by liam | Dec 3, 2013 | education, media, writing news
With the print edition of Ganked now available, it’s about time I ran a giveaway contest. So here you go! Goodreads Book Giveaway Ganked by Liam O’Donnell Giveaway ends December 14, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win It all...
by liam | Oct 19, 2013 | literacy, media, video games, virtual worlds, writing news
Friday was a bit of a quiet celebration day around here. First, it was Friday and that always puts a spring in my step. Second, my young adult gamer geek mystery, Ganked was officially released into the world as an ebook. The print edition will follow in mid-November....
by liam | Oct 14, 2013 | comics, literacy, media, video games, writing news
It’s locked down and online. No more edits. No more tweaking. Time to step back and let go. Yesterday, I uploaded the final version of Ganked: Geeked Out Mysteries #1 to Smashwords, iTunes, Barnes & Noble and Kobo (it will be on Amazon on Oct 18th). The...
by liam | Aug 15, 2013 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, media, Teacher's Guide, video games
This coming school year, teachers and parents could be hearing talk of a brand new game inspired by Minecraft, but adding role-playing game (RPG) elements that so many kids (and adults!) love. That game is Cube World. It’s currently in Alpha mode and not...
by liam | Aug 8, 2013 | education, literacy, Teacher's Guide
I fill many roles in my daily life: children’s writer, digital games-based-learning critic and advocate and virtual world community manager and finally elementary school teacher. The recent tragicĀ events of children taking their own lives because of online...