by liam | Feb 7, 2015 | Tank & Fizz, writing news
Ready for the monster invasion? Don’t worry, the beasts I’m talking about are in the fourth grade and eat choco-slug cookies, not people. That’s right, I’m talking about Tank & Fizz, my newest detective duo. The arrival of their first...
by liam | Sep 1, 2014 | Tank & Fizz, writing news
I’m always a bit sad on the last long weekend in the summer. Soon, the warm nights and sunny days will give way to icy winds and endless snow shoveling. But I’m not sad this weekend and I have a group of monsters to thank (and Mike Deas and the folks at...
by liam | Jul 26, 2014 | comics, writing news
With all my experimenting with ebooks and print on demand (POD) publishing, there is still nothing that can replace the thrill of having your books get reprinted by your publisher. That’s what happened last week when the books in the photo above landed on my...
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 | 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...