by liam | Jul 13, 2014 | education, gaming, literacy, video games, works in progress, writing news
They say write what you know. I know Minecraft and I know writing for kids. Combining the two seemed like a natural fit and the beginnings of a really fun project. The Battle for Minecraft saga begins . . . With an idea brewing, I sat down and spent the last month...
by liam | Jun 18, 2014 | comics, education, literacy, media, writing news
I know authors for adults get letters from their readers, but I doubt Margaret Atwood’s fan mail is created with crayons and comes with googly eyes. And that’s her loss. I love getting letters and emails from readers and recently an amazing teacher in the...
by liam | Jun 7, 2014 | literacy, works in progress, writing news
Last week, I sent the manuscript for Tank and Fizz #2 off to the amazing folks at Orca Book Publishers. To celebrate, I thought it’d be fun for you to meet another character from the series. Today, we meet another one Slick City’s dynamic detectives:...
by liam | Jun 1, 2014 | education, gaming, literacy, Teacher's Guide, writing news
One of my biggest worries when writing Ganked, was that non-gamers wouldn’t get it. Ganked is a straight-ahead YA mystery, but steeped in the world of video games and as a result packed with gamer terminology. But I didn’t want all the talk about MMOs,...
by liam | May 17, 2014 | appearances, comics, education, Teacher's Guide, writing news
I’m mid-way through running a four week writing workshop for kids at the Toronto Public Library and I’m having a blast. This is the second year I’ve run the Get Graphic: Writing Comics (When You Can’t Draw) workshops and I’m having more...