self publishing | Liam O'Donnell

Nether Nightmare launches. Chaos ensues.

by liam | Aug 29, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

Okay, the only chaos is me running around my kitchen giggling with glee that Nether Nightmare is now available online! Judging from the early reviews coming in, I’m not the only one who is happy to dive into the second book in the Battle of the Blocks series....

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...

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....

My Print on Demand fail is your win

by liam | Dec 13, 2014 | Battle of the Blocks, literacy, video games, writing news

I’m not good a keeping track of stuff. My desk is a collection of piles of papers, books and gadgets that I tell myself is organized into a “system”. But it’s not. It’s just what it looks like: piles of stuff. Being this way is not a...

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...