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Silver Birch nomination for Tank & Fizz!

by liam | Oct 20, 2015 | Tank & Fizz, writing news

I’ve been sitting on this for far too long and I’m thrilled I can finally announce that Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede has been nominated for a 2016 Silver Birch Express Award! I’m late announcing this only because I’ve spent...

How giving Descent into Overworld a new cover taught me to love indy publishing (even more)

by liam | May 24, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

One of the things I love most about indy publishing is the ability to change my mind. Want to tweak the blurb on the book’s Amazon or Goodreads page? Go for it. Need to fix a typo spotted by an eagle-eyed reader? Done. And the biggie of them all: Want to change...

Nether Nightmare Beta Readers return amazing comments and much more.

by liam | May 18, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

A little over a month ago, I sent a copy of Battle of the Blocks 2: Nether Nightmare to my wonderful beta readers. Then, I promptly went into hiding. I explained my fears in this post, but it turns out I didn’t have to worry. It’s not because my writing...

Slimetastic reviews for Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede!

by liam | Feb 16, 2015 | Tank & Fizz, writing news

Turns out book reviewers like goblins and trolls. Who knew? With the launch for Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede only a few weeks again, reviews are rolling in and so far they’ve been slime-tastic. Kirkus reviews gets gooey: O’Donnell rolls out a...

Readers make the writer

by liam | Jan 11, 2015 | writing news

I am a very lucky writer. I get to make stuff up, send it out to the world and have people read it. That sounds pretty basic, but sometimes that is all I want from this whole writing thing. That’s why my brain never fails to explode when readers take the time to...