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blog 105: In which I tidy up some 2017 loose ends.
Hi All It’s January 25th and my Resolution to do a blog a week in 2018 is off to a shaky start. Ok let’s face it – the starter’s pistol has sounded, the medals have been distributed, the winner’s anthem … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Australian Children's Laureate, Beatles, Blade Runner, Brisbane, Die Nerwensage Meine Mutter Sir Tiffy Dre Nerd und Ich, Federation Square, Hanser, Healesville Sanctuary, Hoercompany, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Melbourne, Monty Pryor, National Gallery of Victoria, NGV, Omnibus Books, Paul McCartney, SCBWI, Scholastic Australia, St Kilda, Suncorp Stadium, Sunshine, The Book of Mormon, The Pain My Mother Sir Tiffy Cyber Boy and Me, Wallace and Gromit
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blog 104: In which I spend a couple of great days in beautiful Monto.
In October this year I had the good fortunate to be invited by Monto State High School to be part of their fantastic Growing Young Literary Artists in the North Burnett project. On Wednesday Oct 11th around midday, I flew from … Continue reading
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Tagged Abercorn State School, Bundaberg, Burnett State College, Cania Gorge, Lake Cania, Legend of the Three Moons, Monto, Monto State High School, Mulgildie Bunyip, Mulgildie State School, Mundubbera State School, North Burnett Region, St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Writers Retreat
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blog 103: In which I say ‘Cheers & Thanks’ to Germany and post a video.
Apart from at home here in Australia, my books have been most successful in Germany. As well as having nine books presently published in the country, there has also been a radio broadcast of the complete Ishmael series, short-listings and … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Hanser, Dinosaur Knights, Don't Call Me Ishmael, Eric Vale, Germany, Hoercompany, International Youth Library, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Julia Nachtmann, Just a Dog, Nennt mich nicht Ismael, The Pain My Mother Sir Tiffy Cyber Boy and Me, The Running Man
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blog 101: In which I say something (but not much) about my WIP.
I was thinking the other day (yes, it does happen occasionally) that every new thing I’ve written has been different in some fundamental way from everything else that has gone before it. For example … My first published book The Running … Continue reading
blog 98: In which I tell of some things that have happened.
DISCLAIMER: Ok from now on whenever I start a new blog, I’m not going to even mention that in the previous blog (and every blog before that) I apologized for the long time between posts, made a firm and sincere promise … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambrose-Treacy School, Artspear Entertainment, Ben Long, Book Links, Book Slam, Brian Falkner, Brisbane State High, Caloundra, Carl Hanser, CBCA Notables, Children's Books Daily, Chris Bongers, Dr Ute Mihr, dtv, Emmaus College Jimboomba, Eric Vale, Joe Bauer, Marist Ashgrove, Megan Daley, Mt Gravatt High School, Ready Steady Hatch, Rita Artmann, Romancing the Stars, Scholastic Australia, Shooting Stars, St Aloysius College, The Pain My Mother Sir Tiffy Cyber Boy and Me, The Stars at Oktober Bend, The Void, Toon Sandwich, Trish Buckley, WAYRBA Awards
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blog 96: In which I meet SHINTARO!!!!!!!!!! and live/love to tell the tale.
If you were a kid like me growing up in Australia in the 60s you would probably remember a very popular TV show from Japan called The Samurai which featured a samurai warrior named Shintaro Akikusa and his Iga Ninja side-kick Tombei the Mist. Maybe … Continue reading
