Author Archives: mgbauer

blog 9: In which I share 20 invaluable lessons I’ve learnt since becoming a writer

Posted on May 23, 2011 by mgbauer

1. No matter how true it is, you will never be able to convince anyone that all that time you spend staring into space, you are actually working on your novel.  2. When you give people a copy of your … Continue reading →

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blog 8: In which I say, ‘Thanks a lot, Herman.’

Posted on May 22, 2011 by mgbauer

I owe a great deal to Herman Melville – at least three books.       One day after I’d quit my job and was trying to write my first novel (a novel that I thought I’d never finish and even if … Continue reading →

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blog 7: In which I rediscover my only attempt at a picture book

Posted on May 16, 2011 by mgbauer

I definitely have a thing about the name Joseph. I chose it as my Confirmation name. It is also my son’s name. It was the name I used for the main character in my novel The Running Man. And my … Continue reading →

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Blog 6: In which I include a poem written by a 23 yr old me.

Posted on May 14, 2011 by mgbauer

There was a little period in my life from when I was 22 through to 26 where each Christmas one of the things my mother Elsie would buy for me was a Diary. Each time she did, I made a resolution that … Continue reading →

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