Why I was sad & scared on CBC’s Metro Morning
Last Friday morning, I took a detour on my way to school to the CBC building downtown.
I wasn’t lost. I had been invited to chat with Matt Galloway on Metro Morning to discuss, you guessed it, Minecraft.
I’m writing a Minecraft novel! Wait, I’m writing a Minecraft novel?
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...Ganked gets non-gamer goodness on Amy’s Marathon of Books
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,...How my talk on comics got hijacked (and then saved) by that blocky game
So, here’s the scene: It’s a busy Saturday at the Toronto Public Library’s Book Bash children’s festival. There’s kids running around everywhere in the TPL’s Northern Branch. There’s stacks of books (obviously). There’s...Minecraft Students are evolving. They’ll pwn teachers (and servers). And that’s awesome.
“You’ll never know more than your students. And that’s okay.” I find myself saying that a lot to teachers looking to bring Minecraft into their classrooms. Any adult who’s been within a block’s throw of a Minecraft kid knows what...Welcome to Feeding Change!
My name is Liam. I write books for reluctant readers, teach elementary school and share ideas to get kids reading.
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My Books
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Tank & Fizz 3!
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Battle of the Blocks
En Francais
West Meadow Detectives
Tank & Fizz
The Classics
Max Finder Mystery
Graphic Guide Adventures
