reluctant readers | Liam O'Donnell

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...

Why 2015 will be like 2004 (I hope)

by liam | Dec 31, 2014 | life, writing news

It’s December 31st, 2014. That means the Year in Review lists are clogging up your newsfeeds, webpages and neural datastreams (if you’re reading this in 2025). This is another one of those. Sorry. I’ll admit that I write them mostly for myself....

Print edition of Descent into Overworld arrives. I freak out.

by liam | Nov 22, 2014 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

The print books are here! The print books are here! I like ebooks and all, but when I get the print edition of my latest books, this is what I do: Every time. And yesterday was no different. These came in the mail: The print editions of Descent into Overworld. Are...

I catch my breath and publish Descent into Overworld on Amazon

by liam | Nov 20, 2014 | video games, writing news

I’ve been running around like a headless enderman for the last few weeks but now I can finally stop, take a breath and announce that Descent into Overworld is available on Amazon, right now! If you have a Minecraft-loving reluctant reader on your holiday...

Tank & Fizz Advanced Reading Copy actually exists!

by liam | Sep 30, 2014 | comics, literacy, Tank & Fizz, works in progress, writing news

It seems every day I come home there’s something cool waiting for me in the mailbox. On Friday, it was this. Today, it was the awesome book pictured below: That’s right, Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede became a little more real today....