Author Archives: mgbauer

2024 Week 45: A mixed bag.

Posted on November 13, 2024 by mgbauer

So I been desperately trying to think what I might put in this week’s blog. A shot of me looking far too excited beside our most recent bunch of bananas? Nah. I’ve done that before. A compilation of shots of … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 44: Once upon a festival …

Posted on November 5, 2024 by mgbauer

Last week my wife and I headed down to Glenelg, South Australia where I was one of the lucky authors taking part in the ONCE UPON A FESTIVAL at IMMANUEL COLLEGE. Lots of schools were involved and it was great … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 43: Everyone’s a critic.

Posted on October 29, 2024 by mgbauer

Last week’s blog was about showing your creation to the world and not knowing how it will be reviewed. Because I’ve been preparing a talk on Don’t Call Me Ishmael, I was reminded of the following scene. It’s from the … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 42: “Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, uh, your opinion, man.”

Posted on October 24, 2024 by mgbauer

Facebook memories today threw up some photos from 2019 when The Things That Will Not Stand won the Prime Minister’s Award for Young Adult Literature. The narrator of the book is a sixteen year old boy called SEBASTIAN. He’s currently … Continue reading →