This Sunday sees me surrounded by new Canadian children’s books picking the best and writing about them for an upcoming Canadian Bookseller article. It’s a great way to spend a Sunday, so I’m not complaining. And now that I’ve found this...

China’s PR Cartoon

by liam | Aug 18, 2004 | pre-wp

Found this little note from China in my inbox this morning: “Dear Sir or Madam: We are the European & American Contact Department of The Organizing Committee of the 6th World Cartoon Conference which is considered as the summit of animation and comic...

chavez wins gold

by liam | Aug 16, 2004 | pre-wp

I don’t usually report on world politics around here. Although I follow events around the world closely, there are many much better blogs and news sources than my ramblings. That said, however, I do have to comment on how happy I am that Hugo Chavez has finally...