Author Archives: mgbauer

Blog #4 2020: In which I give you my lockdown lowdown.

Posted on May 6, 2020

‘What have you been doing to occupy yourself during the lockdown?’ I hear you ask from an acceptable distance. Well, simple answer, ‘Not much.’ But perhaps the devil is in the detail as they say. 1. So first up you’ll … Continue reading →

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Blog #3 2020: In which I hunker down at a Safe Distance.

Posted on April 12, 2020

Well, my aim at the start of this year was to do AT LEAST a blog a month, so because this is just my third blog, I’m assuming/pretending that it must still be March – hey otherwise I’d be pathetically … Continue reading →

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Blog #2 2020: In which we have absolutely the right kind of visitor.

Posted on February 3, 2020

It’s always lovely when writer friends are in town and drop in for a visit and it’s especially lovely when that visitor is the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate (2012-13) BOORI MONTY PRYOR. Besides being an award-winning author (PM’s Award 2011 … Continue reading →

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Blog #1 2020: In which I pave the 2020 road with a few good intentions.

Posted on January 20, 2020

Well it’s 2020 and I can’t believe most of January is gone already. Could everyone just slow down a bit till I catch my breath! I did a quick check and saw that in 2019 I only managed 7 blogs … Continue reading →

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blog 119: In which I somehow find myself walking the Corridors of Power.

Posted on November 1, 2019

My YA novel The Things That Will Not Stand had its genesis in two thoughts that came to me one day when I was taking one of my regular walks around the neighbourhood. One was a memory from my Uni … Continue reading →

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blog 118: In which I don’t really blog at all.

Posted on September 12, 2019

In August I spent a very enjoyable week in and around Adelaide talking at schools and libraries. Here’s an in interview I did with the amazing Jasmin at Campbelltown Public Library. Hopefully it’s all worth listening to but my very … Continue reading →

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blog 117: In which the end of June stares me in the face – and I blink!

Posted on June 27, 2019

The end of June is rapidly approaching and by now I had planned that I would have completed the first draft of the 50-60,000 word YA novel that was the basis of my Queensland Writers Fellowship application. Well, as it … Continue reading →

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blog 116: In which three months of 2019 somehow flashed by.

Posted on April 2, 2019

Well I woke up yesterday only to discover that it was April the First already. Is this some kind of a sick joke?!? Where did a quarter of 2019 go? I’m supposed to be deep in writing the serious YA … Continue reading →

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blog 115: In which I take a trip on a few TARDIS SONGS.

Posted on January 22, 2019

Are there certain songs, that when you hear them, they magically transport you back to another time and place? If your immediate response to that question is – ‘What? How did you know that about me? Are you some kind … Continue reading →

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blog 114: In which I build it and then some of them come and some of them don’t.

Posted on January 9, 2019

Towards the end of every year I write down in my journal an extensive list of WRITING HOPES & DREAMS for the following year on the misguided belief that writing stuff down helps it come true. My Writing Hopes and Dreams … Continue reading →

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