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2024 Week 18: Would a ‘me’ by any other name smell just as sweet?

Posted on May 7, 2024 by mgbauer

In the last blog I looked back 20 years to when my writing career began with the publication of The Running Man and talked about the creation of my first book cover. This week I thought I’d look back 20 … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 17: A cover story.

Posted on April 29, 2024 by mgbauer

My first novel The Running Man was published in 2004. My wonderful publisher at the time Dyan Blacklock assured me that the book would be around for 20 years. Ha! Sure. But she was right. This year marks the novel’s … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 16: Where do I begin …

Posted on April 25, 2024 by mgbauer

One of the most common questions writers get asked is ‘Where do you get your story ideas from?’ The truth is, they can come from anywhere. And for me at least, they’re often quite small things that grow and evolve … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 15: Dog Tales

Posted on April 18, 2024 by mgbauer

Well it’s Thursday and I normally post my weekly Blogs on Mondays but … yeah this week I forgot, didn’t I. But I do have an excuse! We’ve been down in Melbourne for nearly a fortnight staying with my daughter’s … Continue reading →