by liam | Jun 7, 2014 | literacy, works in progress, writing news
Last week, I sent the manuscript for Tank and Fizz #2 off to the amazing folks at Orca Book Publishers. To celebrate, I thought it’d be fun for you to meet another character from the series. Today, we meet another one Slick City’s dynamic detectives:...
by liam | Jun 1, 2014 | education, gaming, literacy, Teacher's Guide, writing news
One of my biggest worries when writing Ganked, was that non-gamers wouldn’t get it. Ganked is a straight-ahead YA mystery, but steeped in the world of video games and as a result packed with gamer terminology. But I didn’t want all the talk about MMOs,...
by liam | May 17, 2014 | appearances, comics, education, Teacher's Guide, writing news
I’m mid-way through running a four week writing workshop for kids at the Toronto Public Library and I’m having a blast. This is the second year I’ve run the Get Graphic: Writing Comics (When You Can’t Draw) workshops and I’m having more...
by liam | Apr 29, 2014 | appearances, comics, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, video games
So, here’s the scene: It’s a busy Saturday at the Toronto Public Library’s Book Bash children’s festival. There’s kids running around everywhere in the TPL’s Northern Branch. There’s stacks of books (obviously). There’s...
by liam | Mar 31, 2014 | writing news
Since diving into the world of being a hybrid writer (one who publishes through traditional publishing and self-publishes), I have learned a ton of stuff about the business. Most of it through mistakes. Many mistakes. First, I realized I needed to give my publishing...