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Heading to Howick PS

by | Dec 7, 2006 | appearances, writing news

Next week, I will be on the road to Howick Public School to give my presentation Between the Panels: How Comics are Made to students ranging from Grade 4 all the way up to Grade 8. I always enjoy visiting schools, especially when I get to stay all day and see a wide...

Quill & Quire likes Max

by | Nov 29, 2006 | comics, writing news

The December issue of Quill and Quire features a very nice review of Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Volume 1. Here are some of the highlights: Update: Read the whole Max Finder Mystery review online at quillandquire.com. The storylines contain elements of...

Science of sparklers shines online

by | Nov 22, 2006 | writing news

One of my recent articles from the 2006 summer issue of KNOW science magazine is now available online. For the next few months, you can read all about the science behind sparklers on their site in my article: Know It: Sparklers [pdf]. It is a short piece and it was a...

Writing update and Blogger woes

by | Nov 16, 2006 | writing news

If it has gone silent around here, you know that means I am busy writing. But it has also gone silent on my main page and that is because Blogger has thrown me into its dungeon once again. Ugh. Not sure what button I pushed to break the Blogger blog running the main...

Back from Batavia

by | Oct 7, 2006 | appearances, comics, literacy, writing news

Got back last night from a great trip to the US where I spoke about graphic novels to a group of librarians from various schools in the Genesee Valley area of New York State. It was all part of their Library Devolopment Day, organized by the Genesee Valley BOCES....