creating | Liam O'Donnell

How an old idea is kickstarting my new year

by liam | Jan 14, 2014 | literacy, writing news

I have a lot of story ideas. It comes with the territory. Some are good. Some should be taken down to the lake and, y’know . . . Others should be left to simmer in one of my many, many notebooks. While they simmer, they evolve. Sometimes they evolve into...

Writing Comics Workshop for Kids Session 2: Creating Characters

by liam | May 11, 2013 | appearances, comics, education, literacy, Teacher's Guide, writing news

I recently ran a four week Writing Comics Workshop for young writers at the amazing Toronto Public Library. Each Saturday, I met with 25 creators aged 8 – 12 years and we went through the steps to writing our own comics. We focused on using words to create story...