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Shocking the States

A few weeks ago, I was talking to an editor at Stone Arch Books about Blackbeard’s Last Stand, the piratey graphic novel I wrote for them, due out in spring 2007. The conversation turned to my first published graphic novel, System Shock, published in the UK by...

Fruit of the Loom fails Buncrana

Last night, I landed on an old TV treat of mine: Out of Ireland. Each week, Out of Ireland showcases the latest news from Ireland and I like watching it to reminisce about my five years living in Belfast. The news stories are usually filled with names of politicians I...

Welcome to WordPress

Finally. At last. And about time. This is what is going through my brain as I’ve finally got WordPress working and where I want it on my website. Things will be a bit jumpy around here over the next few days as I update my blogroll, create catagories (yah!) and...

Canada fails on adult literacy

Probably the biggest focus of my writing is creating stories that encourage reluctant readers to get hooked on books. This is usually done with high interest/low vocabulary books or more recently graphic novels, like my first book System Shock or my upcoming title...

Real World of Pirates

Real World of Pirates book covers One of the best things about writing a book (besides the worldwide celebrity it brings) is seeing the artwork and covers for the first time. When you’re writing a book or an article or anything really, you only see it as a plain old...